After literally years of waiting for this to be released, I had huge expectations. I was far from disappointed and this is one of the best films I've seen all year.
Penn seems to be channeling a mumbling, high-pitched Robert Smith/Steve Stevens, a character that shambles through every scene, zombie-like. The story is as seemingly lost as this burnt-out, depressed and bored rock star, but it all comes together in the end.
This is most definitely an un-Hollywood movie, which will upset a lot of peoples' sensibilities. It's fresh, inventive, troubling and unpredictable. There are questions that might or might not be answered by the conclusion.
I loved every minute of the nearly two hours. As I watched it, I kept thinking of one of my favorite movies, Being There. If you adored that movie as much as I did, you'll love this. Otherwise, you most likely will not.
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