Review of Inherent Vice (2014) by Heatherm — 14 Jan 2015

I'm still not really convinced I understand a lot of what happened in this movie--it's the kind of film where the problems all compound until you lose track of the threads, and wait patiently while they're (partly) disentangled.

It's definitely a movie that I want to see again, because I feel like I must have missed a lot of flags along the way. It was a fun struggle to try to keep up with Joaquin Phoenix's drug-fuelled antics, as he followed one lead after another until the problem was so much bigger than I imagined at the outset.

The film also has an incredible sense of humour, and the antagonistic dynamic between Joaquin Phoenix and the police officer Bigfoot never gets old. The costume design and setting was wonderfully organic.

It's a difficult movie to follow, but it's a rewarding trip.