Nothing if not.... different.

Um.... Trying to think how to describe this one. A movie about a struggling playwrite, all sorts of wacky characters in the cast, sprinkled very generously with humorous references to Shakespeare, as well as a variety of other classic and modern works. Gee, we haven't seen anything along those lines in recent times, now, have we? ;)

But still, this one is... different.

The cinematography in this one was quite stunning. Many, many shots that one can just fall in love with. Certainly no shortage there.

What really adds to the fun are the continuous cross-references made by the characters/playwrite between their real lives in the movie, and the play within it. But really, the whole thing is pretty much choreographed, written, and acted in the style of a theatrical play, so you get this sense of doubly fun irony about the entire matter.

I'm sorry if that last paragraph made absolutely no sense. I tried to explain. I really did! These things just have too much of a recursive avant-garde funkiness in them to really be able to explain the situation to a satisfactory degree in a movielog entry.

Place on top of that all the romantic twists, some really dark, quizzical humor (Ok, I was laughing. Maybe nobody else who say this movie was. Or maybe they were. I haven't gotten around to reading other people's reviews yet.), and some top notch acting performances (Rufus Sewell, Dark City man, yeah! Of course, Christopher Walken is always a treat)... It translates to a good couple hours of entertainment.

I'll leave it to others to ponder the deeper, sappier meanings. I'm sure there's some there too, but I don't feel like trying to figure them out right now. (Although I will say I was affected.)

A worthy viewing for anyone interested in something a little out of the ordinary.