Dark Horse (2011)
Country: US
Technical: col 86m
Director: Todd Solondz
Cast: Jordan Gelber, Selma Blair, Mia Farrow, Christopher Walken, Donna Murphy
Synopsis:
Working for his dad and still living with his parents, sad sack, overweight Abe is deeply disappointed in life and carries a chip on his shoulder about his lack of 'success'. Then he meets a girl at a wedding and throws caution to the wind.
Review:
It sounds like a feelgood finish but it ain't, but then if you know your Solondz that will come as no surprise. It's all quite low-key and features some diverting fantasy moments where characters speak to the hapless hero like inner voices. It addresses the question of what it must feel like to be a loser, especially in a family with a high-achieving sibling, and it does so with imagination, a degree of sympathy and gallows humour.
Country: US
Technical: col 86m
Director: Todd Solondz
Cast: Jordan Gelber, Selma Blair, Mia Farrow, Christopher Walken, Donna Murphy
Synopsis:
Working for his dad and still living with his parents, sad sack, overweight Abe is deeply disappointed in life and carries a chip on his shoulder about his lack of 'success'. Then he meets a girl at a wedding and throws caution to the wind.
Review:
It sounds like a feelgood finish but it ain't, but then if you know your Solondz that will come as no surprise. It's all quite low-key and features some diverting fantasy moments where characters speak to the hapless hero like inner voices. It addresses the question of what it must feel like to be a loser, especially in a family with a high-achieving sibling, and it does so with imagination, a degree of sympathy and gallows humour.
Country: US
Technical: col 86m
Director: Todd Solondz
Cast: Jordan Gelber, Selma Blair, Mia Farrow, Christopher Walken, Donna Murphy
Synopsis:
Working for his dad and still living with his parents, sad sack, overweight Abe is deeply disappointed in life and carries a chip on his shoulder about his lack of 'success'. Then he meets a girl at a wedding and throws caution to the wind.
Review:
It sounds like a feelgood finish but it ain't, but then if you know your Solondz that will come as no surprise. It's all quite low-key and features some diverting fantasy moments where characters speak to the hapless hero like inner voices. It addresses the question of what it must feel like to be a loser, especially in a family with a high-achieving sibling, and it does so with imagination, a degree of sympathy and gallows humour.