Heavy
Heavy
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James MangoldDrehbuch:
James MangoldKamera:
Michael F. BarrowMusik:
Thurston MooreBesetzung:
Pruitt Taylor Vince, Shelley Winters, Liv Tyler, Deborah Harry, Joe Grifasi, David Patrick Kelly, Marian Quinn, J.C. MacKenzie, George Alvarez (mehr)Inhalte(1)
In upstate New York, seemingly located off the beaten highway, is the roadside tavern, "Pete & Dolly's", where Victor, an introverted, over-weight pizza chef, maintains his daily vigil. Under the domineering sway of his mother, Dolly, Victor cooks her an elaborate breakfast every morning and does whatever else she wants. It amounts to a very passive, out-of-the-mainstream existence. Into this settled little world comes Callie, a beautiful, but directionless, college dropout, whom Victor immediately develops a crush on. Reticent nearly to the point of invisibility, Victor can barely manage to communicate with her, but they casually interact, which stimulates Victor, trapped in his stagnant and empty life, to further obsession. Delores, a veteran, hard-boiled waitress, still sexy and perhaps a little too available, and Leo the barfly, complete the circumscribed universe of the tavern. As circumstances change, conflicts emerge and then erupt, and Victor must face the world around him with a changed perspective and different responsibilities. (Accent Film Entertainment)
(mehr)Kritiken (2)
Original? Not at all. Surprising? Far from it. Dynamic? Definitely not. However, it is still a good emotional film. It's an intimate melancholic story of an outsider who has to deal with the loss of his foundation and experiences a hopeless platonic love. Although it's a slow-paced film where nothing significant happens, I didn't get bored at all, mainly thanks to Pruitt Taylor Vince's excellent acting and James Mangold's decent direction. A typical American indie film for contemplation and reflection on one's life. Overall impression: 70%.
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James Mangold’s debut piece is good. OK, the screenplay addresses rather a hackneyed topic, but you can see the creators have something to say about it. Heavy is shrunk terribly by its length. Especially about half way through the picture a lot of cutting wouldn’t have mattered too much. Quite the opposite, in fact. Liv Tyler still is a little “bovine", but she was cute even back then. The one who gives the picture some spirit is Pruitt Taylor Vince in the role of Victor. An amazingly likeable and charismatic actor who can get by without words. Overall it’s nothing absolutely outstanding, but it’s worth a watch.
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