L.I.E. successfully merges hidden desires/homosexual ambiguities with the inner will for a getaway from reality. Paul Dano and Brian Cox are marvelous. A true masterpiece that always manages to sneak up on you when you least expect it.
"L.I.E." is a rare treat that echoes a film like "Happiness" in that it tries to make us sympathize with characters we have horrendous preconceived notions about. In "Happiness", we were dealing with a pedophile father, and writer/director Todd Solondz asked us to look at him fro...( read more)
Fearless, that's the right word to describe this film. Everything is in its right place and I was actually speechless at the perfection of the screenplay, so round, complete and flawless, everything happens for a reason and there aren't any loose ends. Paul Dano is wonderful but ...( read more)
This film is amongst some of the most disturbing ever, but also one of the greatest of the year. Terrific writing from Michael and Gerald Cuesta and Stephen M. Ryder. The screenplay is very original and so are the characters. This film resembles in many ways the recent [i]Mysteri...( read more)
this is the most real portrayal of pedophilia I've ever seen in the movies --
Amazing. The film covered so much ground and officially went where no coming-of-age story has ever dared to go. Paul Dano was dead on, one of the most believable confused teens i've seen on camera. Brian Cox was almost too good and I'm sure it was an incredibly hard role to play....( read more)
This film spoke to me. There was a time in my life when I felt like the Howie character. This film really means more to me than I could ever describe. The only flaw with the film, in my opinion, is the ending. The ending is absolutely terrible. Instead of characters talking and w...( read more)
This was impossible to find as a rental, so I ended up having to buy it from overseas! Glad I did, it was definitely worth a watch. I love this twisted teen crap. LOL.
L.I.E, like Mysterious Skin, was an incredibly difficult movie to watch, but for very different reasons.
L.I.E is the story of a young man who's left to be raised or rather neglected by his father following the death of his mother and finding a father like figure in the most ...( read more)
This film was...hard to watch, but ultimately staifying, it held my attention rapt, with the great acting from young Paul Dano.
Great really really uncomfortable subject they picked, dear, ephobophilia is seldom explored so explicitly in film....
Paul Dano and Brian Cox are...( read more)
A disturbing and provocative study of adolescence and isolation. full review
Its director, Michael Cuesta, has the stubborn curiosity of an artist who won't settle for formulas but is intrigued by the secrets and mysteries of his characters. full review
At its best, L.I.E. ... offers a rich, dark, bitter slice of contemporary life. But the film's arty embellishments undermine its bleak vision, making it, in the end, a little too easy to take. full review
I didn't care for some of the subject matter, but a good film is a good film and this was a good film! I picked it up by mistake and was pleasantly surprised after I watched it; I wish all mistakes could come out this good, lol.
Take care all,
William
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"It is easy to be brave, from a distance." -American Indian Proverb-
An incredible and powerful film. This movie dealt with a controversial topic that few studios would dare touch or few theatres would dare show. Amazing performance by Brian Cox and the young cast.
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