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17 September 2008 (France) morePlot:
About a door-to-door coupon salesman who eats popcorn & eggs off the folded-out-door of his kitchen oven. | add synopsisPlot Keywords:
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2 wins & 1 nomination moreNewsDesk:
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Brute Launch from Nowhere (From IFC. 29 September 2009, 6:19 AM, PDT)
Frownland on DVD
(From Spout. 28 September 2009, 11:23 AM, PDT)
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Deeply distinctive, memorable, peculiar, but also repulsive more (7 total)Cast
(Credited cast)| Dore Mann | ... | Keith | |
| Paul Grimstad | ... | Charles | |
| David Sandholm | ... | Sandy | |
| Carmine Marino | ... | Carmine | |
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| Mary Bronstein | ... | Laura (as Mary Wall) | |
| Paul Grant | ... | Exam-man | |
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USA:106 min | Argentina:106 min (Mar del Plata Film Festival)Country:
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I wavered between loving and hating this movie as I watched it. The movie has some good, offbeat humorous moments, but they're a bit few and far between. The main character is a schlub who is virtually completely incapable of effectively communicating with anyone around him. This is a type of character that doesn't generally get any attention in film, so focusing on him is an intriguing idea, but it only half works for me. The movie brings up the question sometimes faced by independent movies focusing on unlikeable individuals: Why would you want to spend nearly two hours with such a person? On the other hand, after it was over, a former roommate said, "Thank you for being SUCH a good roommate!" while another friend commented that he appreciates all his existing friends much more after having seen this movie, because the characters were so screwed-up and annoying. The movie has some funny scenes also focusing on the main character's roommate, who is much more articulate but also a total deadbeat. Perhaps the movie could use some judicious editing from its current form (roughly 109-115 minutes at a screening in NYC in April 2007). Interestingly, the movie doesn't spell out the relationships between various characters -- I suspect perhaps as a way of avoiding "exposition anvils" and keeping things as realistic as possible. I would've liked to learn more about the character of Laura, who remains reticent and mysterious.
Also, kudos to the movie for redressing the total lack of mucus in modern cinema. There is a decent amount of realistic and well-placed snot in this film. In one case, the snot is totally hilarious and unexpected. Maybe it should have been called "Snotland."