8.1 out of 10 - WHAT?

Rating: 1/10 (2 September 2005)

Is there a conspiracy out there? What on earth is this piece of garbage doing at 8.1/10 on IMDb! I mean..8.1! Its dire! This is a very immature movie, seemingly from the mind of a 14 year old. "Bruno Getz should be nominated for the academy award!" screams CSB-TV Chicago on the back cover of the DVD. He should be run over by a herd of rhino. Lacking everything that makes a film good, including story, this film sucks. Showing no emotion at all at his mothers death (he's apparently on lithium, so no need to act 'emotion'), Bruno Getz returns to New Jersey whereupon he happens upon some stoner friends at his mothers funeral and agrees to 'go to a house' and party. With the usual laconic, confused look he has all the way through the movie we see glamourisation of drugs, and still no emotion over his mothers death. Even his dad didn't seem that bothered. His mothers death for Christ's sake! Being on lithium obviously accounted for his sleepwalking performance too. All he was concerned about was his headaches, and the death of his mother is glossed over within minutes. He goes to a doctors waiting room that is empty, and a blind woman's dog tries to ride his leg..how hilarious. So we are introduced to the 'kooky' (irritating beyond belief) Natalie Portman, who of course goes over to him and keeps on bumping into him and blah blah blah I couldn't wait to get this tripe out of my DVD player after 40 minutes. And its shot in 2.35:1! That's a ratio reserved for epics and action movies! What a waste of time and money. 1/10