A surrealist work of genius

Rating: 7/10 (29 March 2007)

I fully expected to find this movie, at best, mildly amusing. For the first 15 minutes or so, it lived down to expectations. And then...well, the movie took some strange twists and turns, and showed itself for a work of surreal brilliance. I think the scene in which Bobby and his racing partner argue what image of Jesus they find most compelling is one of the most bizarre yet hilarious set pieces in the entire film. While the movie tends to go for least common denominator material in most instances, it never treads all the way over to the obvious, and manages to express something oddly transcendent. Watch it with an open mind.