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I HEART HUCKABEES By JM  David O’ Russel is one crazy fucker. But in a good way. Some things you should know before seeing this film. All of which are true, I swear to you…
On some days of filming he would start out in a full suit, as the day progressed he would thrust himself upon the female costars and lose articles of clothing talking about “love” and stuff like that. By the end of one days shooting he was in his underwear doing aerobics on the set. He would constantly provoke the cast into fights, he stormed off the set when Lily Tomlin proclaimed him to be an asshole and locked himself in a room until she apologized. During the casting process O’russel really wanted to cast Jude Law…but…Christopher Nolan got to him first with his Batman project. So what did O’Russel do? He tracked Nolan down at a Hollywood party, got him in a headlock and demanded he let Jude Law star in his. This is the kind of tyrant insanity I enjoy from a filmmaker. The film is very good overall. The first half especially. Jason Schwartzman is really good, the best he has been since Rushmore. Mark Walberg is actually very funny in this movie and plays his role with a certain innocence that makes him more likable. Dustin Hoffman and Lily Tomlin are very much underused, especially Hoffman, he can be comic gold if used right. Naomi Watts kind of floats through and looks visually nice. While Jude Law was the real surprise playing the shallow manipulative character. The film is a nice complete piece, but its main problem is that it just discusses ideas instead of acting them out, or the discussion of too man generalities gets tedious and confusing towards the end. This is a film that will either grow with you upon repeat viewings or wilter and die. But overall this film has a certain spark to it that keeps me thinking about it several days after I saw it…something about it and its philosophies, although not too powerful, keep me thinking and reliving that chaotic timing, pacing, and world. Heres how it breaksdown. If you are somewhat intellectual, you will be able to see past the pretentious bullshit in the movie and enjoy it. Dumbasses however will be confused and want to eat chocolate the whole time. I personally, give this movie 4 out of 5 stars.   4 out of 5 Stars 2004 |
