29 Palms//The Million Dollar Hotel reviews
As promised, here's my opinion and review on 29 Palms and The Million Dollar Hotel (both starring Jeremy Davies). :)
Plot Synopsis: When an undercover FBI agent uncovers illegal gambling activities at an Indian casino, he goes on the run as the mob's best hit man is hired to take him out. And when he accidentally ends up with the hit man's bag of money, he really has nowhere to turn in the small town of 29 Palms.
My thoughts: This is another movie where afterwards, I sat there for a while trying to decide whether I liked it or didn't like it. In the end, I decided that the plot was pretty weak and there was way too much unnecessary cursing, but that Jeremy's acting more than makes up for it. He plays the "FBI" agent (you come to find out in the end that he wasn't even an FBI agent and that he got screwed over for nothing) who becomes a drifter. He's got a few good one-liners but the best part was just his whole manner and attitude, like he was there but mentally was distancing himself from the world. I don't know, I just felt his performance was very, very well done. And he even got some lovin' too! For once!
Plot Synopsis: Tragi-comic, romantic whodunnit set in a run down hotel which plays host to mentally ill people too poor to afford medical insurance.
My thoughts: Brilliant is all I can say about this movie. However, you have to come into it with no expectations whatsoever or you probably will be disappointed. The story itself seems to be a murder mystery but that's just the base layer, the story really is about the love between Tom-Tom (Jeremy Davies) and Eloise (ironic, no? Since Daniel Faraday had a rat named Eloise! But anyway...) and human nature in general. It's very real, fairly dark and odd, but you can't help but love it at the same time. It reminds me of a darker, more strange Benny & Joon. But Jeremy really shines as Tom-Tom, and all his mannerisms and quirks just make you love the character. This is one of those movies that you either love or hate, no middle ground. And it's fairly artsy, too. The end is sad, but at the same time, feels sort of hopeful (though I'm not entirely sure why). But I digress, just watch it for yourself and you'll see what I'm talking about. :)
Plot Synopsis: When an undercover FBI agent uncovers illegal gambling activities at an Indian casino, he goes on the run as the mob's best hit man is hired to take him out. And when he accidentally ends up with the hit man's bag of money, he really has nowhere to turn in the small town of 29 Palms.
My thoughts: This is another movie where afterwards, I sat there for a while trying to decide whether I liked it or didn't like it. In the end, I decided that the plot was pretty weak and there was way too much unnecessary cursing, but that Jeremy's acting more than makes up for it. He plays the "FBI" agent (you come to find out in the end that he wasn't even an FBI agent and that he got screwed over for nothing) who becomes a drifter. He's got a few good one-liners but the best part was just his whole manner and attitude, like he was there but mentally was distancing himself from the world. I don't know, I just felt his performance was very, very well done. And he even got some lovin' too! For once!
Plot Synopsis: Tragi-comic, romantic whodunnit set in a run down hotel which plays host to mentally ill people too poor to afford medical insurance.
My thoughts: Brilliant is all I can say about this movie. However, you have to come into it with no expectations whatsoever or you probably will be disappointed. The story itself seems to be a murder mystery but that's just the base layer, the story really is about the love between Tom-Tom (Jeremy Davies) and Eloise (ironic, no? Since Daniel Faraday had a rat named Eloise! But anyway...) and human nature in general. It's very real, fairly dark and odd, but you can't help but love it at the same time. It reminds me of a darker, more strange Benny & Joon. But Jeremy really shines as Tom-Tom, and all his mannerisms and quirks just make you love the character. This is one of those movies that you either love or hate, no middle ground. And it's fairly artsy, too. The end is sad, but at the same time, feels sort of hopeful (though I'm not entirely sure why). But I digress, just watch it for yourself and you'll see what I'm talking about. :)