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• Emil K

  
  Gus Van Sant's highly uncompromising Gerry is an interesting experiment. It is the first film in Van Sant's Death-trilogy, Elephant and Last Days are the other two, and one that introduced us Van Sant in a Bela Tarr mode. I do admire Gerry when it comes to images. With his… More
  Gus Van Sant's highly uncompromising Gerry is an interesting experiment. It is the first film in Van Sant's Death-trilogy, Elephant and Last Days are the other two, and one that introduced us Van Sant in a Bela Tarr mode. I do admire Gerry when it comes to images. With his cinematographer Harris Savides, Van Sant creates striking images that will certainly take your breath away, but for me film are more than images. To work they need also interesting story and Gerry does not have one. The screenplay, penned by Van Sant with his stars Matt Damon and Casey Affleck, is so thin that it is actually surprise that anyone takes credit for it. Cinema does not have to be about destination, it is certainly more about the journey, but if the journey is boring, well then you might have trouble and Gerry is honestly a bit boring. It is a nice idea stretched into a long film when possibly the right solution would be to keep it as a short film. There are moments of brilliance in this film, but there are too many flaws here also to make it anything more than a average film from Van Sant. Hypnotic sound design by great Leslie Shatz deserves a special mention here and the film's atmosphere is overall wonderfully eerie. Too bad that it does not work as a whole.

• Conner R

  
  An incredibly unique viewing experience, Gerry really puts you into the mindset of the characters. It feels like you're slowly but surely losing your mind and desperately trying to find your way out of a maze. The shooting style is incredible, simplistic yet beautiful. I love Gus… More
  An incredibly unique viewing experience, Gerry really puts you into the mindset of the characters. It feels like you're slowly but surely losing your mind and desperately trying to find your way out of a maze. The shooting style is incredible, simplistic yet beautiful. I love Gus Van Sant's vision mixed with video, it just seems to work perfectly. Matt Damon and Casey Affleck give about as good of performances as you could ask for, which is essential in a film where they are the main focus.

• Arash X

  
  Add me to the "you don't get it" group because I realy fail to uderstand the brilliance of seeing two people just walking throughout the whole movie, Intellectual? Realistic? Not really, Gus Van Sant has proved that he can make great memorable movies like My Own Private… More
  Add me to the "you don't get it" group because I realy fail to uderstand the brilliance of seeing two people just walking throughout the whole movie, Intellectual? Realistic? Not really, Gus Van Sant has proved that he can make great memorable movies like My Own Private Idaho but it seems that he's chosen not to

• John B

  
  Uh oh. Up and down the mulberry bush with Gus Van Sant and another one of his personal projects. I don't quite get what he was after but it was fascinating to watch. I couldn't stop watching.

• Mike T

  
  This movie really shook me up. A minimalist, borderline abstract depiction of two young men fading slowly away in a remote, seemingly endless desert. The photography is unbelievably gorgeous, and Gus Van Sant's visual style captures the story's poetic tone perfectly. Casey… More
  This movie really shook me up. A minimalist, borderline abstract depiction of two young men fading slowly away in a remote, seemingly endless desert. The photography is unbelievably gorgeous, and Gus Van Sant's visual style captures the story's poetic tone perfectly. Casey Affleck and Matt Damon deliver performances as subtle and powerful as the film itself. Amazing stuff.

• Christopher B

  
  Great film about 2 friends who get lost in the desert. I've said a certain thing about many films , but I think it pertains to this one more than any I've seen. If you watch the film as an outsider, that is, if you don't get into the film, a lot of films won't… More
  Great film about 2 friends who get lost in the desert. I've said a certain thing about many films , but I think it pertains to this one more than any I've seen. If you watch the film as an outsider, that is, if you don't get into the film, a lot of films won't work. That's why most folks like spectacle films, something they can ooh and aah at (don't get me wrong, I can enjoy a good spectacle film as well) while watching as a voyeur from afar. But certain filmmakers try and absorb you with their films, and I found Gerry hypnotic. Going from light hearted frustration to worry to hopelessness, I thought Van Sant pretty much nailed the feeling of being there with the characters. A fantastic work, which wasn't made to be watched again and again, but to work as a piece of provocative art, and though it doesn't beg repeated viewings like more spectacular films, I'll definitely be visiting this one again.

• MJS M

  
  Gus Van Sant has dedicated this decade to a unique style of non-narrative cinema. I was intrigued by his film Elephant, but bored to tears by his follow-up Last Days. Now that I?ve seen the movie that started this style, I?ve come to the conclusion that this style?s power is… More
  Gus Van Sant has dedicated this decade to a unique style of non-narrative cinema. I was intrigued by his film Elephant, but bored to tears by his follow-up Last Days. Now that I?ve seen the movie that started this style, I?ve come to the conclusion that this style?s power is directly proportional to how interesting the material it looks at is. I?d say the level of interest here is somewhere between Elephant and Last Days. I was very interested in the film?s experimental nature and the non-sensational look at this dire situation. However, I began to lose patience with the film after about an hour. The film devolved into endless shot after endless shot and I quickly found myself bored. Experiments aren?t always going to succeed fully, I?m glad Van Sant is trying something different. Hopefully this style will finally be used with complete success in Paranoid Park.

• Eduardo C

  
  Quite simply one of the most beautifully photographed films ever made. It probably has the least dialogue I've ever heard in a feature, and most of what is said is irrelevant anyway, but it is so scarce you cannot help but pay the utmost attention to it. The images and sound… More
  Quite simply one of the most beautifully photographed films ever made. It probably has the least dialogue I've ever heard in a feature, and most of what is said is irrelevant anyway, but it is so scarce you cannot help but pay the utmost attention to it. The images and sound weave a hypnotic effect on the viewer (if you let it) and the ending elevates the film to the realm of parable. Definitely not a film for everyone, as it requires the longest of attention spans.

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