if this film were any more metal* they'd have to mine it out of the Earth before each screening.**
*yes it's me, the ultimate authority on what is and isn't metal / the kid who bought Metallica's "Reload" in 7th grade, listened to the first song a few times, and moved on to the dark recesses of emo without ever looking back.
**but seriously MANDY is super metal. delighted it exists. Andrea Riseborough and Nicolas Cage both give performances as good as any i've seen this year.
I love it. Had so much fun. Highly recommended.
Anyone notice the Times Square (1980) poster in Lily's room?
Til Schweiger-Filme sind immer ein bisschen so wie Turing-Tests für Gehirnamputierte - wer hier ernsthaft laut und ganz unironisch lacht, der hält auch kleine Kätzchen unter Wasser oder nascht heimlich am Fugenkleber im Badezimmer.
Schweigers-Filme sind dabei nicht einfach nur hohl und unendlich peinlich, sie rasseln auch auf inszenatorischer Ebene immer ganz haarscharf am Verdacht vorbei, von einer Hauptschulklasse im „Werken“-Unterricht zusammen geschustert worden zu sein, ohne dass ihnen jemand erklärt hätte, wie das eigentlich geht. Kein Dialog kommt ohne…
“lying is the most fun a girl can have without taking her clothes off, but it’s better if you do.”
“you like him coming in your face?”
“yes.”
“how does it taste?”
“it tastes like you but sweeter.”
pretty wild how panic! at the disco and fall out boy lifted their lines directly from closer (2004). like, out of all the movies in the world why did this one resonate so deeply with pop punk bands? the entire plot is…
