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Summary: a real thoughtfull character movie.honest and down to earth.
Review: this is a rare film.i think james mangold is a good director.his style differs from the norm.pruitt taylor vince as a downtrodden overwheight chef in hopeless love is more than excellent.liv tyler is not only good looking but a great actress with a very sincere style of her own(watch the airfield scene).it would be a shame if her talent becomes overlooked.what i like most is the characters all have a stubborn reluctance that does not give away to quick happy changes like the usual hollywood stereotypes.vince is so endearing he is hard to forget long after the movie is over.i encourage more of this type of film.
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Summary: A quietly powerful movie
Review: This is a wonderful movie. Pruitt Taylor Vince's performance should have won him an oscar. He is an absolutely brilliant actor that I am sure we will see much more of. If you are looking for a powerfully absorbing dramatic character study this is a movie that should not be missed.
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Summary: "The unbearable lightness of not being"
Review: This is an art film. No question. A true character study, "Heavy" is an encompassing, moody drudgery that unfolds like a once-beautiful wedding dress that has been kept in a box in the attic for twenty years. Deeply unsettling and dismal, the photography itself bears down on your soul with innocent, but disturbing images of a life without purpose. Squalor. Deborah Harry's performance as "Delores", a one-dimentional waitress at a small-town hash house called "Pete and Dolly's" is worth the watch of the entire film. The interaction between the cast members that takes place in the four walls of Pete and Dolly's down-home setting is very true-to-life by all accounts. We are all some of what these people are. That is why "Heavy" can be uncomfortable. You believe in these people that do not believe in themselves. In "Heavy", unsure and hesitant lives are played out flawlessly. Desperation is sharply and uncomfortably magnified.
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Summary: "The unbearable lightness of not being"
Review: This is an art film. No question. A true character study, "Heavy" is an encompassing, moody drudgery that unfolds like a once-beautiful wedding dress that has been kept in a box in the attic for twenty years. Deeply unsettling and dismal, the photography itself bears down on your soul with innocent, but disturbing images of a life without purpose. Squalor. Deborah Harry's performance as "Delores", a one-dimentional waitress at a small-town hash house called "Pete and Dolly's" is worth the watch of the entire film. The interaction between the cast members that takes place in the four walls of Pete and Dolly's down-home setting is very true-to-life by all accounts. We are all some of what these people are. That is why "Heavy" can be uncomfortable. You believe in these people that do not believe in themselves. In "Heavy", unsure and hesitant lives are played out flawlessly. Desperation is sharply and uncomfortably magnified.
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Summary: What a wonderful movie
Review: This is an excellent movie detailing the account of a man, who works at a restaurant, who is overweight who falls in love with a waitress who is much younger than himself. It is about a man looking for life who is just afraid to take a chance, though he could have all his heart desires. I really liked this movie. Honestly, in this day and age too many horrible movies are being made. Movie producers and writers are literally running out of ideas, I simply wish more well thought of, down to earth movies like this were being made. If you like this movie you will love another movie I know of, it stars Peter Fonda, it's called Ulee's Gold, it's available on Amazon.com too.
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Summary: Wonderfull movie
Review: This is just a wonderfull movie. That's all I need to say about it. Rent it, buy it, do whatever you want, just watch it.
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Summary: The most underrated and subtle film of it's year
Review: This is one of the most underrated and subtle films of it's year. Director Mangold directs Vince with a subtle style that creeps into your skin long after the film ends. An excellent example of both the desire and reluctance to change. Tyler looks stunning with Winters and Harry adding superb support. If you haven't caught it, rent it NOW. Wonderful and thought-provoking.
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Summary: Stunningly beautiful movie
Review: This is terrific movie to own. It's practically a masterpiece of subtle and uspoken communication. Liv Tyler is luminously beautiful and Pruitt Taylor Vince is heartbreakingly great in a part that is so non-verbal that it's practically a silent film role. The movie proves that a film can be sweet without being cloying. The photography and music are perfect. Director James Mangold seems to have lost his way with his recent films, but this one is a gem.
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Summary: Depressing and uplifting at the same time
Review: You might find yourself tapping your fingers with impatience with this slow motion character study, but if you stay with it you might find it indelible. Director and writer James Mangold is uncompromising in his determination that we live, breathe, feel and taste this man's loneliness, his isolation from others and his pitiful desire to find some beauty in his dreary life. Pruitt Taylor Vince stars as a fat thirty-something who still lives with his mother and is the fry cook at her cafe/bar. I think he over acts at times, but perhaps that's what makes him so effective. He is painful to watch. Deborah Harry is entirely believable as the trampy waitress who's seen better days, and Shelley Winters is her natural self as the mother. Liv Tyler, daughter of Aerosmith rocker Steve Tyler, and seen a few years back with Alicia Silverstone in the "Crazy" music video, proves there's more to her than a beautiful figure. The images, like still pieces from an art gallery, will stay with you: the breakfast left on the table for two weeks, the orange juice turning brown; the ugly little black and white dog: the Pete & Dolly's neon sign in red letters; the dirty dishes in the sink with the water dripping. They won't need subtitles for this one in foreign lands because not much is said. Mangold eschews dialogue for the camera. Memorable are the breathe mints at the end of the runway and the visit to the Culinary Institute of America. The best line is Deborah Harry's sarcastic question (when Vince rejects her blatant seduction attempt): "Saving yourself for somebody special?"
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