Trixie
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Movie Reviews of Trixie
Movie Review: Weak story with numerous funny lines
Summary: 3 Stars
One needs a certain warped sense of humor to enjoy this film. Trixie (Emily Watson) is a self proclaimed "Private Defective" whose butchery of English is nothing short of cleavacle. Her command of idioms is not as bad as it is worse. She is Norm Crosby taken to the tenth powder. She mixes semaphores with a high-speed blender. Her malapropriations are so funny they border on historical.The writing of Trixie's dialogue by Alan Rudolph is extremely clever, but the story that surrounds it is very quirky, constantly meandering off point. I'm not a big fan of Rudolph's wry style of directing, but this film actually has its moments. Some of the things that pop out of Trixie's mouth are priceless. I found myself tolerating the boring story to hear what she would say next.
Emily Watson's performance is excellent. She gives Trixie a naïve charm and gritty determination that is fun to watch. It is hard to fathom how she is able to say her lines with a straight face. Her Chicago accent is horrendous though. Nathan Lane also gives a tragically droll performance and Nick Nolte is absurdly humorous in his caricature of the corrupt state senator.
This film was pounded by almost everyone, but I like this kind of word gymnastics, so I enjoyed it despite itself. I rated it a 6/10. If you can appreciate a punny character without much of a story, it might be worth a try.
Movie Review: Quirky characters don't make up for a lack of plot
Summary: 2 Stars
Trixie is the kind of movie that you want to love. It contains characters who are more interesting than the people most of us meet everyday. Each is unique in a depressing way. Is Emily Lloyd's Trixie on target? Who knows? You've never met anyone like her before. Does Nathan Lane overact? Yes, he always does, but never before in such a small movie so you usually don't notice it. How did Nick Nolte come up with his sleazy politician ? Well, haven't most of his roles in other films benefitted from his sleaziness? Everyone in this movie is overdrawn but your heart is touched by them nonetheless.But quirky, touching characters don't make a movie. The plot, script, directing and sets all seem to be offhand as if they were occuring in a dream you might have when you are sleeping with the television on. No one--not the actors, not the writers, not the director--seems to know where this movie is going. And, so, it doesn't go anywhere.
If you like showcases for quirky acting, you'll find much to smile at in Trixie. If you don't care about meeting the man mumbling to himself behind you on the supermarket checkout line, you won't want to meet Trixie either.
Movie Review: simple
Summary: 1 Stars
This movie invites comparison with Fargo-which is vastly superior. The difference is that while Emily Watson plays her character as simply stupid, Francis McDormand plays her character as innocent, giving Faro a major theme to explore while Trixie has nothing more than a device to play with.