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Summary: If you don't like odd, skip this movie.
Review: I watched this movie with a group on "mainstream" movie people, and I was afraid they were going to poison me by the end of the movie. Its just too quirky and meandering for your average movie viewer. Now, if your use to the odd and the hard to follow, this is a good movie. My suggestion is that if your one of the latter group, see Shanghi Noon with Owen Wilson.
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Summary: Minus man adds up to less than zero.
Review: I'm a fan of offbeat, quirky little movies, and what I'd heard about this one made me think it would be right up my alley, but no, it started to turn in to my alley and then stalled. Way too slow, way too deliberately strange; like David Lynch, only not very good. I found the pacing of every scene to be annoying, the non-sequiters overdone, and what the heck is going on with Owen Wilsons'nose anyway? You want a strange little movie nobody ever heard of starring a bland, blonde leading man, and a sort of mathematical title? Try "The Zero Effect".
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Summary: The Plus Man
Review: If you are looking for a different take on serial killers, this is for you. A ride through the mind of a reserved, calmatic killer. He doesn't kill with rage or aggression but by stealth and tranquility. Carrying on conversations with a battling conscience, in the form of two FBI agents. Garofalo throws herself at this armaretto toting character, unbeknowest to her the inner demon tormenting him. This is a clever film, worth a look.
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Summary: First Rate Thriller with a Sympathetic Killer!
Review: If you don't know Owen Wilson's name by now then watch this movie, he gives a stellar performance as the quiet, mild mannered serial killer. Weapon of choice: liquor laced with poison. The violence in this film is done in contrast to Wilson's character's quiet slayings, and therefore much more disturbing. The only scary part was the non-chalant way the killer chooses his victims and then walks amongst their family and friends. Altogether a plausible predicament for any small town in America. I saw this movie on video and can't wait to purchase my own copy, it's a shame this film didn't get the recognition it deserves. Owen Wilson deserved an Oscar nomination for his performance, and Janeane Garafolo's part should have been noted as well. A thinking man's Horror movie, and one of the best films of 1999. Now I gotta read the book!
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Summary: Mike
Review: If you want to waste 2 hours watch this movie. Even Owen Wilson couldn't save this abortion of a movie.
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Summary: You'll either love it, or hate it....
Review: It's an amazing thing. My top-five movies of all-time all have one thing in common- they are all either loved or hated by the reviewers on Amazon. This to me, is the sign of a great movie, because it means that people either got it, or the didn't. Some viewers need to be force-fed hollywood clichés, while others are capable of using their brain. This film is a low-key masterpiece, humming like a fridge- almost drugged. People complain that Owen Wilson isn't "scary" or "a believeable serial killer". You tell me what is scarier: a hollywood killer who runs around like a maniac chasing people and screaming, or a quiet-cool, detached psychopath who kills without remorse. This is reality folks. Owen Wilson nails- absolutely NAILS the role. If it's not "Hollywood" enough for you, maybe you should buy Armageddon instead.
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Summary: seductively creepy
Review: Let me say this one this, straight out: this film has a slow pace, so if you have no patience or are used to pacing a la 'Armageddon', skip this movie.If you can deal with slow pacing, read on. This film is breathtaking. Like I stated, it has a slow, almozt lazy pacing, but it works so well with the setting of the film. I think the reason more people don't like/understand this film is they go in with the wrong mind set. Don't expect elaborate death scenes, and don't expect to hate the killer. The whole point of the film is to introduce you to a killer who could be your best friend. Disturbing? Of course, thats the point. This is a very well made movie. If you're looking for a non mainstream film that makes you think, you've found one in 'Minus Man'.
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Summary: Wilson's finest work
Review: Owen Wilson became one of my favorite actors with this performance. As he shares personal quotes and thoughts throughout the movie, it becomes apparent how character driven the film is. Wilson creates an atmosphere of chilling calmness and his odd chemistry with Janeane Gerafolo shows us how little he can relate to other people. I highly reccomend this movie to anyone who can appreciate a deep, dark, methodical movie.
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Summary: Underrated Movie
Review: Owen Wilson is fantastic in this movie, which I had never heard of until I came across it at the video store. It is not the best movie I have ever seen, but it is a very good flick, and I have to wonder why it was not highly promoted. Other people that made the movie more interesting: Janeane Garofalo, Dwight Yoakam, and Sheryl Crow. The singers didn't sing, and the comedienne didn't crack jokes. And yet they didn't need to, because the acting was great all around. The only part of this movie that I wouldn't have understood had it not been written on the back of the box was the two imaginary cops who showed up all the time. But unlike Mulholland Drive, this movie was not confusing on the whole. On the contrary, it gave me something to think about.
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Summary: Underrated Movie
Review: Owen Wilson is fantastic in this movie, which I had never heard of until I came across it at the video store. It is not the best movie I have ever seen, but it is a very good flick, and I have to wonder why it was not highly promoted. Other people that made the movie more interesting: Janeane Garofalo, Dwight Yoakam, and Sheryl Crow. The singers didn't sing, and the comedienne didn't crack jokes. And yet they didn't need to, because the acting was great all around. The only part of this movie that I wouldn't have understood had it not been written on the back of the box was the two imaginary cops who showed up all the time. But unlike Mulholland Drive, this movie was not confusing on the whole. On the contrary, it gave me something to think about.
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