Review of Leaves of Grass (2009) by Spangle — 12 Jun 2014
Overall, "Leaves of Grass" is an ok film. Edward Norton is absolutely phenomenal as two very different twin brothers and, really, his performance makes this film. Keri Russell and Tim Blake Nelson also had very good performances, though overshadowed by Norton.
As a black comedy, the film is hit and miss. There are certainly moments where it is indeed comedic, but there are not enough of those moments. Rather, the film is overshadowed by its very odd second half.
The first half is fine and should have set up the film to be pretty good. However, the second half became very dark and violent. This tonal shift from the first half was a bit much for me to bear and really ruined this one for me.
There were still good moments in the second half, especially of the touching variety, but not enough to make me ok with what happened in that second half. As I mentioned, though the first half was significantly better and really did a great job developing the characters for later on in the film.
However, this one is definitely more about the performances from the actors. Edward Norton makes this film a minor success.
This review of Leaves of Grass (2009) was written by Spangle on 12 Jun 2014.
Leaves of Grass has generally received mixed reviews.
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