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Jason Schwartzman, Dustin Hoffman, Lily Tomlin, Jude Law, Mark Wahlberg
A husband-and-wife team play detective, but not in the traditional sense. Instead, the happy duo helps others solve their existential issues, the kind that keep you up at night, wondering what it all ...( read more
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I think a lot of people are incorrect when they refer to David O. Russell as a genius. He's not. He's a very capable film maker but there is no hidden meaning to this film, no multi-layers, its just silly, funny and just a little bit baffling. I think its great fun! I once watche...( read more)
Two private eyes that help people "find themselves", are hired by an environmentalist to make sense of his own life. Unqualified disaster of a film feels like an acting exercise in search of a coherent plot. Muddled comedy is dull, meandering and disorganized. A staggering was...( read more)
Seeing the number of good actors in this, you'd think it would be a good movie. It was not.
Would-be eco warrior Jason Schwartzman approaches an existential detective agency to solve his life crisis and meets a series of odd balls on a journey of self discovery. David O. Russell's surreal comedy certainly has a very impressive cast, and its attempt at mocking society's ...( read more)
Albert Markovski: Everything is the same, even if it's different.
To be honest, I didn't quite get the main idea of the film, all the philosophy and existentialism stuff, probably because I slept my way through Philosophy class but I'm giving this a high rating because ...( read more)
For me, it wasn't an instant classic, but the more u think about it, and try to watch it at different stages in your life, result may vary, like it did with me.
Beyond quirky, with enough oddball energy to conquer anything, Russell's movie moves quickly and does not linger on any joke. A damn near perfect comedy.
Horrible, just horrible. One of the worst movies I have seen in a while. I would expect more from such a star studded cast. It is truly a two hour long slap in the face.
