"He Was a Quiet Man" is perhaps the most original and unpredictable movie I've ever seen. If you're looking for something "normal", you should probably look elsewhere.
A story of an extremely lonely, put-upon, disturbed man who desperately wants to be Somebody. Christian Slater plays this man absolutely brilliantly. In watching his performance, I kept thinking "Where is Christian Slater?" ... Well, he's not even in the neighborhood. Well done, guy!
The direction is absolutely amazing: colorful, imaginative, darkly funny, and surreal. Cubicles, and hummingbirds, and talking fish, oh my!
While the film is not particularly emotionally satisfying (to say the least), on the cerebral and aesthetic level, it delivers big time.
"He Was a Quiet Man" answers the musical question: "Now maniacs will think twice before going crazy."
Yessiree.
A story of an extremely lonely, put-upon, disturbed man who desperately wants to be Somebody. Christian Slater plays this man absolutely brilliantly. In watching his performance, I kept thinking "Where is Christian Slater?" ... Well, he's not even in the neighborhood. Well done, guy!
The direction is absolutely amazing: colorful, imaginative, darkly funny, and surreal. Cubicles, and hummingbirds, and talking fish, oh my!
While the film is not particularly emotionally satisfying (to say the least), on the cerebral and aesthetic level, it delivers big time.
"He Was a Quiet Man" answers the musical question: "Now maniacs will think twice before going crazy."
Yessiree.