Shooting Livien
by Rebecca Cook
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Actor: Dominic Monaghan, Jason Behr, Joshua Leonard, Polly Draper, Sarah WynterDirector: Rebecca Cook
Brand: TLA Releasing
Writer: Rebecca Cook
Producer: Aimee Schoof
Producer: Ben Cammarata
Producer: Christopher Pizzo
Producer: Isen Robbins
Producer: Jamie Selway
Producer: Neil DeSena
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown), Dolby Digital 5.1; English (Subtitled); English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.85:1
Running Time: 90 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2006-05-16
Audience Rating: Unrated
Model: TLAD159
Studio: Tla
Movie Reviews of Shooting Livien
Movie Review: The Real Deal
Summary: 5 Stars
I stumbled across this film on Showtime, having never heard of it before. I've always been a big fan of films about struggling rock musicians, despite the fact that most in this genre strike a lot of false notes - no pun intended. SHOOTING LIVIEN, however, is the real deal. This little film, filled with gritty, grotty New York locales and subtle, nuanced performances, is completely authentic. It follows the burgeoning career of The Virgins Undone, a fictional NYC power trio fronted by the charismatic but deeply troubled John Livien. Through brief, drug induced flashbacks, the viewer is given hazy glimpses into the childhood trauma at the root of his problems - conflicted memories of his mentally unstable mother, who fostered his early love of music and art, as well as his lifelong idolization of John Lennon. Frequently addled by booze and drugs, Livien is vaguely disassociative, subject to frightening hallucinations and exhibiting strange, sexually inappropriate behaviour. In situations where he needs to assert himself (e.g, when he is on stage), he hides behind affectations that mimic his idol, a pseudo-Liverpudlian accent and (non-prescription) round glasses. Deeply mistrusting of women, he attempts to seduce every one he meets with an odd mixture of aggression and submissiveness. The relationship between him and his mother and her tragic fate (a mystery revealed somewhat late in the film) has left him such obviously damaged goods, that the band's A&R rep, one of his many conquests, (an impressively lowkey Ally Sheedy) observes, "Whatever she did to you, she almost spoiled you for the rest of us."
The stunning Jason Behr is utterly riveting, completely believable and heartbreaking in the title role. If there's any justice in Hollywood, he'll soon be competing with Billy Crudup for quality parts in intelligent films. Dominic Monaghan and Joshua Leonard, as his bandmates, also turn in ingratiating, naturalistic performances. The dialogue and easy camraderie between the three men is one of the film's most authentic elements. Last but certainly not least, the original music is head and shoulders above what usually passes for great rock and roll in films of this ilk (see the lame-o Sparklehorse tunes in LAUREL CANYON as an example of the downside of this musical genre) and the songs sound quite credibly like the music of Livien's supposed main influence, post-Beatles John Lennon.
I can't say enough good things about this one. If you catch it, be sure to watch until after the last credit rolls so you are left with no doubts about an otherwise ambiguous ending. Wonderful.
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