Review of Twentynine Palms (2003) by Carlos S — 06 May 2008
This movie epitomizes everything I dislike about Art House Cinema. Its slow, oh so slow, long, lingering shots of NOTHING for a minute, yawn... characters that are just not interesting, in fact, when it came to the "shock ending", I really wanted something bad to happen to them and what did, was not bad enough.
He is just a slime-ball, she is overly emotional crazy person. This should have been called 29 Yawns, it would have described the first half, another 29 would have finished the film of. Like many art house directors, Dumont throws in "explicit sex scenes" which again, not that much.
There is a sticker on the cover saying "The Film They Didn't Want You To See", I guess so that people didn't realise how dull it is. The only reason I have given it 2 stars is because at least it looks good.
If you "enjoy" art house, you'll probably love it, 'cause thats the norm, anyone how knows what a good film is, or just wants to be entertained... pass.
This review of Twentynine Palms (2003) was written by Carlos S on 06 May 2008.
Twentynine Palms has generally received mixed reviews.
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