Review of Inherent Vice (2014) by Compi24 — 10 Apr 2016
With "Inherent Vice," we see yet another product of director Paul Thomas Anderson's ever-vivid post-There-Will-Be-Blood trot into the realm of the experimental narrative. Granted, the film is an adaptation of the eponymous novel from Thomas Pynchon, it still feels as though the notoriously elusive author specifically wrote this story with Anderson's eventual film in mind.
It has a brow-furrower of a plot, some double-take-worthy moments of lunacy, and an utterly odd feel to it overall that should please PTA die hards. For me, though, it just didn't quite hit me as squarely in the chest as I was expecting and I'm not really sure I enjoyed the overall experience.
And though I'm in no way off the PTA fandom express, I may be slightly inclined to worry for the man's health. Slightly.
This review of Inherent Vice (2014) was written by Compi24 on 10 Apr 2016.
Inherent Vice has generally received positive reviews.
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