Today is the day when the general public is subjected has the opportunity to see Vincent Gallo’s The Brown Bunny. I’ve already provided my reaction to the film (which I saw about 6 weeks ago, I think) in a few different places, which has been valuable to my hit count since I get plenty of Google searches involving the words “Chloe Sevigny,” “Vincent Gallo” and “blow job.”
Look, if you loved Gallo’s Buffalo 66, chances are you’ll like this movie. It has its proponents, although I still have yet to hear or read any reason that goes beyond, “It’s art,” i.e., What about it makes it so? If you want to waste your time and money on what is basically no more than a big time ego trip that happens to include some graphic, albeit not erotic, oral sex, now’s your chance.
If you haven’t read my original review, I encourage you to do so now. You’ll find it right here: “Like any porno movie, nothing happens, and then there’s a blow job”. I really do think I gave the film a fair shake, and in fact, my preconceived notions of Gallo — disliking his work as a director — in some ways made me “enjoy” the experience of watching his film more, even if I thought most of it was a piece of shit. If you are interested in seeing the film, I tried very hard not to ruin the ending of the film, which is one of the few things I thought was actually somewhat interesting.
You can also check-out Filmbrain’s fawning but flawed take, and be sure to read some of the back and forth (including words from yours truly) in the comments which follow his post. I’m sure Filmbrain has more rebuttal for me, but he somehow manages to take long vacations in exotic European locales.
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