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Summary: An Instant Classic
Review: This is one of my favorite independent movies. Vincent Gallo writes, directs, and stars in this film. He plays Billy Brown, a young man recently released from prison who has a plan to get revenge on the kick of the the Buffalo Bills who lost the game on which he had bet a large sum of money. While in prison, he didn't tell his parents that he was in prison. Instead, he told them that he was married and working in another city far away. After being released from prison, he decides to visit his family. His mother insists that he bring his wife along. In desperation, Billy kidnaps Leila, a tap dance student played by Christina Ricci. Billy makes Leila play the part of his wife. The visit is a total disaster and we learn that Billy has the worst family in the world. Billy then focuses on his plan to get revenge.
This movie has a strong charcter driven plot. Even though Billy is a terribly unlikable in the beginning, you grow to pity him as secrets about his childhood are revealed. He becomes a hurt child lashing out at everyone. Leila also has strong emotional needs, which in some strange way, Billy fulfills. She becomes a sort of mother figure which tries to bring Billy back from the brink of his abyss. This has to be the most unromantic love story, but in it's own way, it shows that even just a seed of love can grow on the most infertile soil. This movie is definitely worth checking out.
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Summary: What a movie!
Review: This is one of the greatest movies I have ever seen. The acting is absolutely amazing and the film and editing work is incredible. This is one of the best scripts ever written and deserves to be acknowledged a lot more. Viewers never get to see the better movies in life because we are all hocked up on mainstream films.
Rating: 
Summary: Can't give it zero stars!
Review: This is such a dumb movie. Right off the bat, you're supposed to believe that some skinny puke jerk that has just walked out of prison would actually walk around for over an hour trying to find somewhere to pee in a rather desolate part of town. The film went downhill from there.
I can't even describe anymore of this film's absurdity. It totally ignores the first rule of a "character-driven" story, and that's "believable" characters. After 20 minutes, I was so bored that I felt angry that I had put this disc in my precious DVD player; that's how much the characters involved me. The pathetic writing expects you to believe that these two lost souls come together by means that any breathing sentient with an iq over 52 could avoid - with multiple opportunities.
Be Kind to your DVD player and avoid this movie like the plague.
Rating:
Summary: Classic
Review: This movie is brilliant. Great cast, great performances, interesting story, funny, unpredictable, creative direction and editing, and utterly unique. Amazing that Vincent Gallo wrote, directed, starred and composed and performed the music. If other filmmakers had even a fraction of his dedication and vision and effort 99% of movies wouldn't be boring, uncompelling rehashes of 50 other movies just like it. A major problem people have with this film is that they find it unbelievable that Layla would allow herself to be kidnapped so easily, and that she would end up liking him. I think she went along with it because she wanted to. It seemed she was bored with her life and along came this amusing, bizarre stranger to take her on an adventure. She seemed a little wierd herself, and she connected with him in some way. She could probably sense that he wasn't going to hurt her. Anyway, it's a classic and you must see it.
Rating:
Summary: LIKE WATCHING PAINT DRY
Review: This was by far the most boring movie I have ever seen in my entire life. From the first five minutes you can tell how the rest of the film will be, SLOW. The only redeeming quality is the good-looking chick. But the main character, Billy, treats her like garbage the entire movie and towards the end you are hoping he'll get killed. But no! It just suddenly says, the end, and shows him and the girl lying on a bed. The acting is awful, the music sucks, and the story is about as interesting as reading a dictionary from cover to cover. If it comes to this movie or staring into the sun for two hours, pick the sun!
Imagine you are sitting in a waiting room somewhere for two hours. That's basically it.
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Summary: Vincent Does it All!
Review: Vincent Gallo can be off putting to some, But he is a uniquely Multi-talented Artist. He Starred, Wrote, Directed, Scored and Even designed some of the Costumes for this Epic Portrait of a Damaged Soul. You'll never forget this simple tale of Love and Life gone wrong, or right. Choices over your lot in life are often difficult but Try doing it with disinterested parents, Loser Friends, and a Kidnapped "girlfriend" The Ending with it's YES musical accompaniment will BLOW You Away! Always go Back to Buffalo!
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Summary: Uplifting Ending
Review: What gets you about this indie flick is the ending. The film is so full of mysery and dispair and then suddenly there is this crackerjack of an ending that will put a grin on your face for days to come. Not a lot of films do that.
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