Trixie

Rating:
Summary: Quirky characters don't make up for a lack of plot
Review: Trixie is the kind of movie that you want to love. It contains characters who are more interesting than the people most of us meet everyday. Each is unique in a depressing way. Is Emily Lloyd's Trixie on target? Who knows? You've never met anyone like her before. Does Nathan Lane overact? Yes, he always does, but never before in such a small movie so you usually don't notice it. How did Nick Nolte come up with his sleazy politician ? Well, haven't most of his roles in other films benefitted from his sleaziness? Everyone in this movie is overdrawn but your heart is touched by them nonetheless.

But quirky, touching characters don't make a movie. The plot, script, directing and sets all seem to be offhand as if they were occuring in a dream you might have when you are sleeping with the television on. No one--not the actors, not the writers, not the director--seems to know where this movie is going. And, so, it doesn't go anywhere.

If you like showcases for quirky acting, you'll find much to smile at in Trixie. If you don't care about meeting the man mumbling to himself behind you on the supermarket checkout line, you won't want to meet Trixie either.

Rating:
Summary: Quirky characters don't make up for a lack of plot
Review: Trixie is the kind of movie that you want to love. It contains characters who are more interesting than the people most of us meet everyday. Each is unique in a depressing way. Is Emily Lloyd's Trixie on target? Who knows? You've never met anyone like her before. Does Nathan Lane overact? Yes, he always does, but never before in such a small movie so you usually don't notice it. How did Nick Nolte come up with his sleazy politician ? Well, haven't most of his roles in other films benefitted from his sleaziness? Everyone in this movie is overdrawn but your heart is touched by them nonetheless.

But quirky, touching characters don't make a movie. The plot, script, directing and sets all seem to be offhand as if they were occuring in a dream you might have when you are sleeping with the television on. No one--not the actors, not the writers, not the director--seems to know where this movie is going. And, so, it doesn't go anywhere.

If you like showcases for quirky acting, you'll find much to smile at in Trixie. If you don't care about meeting the man mumbling to himself behind you on the supermarket checkout line, you won't want to meet Trixie either.