A tale of murder in small-town Kansas. When Jimmy is lured away from his abusive family by a traveling sideshow carnival he encounters Sandra one of the main attractions. The happiness they find together causes them to confront the darkness in their lives.System Requirements:Running Time 112 Mins.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: DRAMA Rating: NR UPC: 634991316729 Manufacturer No: 31672-7 Product Description
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Anyone calling this movie brilliant is either too obsessed with Patton or one of Balderson's paid employees. Yes, the opening is brilliant and the colors and style of this film are nothing short of fantastic. But Karen Black's performance is beyond emberassing, and Mike Patton even said himself he is no actor - and it shows.
It was very uncomfortable and difficult to watch this film in its entirety, which is a real shame because it could have been an incredible experience. Instead the potential was shattered by phony acting. Sad to say it, but avoid this movie at all costs.
September 9, 2008like everything mike patton associates himself with this movie is a few years ahead of its time. most people won't get it. most people will be confused. most people will find it too abstract and weird to be entertaining. not unlike a lot of the music patton does. sure the visuals give you a rise at first, as do a lot of pattons crazy noises in his music. but if you don't actually use your brain to digest the film like the music then you probably will become bored and confused. the visuals are great. the acting is great. i love the slightly overacting style, it's perfect for this movie. the direction is great. the story is good..nothing extraordinary. but the way it's told is fantastic. i didn't even realize karen black was playing two different roles until the end of the movie. that's how good she is as well. i have a feeling this movie is going to become sort of a cult classic, and become appreciated much more in years to come. my only gripe at all is balderson seems to be a little cocky in his promoting of the movie haha, but hey .. he doesn't lie
July 27, 2007I was hoping to really like this movie, but just couldn't. Having Patton and Black take on dual roles was an interesting idea, metaphorically speaking... but in both cases, the need to keep the characters "different" led to one persona being shallow and over-acted compared to the other. The mixing of black-and-white and color is a bit of a cliche, and I felt that it, and the soundtrack, were /sometimes/ used as a replacement for building genuine emotional scenes. There were some truly gripping scenes throughout the film, but the lack of character development hurts the film greatly -- only one character shows /any/ growth throughout the story, and she isn't even the protagonist. The "deus ex machina as a metaphor for... well, what do you want it to be a metaphor for? That? Oh yeah, that's what I wrote it to be. Honest." nature-girl and the ending she brings to the movie cap the entire production with a disappointing ending as well.
2 stars. Not a bad movie, but not a particularly engaging one, either. A few standout scenes, all of which deserve better company than that which surrounds them.
June 14, 2007A very intense film that seems to have some Lynch ideas, but more akin to Hitchcock to real film fan. Even some of the acting direction harkens back to the fifties, I'm reminded of Night of the Hunter during the scene with Frank and the shopgirl, the almost bad acting over the top performance. I guess this got panned as a Lynch wannabe, but I guess I found it a lot more disturbing than Lynch's twisted sense of humor and irony. And I love Lynch..
May 14, 2007man totally dysfunctional i left seeing this film wanting to pass out firearms registration cards, golds gyms memberships, and counseling assistance grants. i mean your in a circus got no car your moms part of the circus being beaten by your pa and your brother or cousin decides to abuse you sexually, what the hell is this nonsense. i mean totally disturbing im surprised this film didnt cause a riot outside the theatre. man i hope this nonsense is total fiction because if it occurs somewhere in the world even just once i would be like ok ill pay for the contract you pay for the rolled plastic and the cleaning bill for the trunk of a cadillac. i mean my version of the film would end under and hour with somebody being buried.
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