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Summary: Twin Falls Succeeds
Review: In an era where we are accustomed to so much hype and hoopla, this is a film that hold you and draws you in. The acting is superb, the direction was superb. It is a slow film, but like a magnet, it keeps attracting you . Obviously, the producer, the director, and above all the actors(who were the writers) are to be commended. Sometimes you just need to see a different --independent--film! It's like a good wine--the taste lingers....
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Summary: Excellent First Film
Review: In comparing "Twin Falls Idaho" to the other films in its very narrow genre (indie or foreign films dealing with conjoined male twins) it shines through as being far more sympathetic to its characters. It is also pleasing the way it glides gracefully between dark humor and drama. Unlike Peter Greenaway's brilliant if lurid "A Zed and Two Naughts" (1985), this quiet little film is light and refreshing in places. It explores its characters very thoroughly, giving the audience more than just heavy-handed symbolism to consider. "Twin Falls Idaho" lacks the budget or scope of drama that made David Cronenburg's "Dead Ringers" such a treat. You must keep in mind this is a first film for the Polish Brothers and I think it shows great promise. With the success of such brother filmmaking teams as the Cohens and the Wachowskis, I think these guys have a bright future.
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Summary: not often pleasantly surprised
Review: It seems like the 7 1/2 minute walk to Blockbuster is rarely worth the trouble. But this movie charmed and lifted where so many others bore and disappoint. It touches the perfect amount of emotion without leaving you feeling exhausted or wired, but with a warm glow. There are some terrifically memorable scenes, including a great one involving the brothers playing the guitar together, and a classic fight scene. The model-turned-actress that plays Penny shows her limited talents, but it doesn't detract from the overall superb craftmanship of this film.
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Summary: Haunting but superficial
Review: Like another reviewer, I also chose this film off the movie rental rack because of the weird subject. Siamese twins sharing a lover? How perverse. But the sexuality in this film is blunted to the point of being nonexistant. The most erotic scene, if you can call it that, is when Penny paints the toenails of a conjoined foot. The color is "bruised." The Penny character is an emaciated young woman who is shocked by her first full view of the conjoined twins, so shocked that she runs away, out of their strange and shoddy hotel. But she returns to pick up her forgotten bag and to use their phone. She falls asleep waiting for a return phone call and wakes to the sound of the twins retching in a filty bathroom. Then she somehow magicically convinces a doctor to come to the hotel to check them over, and when he leaves, nurtures the twins with Sprite and potato chips and prescription medicine drunk straight from the bottle. Her costumes are interesting, although the best part about her skeletal body is the fringe jiggling on her flat chest. There is a short dialogue where it is revealed that she had a retarded child once, so that is probably why she falls into codependence with the twins, whom she always calls, "both of you," as in "Do both of you want something to drink"? The twins, Blake and Francis, whisper to each other in a conspiracy of intimacy no one before Penny has shattered. One has a habit of resting his head on the other's shoulder, which is touching. This a big-city New York type of movie, with nary a green plant or a child in sight, and the Halloween party scene is a great example of this type of atmosphere. The siamese twins are fragile, pale young men with crewcuts and wearing dingy 70s clothes. They are in town to find their mother, who gave them up for adoption, and who rejects them now when they "trick or treat" at her door, although she relents and does come to visit them in the hospital. There is a lot of talk about "love" and "loneliness" in this movie. The narrative progresses steadily to an improbable hospital scene where the twins are separated, because one of them, Francis, is dying of a weak heart. The movie ends on winter circus grounds, where the remaining twin grieves the loss of his brother, the implication being that Penny is now to take the place of the lost twin. This is not an exceptional movie, but it is not bad, either. It IS definitely haunting, although I wished the dialogue was less superficial. The "siamese" makeup is fantastic and it looks incredibly like the two young men are really joined together. I was so convinced that I couldn't trust the final scene where the living twin hobbles about withOUT his brother.
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Summary: Quiet... profound... soft... wise...
Review: My last dreaming moment before I opened my eyes this morning was with Blake & Francis Falls. Apparently, "Twin Falls, Idaho" went deep into my subconscious.
I waited until last night to watch this movie for the 1st time. It was so worth the wait! There was not a moment that I could take my eyes off Blake & Francis. Physically, they are as fascinating as one can imagine. And because I could not stop studying their features, (how much they looked alike, what made them different from each other) I could not help but grow to love them. Attached from birth, these two share a symbiotic relationship that explores the depths of emotional & physical inter-dependence. Penny, the call girl, thrown off by the boys' appearance initially, is drawn to them immediately. Curiosity is soon replaced with a deeper yearning for connection when she attempts to befriend the twins. Shy but composed, Blake & Francis open themselves in front of us. I was utterly in awe of the relationship Mark & Michael Polish revealed. I'm touched by the sensuality of this film. It reminded me that Blake & Francis are not just conjoined twins, but young men living in their body/bodies. It is visually spectacular, in a muted, understated & abstract way. The landscape suits the characters perfectly. I felt as though I were in a series of Cézanne paintings. I'm left feeling uplifted from this film. Though sad, there is in it a beautiful optimism. Its pace is deliberate and solid, it moves slowly, but with purpose. This is a story that reaches deep inside us.
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Summary: Quiet... profound... soft... wise...
Review: My last dreaming moment before I opened my eyes this morning was with Blake & Francis Falls. Apparently, "Twin Falls, Idaho" went deep into my subconscious.
I waited until last night to watch this movie for the 1st time. It was so worth the wait! There was not a moment that I could take my eyes off Blake & Francis. Physically, they are as fascinating as one can imagine. And because I could not stop studying their features, (how much they looked alike, what made them different from each other) I could not help but grow to love them. Attached from birth, these two share a symbiotic relationship that explores the depths of emotional & physical inter-dependence. Penny, the call girl, thrown off by the boys' appearance initially, is drawn to them immediately. Curiosity is soon replaced with a deeper yearning for connection when she attempts to befriend the twins. Shy but composed, Blake & Francis open themselves in front of us. I was utterly in awe of the relationship Mark & Michael Polish revealed. I'm touched by the sensuality of this film. It reminded me that Blake & Francis are not just conjoined twins, but young men living in their body/bodies. It is visually spectacular, in a muted, understated & abstract way. The landscape suits the characters perfectly. I felt as though I were in a series of Cézanne paintings. I'm left feeling uplifted from this film. Though sad, there is in it a beautiful optimism. Its pace is deliberate and solid, it moves slowly, but with purpose. This is a story that reaches deep inside us.
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Summary: Hypnotic film will have you glued to your DVD player
Review: Penny is a prostitute and twin brothers Blake and Francis are a couple of her tricks. The only hitch in the connection is that the brothers are conjoined twins. Penny is initially repelled, but then is drawn back into their world. She plays healer and assists the brothers while one of them recovers from a heart ailment. Slowly, but surely she falls for Blake. She becomes their protector and their tormentor too. Real twin brothers - the Polish brothers - portray Blake and Francis. The two of them wrote the script, and brother Michael directed. This is their first film, though it will surely not be their last. What should be a horrible mess of a production merely based on its odd, off-center subject matter, is a hypnotic view of conjoined twins. The Polish brothers portray their roles so well, that I wanted to know how they managed to find conjoined twins so attractive and with such strong acting ability. In other words, it is a credit to their craft that they had a sad skeptic such as myself, believing that they were really conjoined twins. With supporting roles (or enlarged cameos) are Garrett Morris and Lesley Anne Warren. This film is not fluff. It takes us on a journey where we know that tragedy must come. But as Blake says,"There are no sad endings, only endings where the storyteller stopped telling the story." You really shouldn't miss this one!
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Summary: Hypnotic film will have you glued to your DVD player
Review: Penny is a prostitute and twin brothers Blake and Francis are a couple of her tricks. The only hitch in the connection is that the brothers are conjoined twins. Penny is initially repelled, but then is drawn back into their world. She plays healer and assists the brothers while one of them recovers from a heart ailment. Slowly, but surely she falls for Blake. She becomes their protector and their tormentor too. Real twin brothers - the Polish brothers - portray Blake and Francis. The two of them wrote the script, and brother Michael directed. This is their first film, though it will surely not be their last. What should be a horrible mess of a production merely based on its odd, off-center subject matter, is a hypnotic view of conjoined twins. The Polish brothers portray their roles so well, that I wanted to know how they managed to find conjoined twins so attractive and with such strong acting ability. In other words, it is a credit to their craft that they had a sad skeptic such as myself, believing that they were really conjoined twins. With supporting roles (or enlarged cameos) are Garrett Morris and Lesley Anne Warren. This film is not fluff. It takes us on a journey where we know that tragedy must come. But as Blake says,"There are no sad endings, only endings where the storyteller stopped telling the story." You really shouldn't miss this one!
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Summary: amazing performances!!!
Review: polish brothers are awesome! think they're genius even if they're young..the movie is really touching..and especially, the performances of three main actors are amazing and unbelievable!!
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Summary: Possibly one of the most beautiful movies I have ever seen
Review: Possibly one of the most beautiful movies I have ever seen.
I turned this on for five minutes on the IFC while I waited
for someone. An hour and ten minutes later, with tears streaming
down my face, I watched the credits role and realized that --
of the thousands of movies I have seen -- one of the most
incredibly touching, well-acted, beautifully filmed movies ever
made had snuck up .... If the Polish brothers
ever read this, you are geniuses. I'm sure I'm not the first
to tell you.
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