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A husband-and-wife team play detective, but not in the traditional sense. Instead, the happy duo helps others solve their existential issues, the kind that keep you up at night, wondering what it all ...( read more
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MCT:October 29, 2008Albert Markovski: Everything is the same, even if it's different.
To be honest, I didn't quite get the main idea of the film, all the philosophy and existentialism stuff, probably because I slept my way through Philosophy class but I'm giving this a high rating because of the dialogues in the film.
How am I not myself?/
It is inevitable to be drawn back into human drama. /
How come we only ask ourselves the really big questions when something bad happens? /
There's no such thing as nothing.
It will make you think. And think again. The given above were just an inchling of a quarter of some of the most awesome, brain twisting dialogs you will ever hear. The acting was phenomenal. You got Mark Wahlberg, Jason Schwartzman, Dustin Hoffman, Lily Tomlin, Isabelle Huppert, Naomi Watts and Jude Law. All of Hollywood's thespians joins forces to make a comedy about existentialism and the philosophy of living which is a bold move coming from the director but it was executed finely. Mark Wahlberg was a stand out, and so is lead actor Jason Schwartzman. Naomi Watts is hilarious in her role, Jude Law was fantastic, Dustin Hoffman, Lily Tomlin, Isabelle Huppert, all hilarious.
"I Heart Huckabees" is A-okay in my book, highly recommended. 4.5/5 -
MCT:August 19, 2008This movie was not funny, confusing, and pointless. I love Lilly Tomlin, Dustin Hoffman, and Mark Wahlberg, but this movie deserved to be in the toilet, because it is utter crap. I was irritated throughout the entire movie. To me, it seemed as though the director was trying to hard to be avante garde, Russel made this movie very pretentious. I assumed this movie was going to be great with such a stellar cast, but at times movies which such star laden casts are simply over anticipated. I would never, EVER watch this again.
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MCT:August 7, 2008
Quick Review:
A flawed, but highly ambitious and intelligent film, I Heart Huckabees is an oddity. The movie had no chances at box office success, nor did it hold much for critical success. Yet it still garnered A list stars. Accordingly, it split audiences and critics alike. Sure it's a bit of a chaotic mess, but really isn't that the point? As a comedy about existentialist dilemmas, I think the tone works well with the mess. It loses steam here and there, but overall this is a very refreshing and highly enjoyable effort. -
MCT:March 2, 2008
I love this movie, very original comedy. Great Acting.
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MCT:February 26, 2008
I Heart Huckabees has been called a lot of things, but the most common one is 'pretensious'. See, the way I see it this is exactly the dowside of freedom of speech - if there is one. Person number 1 sees a film and decides to call it pretensious. Then, person number 2, who has just seen it, reads what person number 1 read and also calls it pretensious. Then it becomes the rule, it becomes cool to call it that. You see where I'm getting at?
If there's any subject that lends itself to being taken too seriously, it's existentialism. It's inherent, isn't it? After all, it's about the meaning of life, and discussions about this philosophy lead easily to profundities and epiphanies. When any of us discover for ourselves the purpose of existence - if that's even possible - we think we've been intellectually and spiritually rewarded. We'll try to use what we've found to guide us in our daily lives. We may even want to pass on our theories to others, in the hopes of sparking more epiphanies, for isn't it a joy to watch someone else "wake up" and gain a better perspective of life? So, my question is, how exactly is a film who has the potential to do that pretensious? Now, if you tell me that I Heart Huckabees isn't a great film, that you didn't enjoy it, then fine, I'll agree with you and respect your opinion. But stop calling it something you've just read somewhere, which you probably don't even know what means.
Existentialism is supposed to be thought-provoking - not funny. When some of the greatest thinkers who ever lived gathered to discuss it, they didn't do it for the laughs. Thankfully, director David O. Russell doesn't know this, for he's brought us I Heart Huckabees, an existential piece that embraces the search for the solution to the universe while mercilessly poking fun at it. This way, the process of putting life in perspective is itself put into perspective. It's actually one step past existentialism - in other words, once we've figured it out, are we done? Do we then live perfect lives? I Heart Huckabees says, no we don't, and that's ok.
All phases of the existential journey are on display and lampooned here. We have the people who couldn't care less about this stuff. We have the person who didn't care (Jude Law), but then is somehow compelled to face the issue. We have the person who didn't know she cared (Naomi Watts) until she was exposed to the ideas. There's the person who's just started to care (Jason Schwartzman). There's the person who's on the brink of nailing down his answers (Mark Wahlberg). And there are the people who think they have all the answers (Dustin Hoffman, Lily Tomlin, Isabelle Huppert), but it isn't necessarily so.
To assume that any of us has the definitive answers would be absurd - THAT would be pretensious - so the film appropriately has these characters go through all sorts of absurd events. We're also allowed to see silly visualizations of some of these philosophies, some effectively illustrating the conscious struggle to grasp someone else's intelligent-sounding principles. The film is a display of the state of modern existentialism in the sense that, these days, it frequently takes the form of instant gratification. Thus, we are given a collection of desperate personalities, and the lengths they go through to quell their desperation with as much immediacy as possible (there's a lot of chasing going on) provides much of the comedy. But even as we laugh, we're invited to consider the different approaches to the film's subject, which comes across as the flawed and funny - like the film itself - but necessary human pursuit that it is.
The film as a whole, I found, is engaging most of the time - the humor is quirky and blunt, and the players really get into their parts. Russell spends a lot of time focusing on his characters' faces and their comic reactions to every new puzzling bit of wisdom spit out at them. They flail in exasperation as the film moves from one subplot to the next.
Because of the many character threads, the story tends to stall during some of its less interesting interactions, which is its biggest flaw, and when the zanier characters disappear for a while, sometimes the energy leaves with them. It's during these moments that, even with a comedic approach, the existential talk can cause one to zone out. Naturally, any film that tackles the subject runs this risk. Most of these films are dramas, so one often gets the urge to hold this potential boredom factor against them. The alternative light approach that I Heart Huckabees takes is therefore quite welcome (for those who got it) after we've put everything else in perspective. A flawed, but fun film. -
MCT:January 7, 2009
I've come to like Shwartzman (Rushmore, Darjeeling Limited), I believe him to be a funny actor, his doe eyes and discombobulated demeanor give him a strange advantage on what my opinion of a film will be.
I never like Jude law in anything, with The Wisdom of Crocodiles as the one exception, and seeing him this way put me at ease with him for the time being. Naomi Watts I will probably watch, or attempt to watch, in anything. And she seems to shine the most in the independent realm, something that is easy to love.
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agentanamacphistoposted 550 days ago -
This film and a lot of its fans are intellectual fascism incarnate. "You have to have a cerebellum to understand this"? A keg of absynthe and some non-prescription drugs, more like.
Nothing film-wise is as irritating as the pompous refusal to make sense. This nonsense boasts a lot of long words and, you guessed it, is ultimately meaningless. Who didn't see that coming? And the introduction of a main character halfway, not to mention the pseudo-forgetting of several others, is just clumsy.
Almost as pointlessly revered as Donnie Darko, this is a dreg of cult cinema: championed endlessly, even when you calmly explain why it's rotten. "You just don't get it" is a very, very hollow defence.
Whatever. Happy smoking.posted 649 days ago -
By far one of my favorite movies. Makes you think more about life, what you care about now and what you should cae about. Brilliantly written and a star cast to boot. I heart I HEART HUCKABEES! haha that was corney
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