Review of Ghost World (2001) by Random V — 06 Nov 2017
Feels like the film 'Heathers' meets 'Lolita.' A genuine dry ennui exudes off the screen from Birch and Johanssen as they attempt to rationalize why Steve Buscemi is worth being around. At least 20 minutes of this movie felt like the slow descent of a shotgun barrel in my mouth, but it survives the attempt. Birch's costume designer is channeling some mix of a 1940s housewife and a colorful goth of the early 2000s: in a phase I'd describe as everything a teenage version of myself would have loved to mimic. The music is blues and pushes the mood just right.
As Buscemi sums things up himself near the end: "Things are really starting to look up for me after my ...uh, life turned to shit.".
This review of Ghost World (2001) was written by Random V on 06 Nov 2017.
Ghost World has generally received very positive reviews.
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