I'm guessing that Emir Kusturica probably wanted to flee his native Yugoslavia after what happened there in the early '90s. In this country, he made one of the most surreal movies that I've ever seen: "Arizona Dream". Looking at the container, you may get a little befuddled by the cast - or just as easily take interest in it: Johnny Depp, Jerry Lewis, Faye Dunaway, Lili Taylor and Michael J. Pollard (I lost respect for Vincent Gallo when I learned that he's a Bush supporter, so I didn't include him here).
But the movie's actual plot is what will probably make you feel like your head is swimming. It focuses on young Axel Blackmar (Depp), who moves to Arizona where his uncle Leo Sweetie (Lewis) wants him to take over the family business. But when elderly Elaine Stalker (Dunaway) and her daughter Grace (Taylor) enter Axel's life, nothing will ever be the same.
A previous reviewer posed the question (positively): how to make sense of what is unfolding here? I have to agree. A melange of Inuit hunters, a weak imitation of "North by Northwest" (acted out by Gallo's character), and a super-surreal plot, seems like it would be a comedy. But this movie is serious, and some scenes are rather grim.
Anyway, it's not a great movie, but worth seeing, if only once. I still do wonder what was the meaning of that fish. And if I may say so, Faye Dunaway is still pretty hot.
But the movie's actual plot is what will probably make you feel like your head is swimming. It focuses on young Axel Blackmar (Depp), who moves to Arizona where his uncle Leo Sweetie (Lewis) wants him to take over the family business. But when elderly Elaine Stalker (Dunaway) and her daughter Grace (Taylor) enter Axel's life, nothing will ever be the same.
A previous reviewer posed the question (positively): how to make sense of what is unfolding here? I have to agree. A melange of Inuit hunters, a weak imitation of "North by Northwest" (acted out by Gallo's character), and a super-surreal plot, seems like it would be a comedy. But this movie is serious, and some scenes are rather grim.
Anyway, it's not a great movie, but worth seeing, if only once. I still do wonder what was the meaning of that fish. And if I may say so, Faye Dunaway is still pretty hot.