(from amazon.com customer reviews)
Brilliant indie film.
FUNNY FUNNY FUNNY
Charming and funny!
Brilliant, but for other reasons.
I have seen this film at several screenings. I was at the "crew
only" screening at Show World last year and I have a bootleg vhs. I say
that I think this film is oddly brilliant because I have started to see
something deep in it. I know that this is like saying I saw something deep
in "Meatballs". But I started to see the film like Cremaster 3.
(most of you reading this won't understand the reference, but you should)
The filmmakers took over a space much like the MOMA and recontextualised
everything. They subvert the paridigms of everything they present. From the
theme to the subject. They even subvert their own references to CLERKS! Then
at the end, there is almost an homage to Mr. Barney's film. The filmmakers
present their characters from the film in perfect pagentesque form by
parading all of the characters once again during the Christmas dinner. I
would be suprised of one or two of these filmmakers didn't go to art school.
We know that MOBY is friends with BJORK. Was this a little reference to her
significant other? I think so. This is a sneaky art film disguised as a
comedy.
It's a great film and DAMN funny. Great script, great cast, great everything.
Just buy the damn thing and watch it.