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Buffalo 66

Buffalo 66

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Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Beautiful film
Review: Wow, what a movie. After skimming numerous reviews and expecting Vincent Gallo to dominate the movie with a one-dimensional 'vicious con' performance, I was very pleasantly surprised.

From the beginning it's obvious that Billy Brown is no stereotype - when asking to be allowed back into jail to use the bathroom, he comes across like a frightened kid; this idea comes up again and again throughout the film. Ricci is good, but Gallo steals his own show - and the ending, well, it's wonderful. I rewound the tape and watched the final ten minutes for a second time as soon as I finished my first viewing.

As a final aside, I think this is the closest a film has come to capturing the tone of 'Catcher in the Rye'... miraculously also adding a note of hope to its generally bleak vision.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Tripe and Oysters, Pearls and Swine.
Review: An absolutely ravishing film, I fell completely in love with it. Utterly besotted, I walked around in a daze, and bored all my friends with my urgent recommendations.

Highly original, beautifully crafted, acted and shot, even the choice of film stock was perfect. Ricci's performance in particular was a revelation. Love, revenge, the eating of tripe, a tap-dance in a bowling alley, a comic, tragic pearl of a film. Billy Brown upsets us like Jimmy Dean. Layla plays it cool as wounded Redemption.

Contains the most tender love scene of the decade, as they lie almost touching on a motel bed.

Misogynistic? Billy does have a few problems. But is he presented as a role-model? No. And for the record-Yes; men can act like swine, and yes, women can still fall for them. Bewildering but not misogynistic, just the way of the world. Pay more attention. And really, do you honestly think that anybody's suggesting that it's OK to kidnap ? It's hardly 'Pretty Woman'...

Pretentious? Like a cheeseburger. Like an oyster. It is what it is; what's it supposed to be pretending to be ? Always the grunt of the vulgar.

Perfect ? Of course not. It's pretentious and misogynistic.It's impossibly romantic. It's definitely not for everybody.It's vicious yet sentimental. I hope I meet my Layla.

Just go and see it. Span time with it. Make your own mind up.If you don't enjoy yourself...don't worry.

To Earth With Love,

Christopher.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Wow!
Review: A tremendously moving film -- funny, yet achingly sad. As a native "Buffalonian," I have to say that Vincent Gallo has really captured the beautiful/terrible essence of a lonely night's journey through our fabulous city of fabulous decay. This film is sensitive, thoughtful & well-acted; it is brimming with pain, rage, sorrow and love. If you're looking for big action & an empty fast-moving plot, this film is NOT for you. If, however, you are looking for something... well, something "else," see this movie. You'll be thinking about it LONG after it has ended.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Wonderful
Review: Buffalo '66 is by far the best and most original film of 98. Vincent Gallo is truley remarkable, considering he wrote, directed, played, and did the soundtrack for the movie. Christina Ricci, who I just happen to have the hots for, is superb in the movie. It's definitely in my top 5. Check it out!

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: One of the best independent films I've ever seen
Review: The most original movie I've ever seen. Vincent Gallo's direction, acting, and music is perfect. A realistic depiction of life, nothing Hollywood about it. Anjelica Houston and Christina Ricci are equally as good. Don't rent this movie, buy it.

Rating: 3 stars
Summary: Gallo gets off on his own brilliance
Review: I have to say straight off that I did like this film, despite Gallo's tendancy to favour endless inane repetition. Ricci was as good as she could be and the film had its moments of brilliance. Shame it couldn't fufil them; was this a giant wank-fest for Gallo or what? He took a totally horrible character, made him increasingly more nasty as the film progressed and then suddenly at the end introduced a shred of humanity and we are supposed to accept this? Ricci was a bint who, for reasons completely unexplained, decided to stick by this man who kidnapped her and both verbally and physically assaulted her. Okay, whatever.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Lovely and Crazy.
Review: I liked this movie, but at the start of the movie, it nearly put me to sleep. About 25 moments into it, I started to warm up to the movie, though. Ricci was very cute with her fake blond hair and chubby legs. And Vincent was hot looking in a crazy way. I would tell my friends to watch this one.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: very intriguing and enjoyed completely
Review: i think this moive was gereat. i lvoe to watch it before i go to bed , dont ask why. The actor is great and ricci , of course, can act like the best of them. The movie made me feel all my feelings ;happoiness, sdness,hatred,etc.. P.S.- I dont think i have ever hated a fmaily more than the guys family.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: beautiful
Review: great story, great dialogue, beautifully filmed, great characters, wonderfully written, fun, intelligent, lovey. vincent gallo is incredible, and has shown again that he has many many talents.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Gallo 666
Review: brrilinat Absolutely brriliant performance from superstar gallo, what can isay this is called a real movie, a masterpiece it's a type of film you will watch and you will never feel that you are watching one ( feel the energy of every single emotion every time)


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