Altman, the master of oddball cinema scores with a serious drama without anything surreal or highly noticeable artistic construction. This would be more like what you would expect from Fassbinder or Bergman. Like some of their films (only in parts for Bergman) Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean is only set on one stage but I didn't actually notice this before giving it an hours thought after the film finished, now that's something spectacular, Altman manage to make a complete film with closer to 2 hours run time at one stage without letting the film be defined by it.
As mention this is a very unusual Altman. He burns in with themes of Christianity (in a rather harsh view) and many others which would put a "slower" on you're experience if I told you. Highly controversial as usual so he hasn't completely stepped out.
As you've probably read in the synopsis already it's about the reunion of James Dean's old fan club featuring loads of flashback to their youth. Very well done I might add though he did make a major mistake letting the cast playing them self as teenagers.
I must say it's a incredibly deep film, also as usual. There's always something behind everything so watch the characters closely cause they are just amazingly well constructed. The acting is also way above great. A lot of praise to everyone, especially Altman and Ed Graczyk (the writer), the ladder really made one genius job putting this up, nobody could have done it better and without the age flaw (if there was one, you never really know with Altman, I am considering a few theories on way he would choose to do something like that but they are all pretty vague) Altman adapted it perfectly. A masterpiece without any doubt!
As mention this is a very unusual Altman. He burns in with themes of Christianity (in a rather harsh view) and many others which would put a "slower" on you're experience if I told you. Highly controversial as usual so he hasn't completely stepped out.
As you've probably read in the synopsis already it's about the reunion of James Dean's old fan club featuring loads of flashback to their youth. Very well done I might add though he did make a major mistake letting the cast playing them self as teenagers.
I must say it's a incredibly deep film, also as usual. There's always something behind everything so watch the characters closely cause they are just amazingly well constructed. The acting is also way above great. A lot of praise to everyone, especially Altman and Ed Graczyk (the writer), the ladder really made one genius job putting this up, nobody could have done it better and without the age flaw (if there was one, you never really know with Altman, I am considering a few theories on way he would choose to do something like that but they are all pretty vague) Altman adapted it perfectly. A masterpiece without any doubt!