Review of Minnie and Moskowitz (1971) by Mikey M — 21 Jan 2012

A difficult film to access because the characters just feel too removed from any notion of common sense and their motivations don't really amount to a hill of beans; that is the point however and all of the characters in this film are a little nuts - apart from Seymour Cassel's Moskowitz who is downright deranged.

It has Cassavetes's endearing penmanship all over it and it is genuinely funny in places, but even as a huge fan, I think he's made much better than this. This 'crazy' love story ought not to be your first foray into the writer/director's unique and fascinating work so take a rain check until you decide how you feel about some of his other films; I reckon only true aficionados will get anything out of this.