Review of Visioneers (2008) by Graham C — 23 Jun 2010

A well composed drama, there's a great poigent mean to this film, it kind of upsets me that I never came up with this idea. "The Hangover's", Zach Galifanakis stars in a not so common role.

The world this film is set in is where corperate takeover really takes it's meaning seriously, the president of the US decides to leave total humane control to a company called the Jeffers Co. There they basically control emotions of people make sure there is no out burst or anarchy.

But, soon enough these sad, emotionally lonly people living in this world begin to blow up, literally they explode and die. Now, that right there is the statement of the movie, with out certain freedoms in ourselves and daily lives we might as well die.

Zach's character, George Washington Winsterhammerman believe's that his time is running out, he's a sad, desperate man, who can't even show the smallest amount of affection to his wife or to himself.

He doesn't know what to do, living in a messed up utopian where everything and nothing has no meaning anymore. His brother, just released from prison comes home and does something different than most folks around, he learns to let his inner self out; he's wild, crazy, fun, and likes to polvault.

This one ripple of the brothers presents starts a ripple affect for George and what he must do to find true happiness. I won't lie the movie is REALLY slow, minimal use of dialogue throughout, and barely any musical score, and I think that's the weekest link to the movie.

Which is probably why most people won't have the patience to watch it. But, what saves the movie is Zach's dry performance (which is a good thing), and the overall concept of the story and how it is executed.