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Movie Reviews of Highway
Movie Review: Huh?
Summary: 3 Stars
Sex, drugs and rock and roll, yep that about sums it up. One reviewer questioned the "purpose" of the aligator boy. I think it was to show Pilot's compassion. Pilot pretended to be going on the road with this friend to help him escape thugs who were after him for sleeping with their boss's wife, but he was really trying to track down a fellow classmate from high school for whom he had an unrequieted love. When he finds her, he realizes she's more messed up than he is(and that's really messed up), and she has no idea who he is. Sorta makes him realize the value of the girlfriend he left. The only thing good I can say about the movie is the acting. Jake Gyllenhaal and Jared Leto are really great.Movie Review: Good Acting, But Barely Watchable Film
Summary: 3 Stars
I'll be honest, I bought this film because I loved Selma Blair in HELLBOY. I thought the acting in this particular piece of gen-X fluff was quite good. The characters were only mildly interesting, and the missing plot was kind of problematic, as I found myself yawning hugely throughout the majority of the sorry malange of cliches that substituted for the, aforementioned, absentee plot. The music was decent, however.Movie Review: It was okay
Summary: 3 Stars
I saw some of this on tv a while ago. This movie had a weird tone to it. I thought most of the movie was pretty strange, especialy alligator boy. What the hell? It had a good cast though, Selma Blair and Jared Leto.Movie Review: The tragical non-hip tour
Summary: 2 Stars
I am going to use the word 'hip' a number of times in this review, so I decided to look it up and see what the defintion was in the context of how I will be using it. The internet dictionary says the following - 1. Keenly aware of or knowledgeable about the latest trends or developments.
2. Very fashionable or stylish.
This movie had it's moments, but they were far and few between. Jared Leto plays Jack Hayes, a guy on the run because he was having an affair with another man's wife. And the man just happened to be connected to the mob of sorts, so he sends three goons after Jack to mess him up. Kind of hard to feel any sympathy for this guy, as he pretty much gets what he deserves. Next we have Pilot, played by Jake Gyllenhaal, a stoner who agrees to travel with Jack from Las Vegas to Seattle, intially as support, but later it's discovered he has his own motives. He's a pusher who smokes a lot of pot, so again, another character undeserving of anyone's sympathies. Finally, we meet Cassie, played by Selma Blair. After the boys make a quick stop at a brothel, the hook up with Cassie. Cassie is a prostitute who sort of fell into the business and stayed in because the money was good. Another wonderful character. There were some funny moments, with scenes involving Jeremy Piven and John C. McGinley, but overall this movie fell kinda flat for me. I enjoy the road trip type movie, Fandango being one of my favorites, but, with that movie, I developed an interest in the characters, and wanted to see what happened next. It's like you wanted to put yourself in the group, go with them, have the experiences they're having, but there was none of that in this movie. I felt little to nothing for the characters, as they were a bunch of self serving a&&holes. At the end of the movie, when one character got caught and punished, I couldn't have cared less. Actions have consequences, and negative actions usually have negative consequences. I know this wasn't supposed to be a full on comedy, as I think it was supposed to be a reflection of the gen-x culture, much like Easy Rider was a relflection of the 60's counterculture, but it didn't come off that way. The exagerrated attempt to be quirky and hip really showed and fell flat, like a can of soda pop left open for too long. "But", you ask, "how can a movie with characters with such hip and cool names like Pilot, Johnny the Fox, Scawldy, Boneman, Moon, Shanks, and Softboy not be cool?" Well, there you go. Mildly amusing at times, but trying too hard the rest of the time. You can't make a concious effort to be hip. Either you are or you aren't. And the harder you try, the less you are. You want to see a good road trip movie? Check out Fandango or Easy Rider
Movie Review: Confused, and tries too hard.
Summary: 2 Stars
Solid performance once again by Jake Gyllenhaal, unfortunately the movie tries way too hard to be hard-hitting and meaningfully deep, and ends up instead coming off as overly pretentious and empty. Everything is set to impress the youth of today with extreme coolness, ecstacy, weed, acid, crime and plenty swearing. ...and don't forget about the alligator-boy!??????? I wish I could. (bad bad bad) Anyone who grew up during this period will find blatant inconsistencies.
The movie is, for the majority, set soon before and immediately after the death of Kurt Cobain, yet includes none of Nirvana's music in the soundtrack - it is instead provided by one of the members of the Black Crowes, and is pretty decent.
An early 90's Nostalgia / Road trip movie about a couple of Hunter S. Thompson-esque characters which essentially relies on Leto and Gyllenhaal to keep you watching until the end.
John C. McGinley gives an 'interesting' performance as Johnny the Fox.
I would definately strongly recommend hiring instead of buying this movie, if you feel you just have to see it.