The Brown Bunny
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Movie Reviews of The Brown Bunny
Movie Review: Not enough driving scenes!
Summary: 5 Stars
I could watch this movie forever. It looks stunning. I just want to hop in a van and drive until I die after watching this movie. You could throw in more characters or dialog or whatever, but I'd still look at the green hills, the sunlight filtered through the bug splattered window, and every other beautiful sight in this movie. Some of the places aren't traditionally breathtaking, like the lights of a cluster of gas stations and restaurants at night, or a wide city expressway in the rain. But I see these things, and they remove my breath. With scenes of mundane events and Bud's utterly bizarre social behavior sprinkled evenly about, the movie seems to get to LA in no time.
Once Bud is LA and he is reunited with Daisy, we get a lot of plot filled in, and Daisy gets a lot of mouth filled in with Bud's penis. The oral sex is the least erotic thing I've ever seen, but the lens flares and the contrast between the brown clothes and the bright background looks fantastic.
The "story" in the movie happened before what we see in the movie. The movie is an epilogue that drops tidbits of information about the story. The story happened from when Bud and Daisy met as kids until the night, decades later, when Bud last saw Daisy. There's a whole lot going on in this movie beneath the surface, and the surface itself is pretty badass.
Movie Review: Avant-garde - Yes; Bad film - NO.
Summary: 5 Stars
Oh no! People don't understand this film and they hate it.
"The Brown Bunny" is obviously not for everyone. It breaks the conventions of storytelling even by art house standards. But that does not make it a bad film; in fact I think it was a great film. Most of the complaints I've read on this film revolve around Gallo's inabilities to provide us with information about anything, especially about the main character Bud. This film is not about spoon feeding information to the viewer but rather, the viewer extracting information about Bud that is deliberately not provided to us by Gallo. It's not about what we see on screen but what we piece together about Bud's tormented life. This film interestingly enough solicits our attention and imagination as active film viewers rather than passive film viewers.
Ultimately, "The Brown Bunny" is about hanging on to imaginary things that do not exist. It is a metaphor about living in a make believe world rather than the "real world."
If you can put aside logic and plausibility for summer films then you can be patient and appreciate this film for what it is. But, if you're looking for a film with a regurgitated story line and spoon fed plot points then this film is obviously not for you.
Movie Review: Haunting and honest
Summary: 5 Stars
This will be brief. I am a fan of all film types, although I tend to avoid mainstream films. Ok. Hmmmm. I have been rewatching this film over and over and I can't put my finger on why. I do understand some finding it boring. I won't claim that it is a masterpiece. I can respect some finding it repulsive...yet there is something within all these aspects that I find fresh, haunting and beautiful. I don't feel that Gallo had in mind a narrative story, obviously...more a feeling. We can all relate to loss and pain...when I watch this I find myself thinking of the crap in my life and the regrets. It evokes emotion. I was surprised myself , a fan of Buffalo '66 , but by no means a Gallo diehard fan. As for the final scenes, I agree with the main review "totally useless, but effective in putting this out of the mainstream" which is refreshing. I must still have that teen angst side in me...not as harsh as years ago but nice to visit once in a while. Thanks Gallo for the trip into the past. I thoroughly enjoy this film!Movie Review: Geez, I Guess I Liked It...
Summary: 5 Stars
Beautiful film. Certainly not for everyone. Take a look at the reviews below. If you prefer something action-packed, explained, traditional cinema, then this may come off as boring and/or pretentious. But if you are able to enjoy film that ventures to the netherregions of cinematic convention, then this is one that IMO is a winner.
Much of the film is Bud Clay's cross-country trek filmed with little to no dialouge with scenes lasting more than several minutes of mere face shots and road scenes accomponied by sad ballads. All we know is that he is traveling to a race from PA to CA and is trying to locate his ex-girlfriend whose brown bunny has outlived the possible lifepan of a bunny.
Even the most patient viewer may get a bit frustrated, but come the haunting ending, I think the patience will have paid off in a grand way.
Vincent Gallo has created another gem (the other being "Buffalo '66")
Check it out, but be warned.
Movie Review: definite art house cinema- beautiful and haunting
Summary: 5 Stars
This film is misunderstood- many say it's boring- however if you find it boring then you simply weren't the intended audience. the intended audience is an audience that does not need instant gratification- an audience who can read under the surface and make finite connections once the picture is finished. Why all the driving? Why all the silence? Why the motorcycle racing and nothing but the rev of its engine? We find out this is his way of escaping reality- and the film is experimental in the way the scenes drone on- because it wants you to be enveloped in the same way he is- without thinking of anything else- just washing your thoughts away. The film is interactive in that sense. People tuning in for another Buffalo 66 should turn away- This is completely different- much darker and more film than movie- with a trapdoor ending that I found to be one of the most haunting moments in film- when Budd finally confronts the guilt that he was pushing away all along...