Review of Inherent Vice (2014) by Eric V — 27 Aug 2015

Umm what the hell was this movie about?? Maybe I need to watch it again...

This review of Inherent Vice (2014) was written by Eric V on 27 Aug 2015.

Inherent Vice has generally received positive reviews.

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I don't think I liked this movie but still you have to give credit to Anderson for yet another ambitious and weird movie…

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By Horrorqueen S (46) on 16 Mar 2018

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By Abbie Bernstein (403) for Assignment X (330) on 19 Dec 2018

We're impressed with the evocation of times gone by and with Anderson's ability to adapt Pynchon's dense prose for the screen…

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By Matt G (2,017) on 09 Oct 2018

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By Pat Padua (495) for DCist (403) on 30 Aug 2018

A fog of uncertain motivations ... make it hard to ever get purchase on the film and truly engage with it…

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By Linkedin M (2) on 26 May 2017

Skip this movie, too long, gross and overly disjoint This movie is highly disjoint and very staccato in the way it comes across…

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By Amheretojudge (1,029) on 18 Feb 2018

The mythological vocabulary of Anderson wonders me more than it intrigues me, the case might as well be a dead end…

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By Ryan P (1,021) on 18 Jan 2018

I'm a sucker for the 1960s and 1970s on film, so call me biased…

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