The Brown Bunny
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Movie Reviews of The Brown Bunny
Movie Review: You have to understand, this isn't a normal film
Summary: 4 Stars
It's hard to describe Vincent Gallo's "The Brown Bunny" in words because it does not operate on a narrative level. Most movies tell a story, The Brown Bunny tells an emotion. Were it that easy to describe that emotion, I would, but like the emotions that come with love and the loss of it, it's not simple to explain.t
This movie is best left to each viewer to decide his or her own opinion. Most people will either love it or hate it. I'll admit that it is, for the most part, boring. 18 second long shots are common (the average in Hollywood is 2-5 seconds), there is very sparse dialog, and there is not much plot involved. Simply put, Gallo plays Bud Clay (who is a polar opposite of his character in Buffalo '66). Clay is softspoken, seemingly sensitive, and holds secrets from the viewer. He departs on a journey looking for a lost love, all the while not much is known about his motives or what transpired between them to lead to his current, lonesome state. Without saying too much, most of the importance of the film is in the end, which definitely drives Gallo's vision home. The rest of the movie is not to be ignored, however, as it sets the viewer into an odd, emotional state on par with no other movie I've seen.
From a technical sense, the shots are simple, but beautiful. Constant long shots of lonely driving transports the viewer to a similar frame of isolation. Unknowingly, and effected viewer feels something for Bud Clay, even if he or she is unaware of what the feeling is. These scenes, coupled with an incredible soundtrack, present an experience unlike others offered on film.
Yes, the movie is flawed in that it is inherently boring, but driving long trips in one shot (on one's own) often is. Unfortunately, it is a necessity to allow the viewer some empathy in viewing this film. Just be glad that about 30 minutes was edited out of the film.
Movie Review: BLOWN AWAY
Summary: 4 Stars
This is a Bergman/Antonioniesque film done by a guy who probably grew up in a trailer park.
Gallo has talent as a filmmaker. I loved the road shots through the dirty windshield. Every other filmmaker has used a clean windshield but it your windshield is anything like mine, it is never that clean.
The Acting: Gallo (the actor, as opposed to Gallo, the director) cannot act and has absolutely no charisma. But Chloe Sevigny deserves an Special Oscar. She really got into some aspects of her performance, and exhibited a deep desire to satisfy certain requirements that were quite hard.
Movie Review: I loved it. Mood, plot and Chloe Sevigny.
Summary: 4 Stars
I know this film is reviled by many but I found it captivating. Having driven across the US many times and having lived in a lot of less than stellar towns, this film struck many notes with me. I know that road and it was the first time I thought anyone captured the intimacy of the experience. I'm not a Vincent Gallo fan and I thought this was his best performance I've seen. Sevigny was a revelation. After the movie ended, I knew why she had done this picture.
I nicked the film a star because of the amateurish way Gallo set up the credits. Yes, Vincent, we know you did the whole thing yourself. Tone it down, eh?
Movie Review: Wonderful film for a Lonely Person
Summary: 4 Stars
I read all the reviews before I purchased this movie, so I knew what I was getting into. I thought Vincent did a superb job of putting you in that place; i.e. getting you into the mood of the film and making you feel the same way the character does, much like he did in Buffalo '66. Great to watch alone, especially if you feel like you are out of place, or you feel the primal urge to get in the car and just journey. The film lulls you into a state of complacency, but the end builds into a big crescendo. The 'infamous scene' was totally necessary in my opinion. It makes sense assuming you are in a bad way when viewing the film.Movie Review: An interesting surprise
Summary: 4 Stars
After reading all these comments I bought the DVD just out of curiosity: to see the big screen star Chloe Sevigny in the (you know) scene. And I was totally surprised by actually being moved by the film and to find it so tragic. I think the movie is a good piece of art and the whole road part skillfully serves the purpose of preparing us to feel the depth of the main character's loss. By the way the scene everybody was talking about here that initially triggered my curiosity was not erotic at all (too much talking) but I don't think Gallo intended it to be.