1998 Directed by Vincent Gallo
Billy is released after five years in prison. In the next moment, he kidnaps teenage student Layla and visits his parents with her, pretending she is his girlfriend and they will soon marry.
Vincent Gallo Christina Ricci Ben Gazzara Anjelica Huston Rosanna Arquette Jan-Michael Vincent Kevin Corrigan Mickey Rourke Kevin Pollak Alex Karras John Sansone Manny Fried John Rummel Bob Wahl Penny Wolfgang Anthony Mydcarz Michael Maciejewski Jack Claxton Dominic Telesco Carl Marchi Kim Krah Julius Digennaro Terry Braunstein Jack Hunter Norma Gelose Jamie King Janel King Joey Giambra
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I don't honestly know if I like this movie but I love christina ricci. I hate vincent gallo but christina ricci. I hate that billy had a character arc in the last 45 seconds but like I said, christina ricci. in conclusion, I love christina ricci. she's an angel and deserves the entire world. vincent gallo can choke on his own dick.
Caught this in 35mm and just want to get it out there that nothing has ever looked this good on film, can’t imagine seeing it any other way.
This blends traditional filmmaking with new wave elements and feels like nothing else out there. Everything that happens after the bowling scene is so vulnerable. Vincent Gallo seems to have a relatively toxic fanbase (for the most part) and from what I know about him I can’t say I’m a huge fan but I also can’t deny his artistic devotion. I’ll have a lengthy amount to say about this eventually but I’m glad I liked this and am open to discussing it more.
let’s not forget about the real star of the film, christina ricci’s blue eyeshadow
like we're husband and wife, and we SPAN time together. we SPAN time together as a couple, cause we're a loving couple, spanning time.
This shouldn't work. It should be deplorable, convoluted, annoying, and pretentious. It should make me feel sick, I should hate this, I should never want to look at Vincent Gallo, and I should wash this away from my life. But I just can't. It just works. It's magical really. Brilliant performances all around, wild stylistic choices, and a moving tale of a horrible protagonist (that you somehow feel bad for (sometimes)) slowly learning to accept, take responsibility, and love. What more could you want? It doesn't exist in the real world, but it's similar; it operates solely in the realm of film, and that's what I think makes it brilliant. It's 110 minutes inside Gallo's brain as a creator, and…
I revisit this classic often.
Scan on the 15th Anniversary Blu-ray looks great.
91/100
Like Zonca's Julia, an improbable triumph in a "genre" I normally despise—here, the sensitive man-child who's saved/redeemed by the unconditional love of a fantasy babe. Both films push their noxious idea to an extreme that's at once comical and disturbing, demanding empathy for a nearly irredeemable protagonist; Gallo opens with a photo of Billy at age seven ("with his dog Bingo"), then proceeds to play the role as if still trapped at that age, with all of a child's destructive narcissism and no cuteness whatsoever. Ultimately, it's Ricci's miraculous performance that makes it work, beginning with the almost preternatural stillness of her extended close-up in the car, as she simply listens to Billy's insane request without making the slightest…
"we're in love, we're spanning time. don't touch me."
one of the most brutally pathetic and lonely characters from new hollywood (with a generational history of losing and abuse) is genuinely listened to and seen and given the opportunity for a future not of alienation and violence but of romance and grace. and unlike the many characters of his ilk from that era, despite all of his conditions pointing in the other direction, he actually takes it. one of the most staggeringly generous and beautiful movies i've ever seen. going to be thinking about those two musical fantasy moments for awhile.
