MOVIE REVIEW Southland Tales
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Movie Review: Southland Tales
An Exploration of Richard Kelly's Bold Experiment
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Welcome to Southland Tales?"a journey through a reimagined Southern California where everything is unexpected. Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson transforms from action star to prophet, Justin Timberlake takes on the role of an Iraq veteran, Sean William Scott plays twins, and Sarah Michelle Gellar is a porn star named Krysta Now. Her catchphrase, “No-one rocks the cock like Krysta Now,” is memorable, though we're spared any scenes actually depicting this.
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In Southland Tales, don’t expect conventional storytelling or pandering to mainstream tastes. This film delves into experimental territory, unmatched in recent Hollywood except perhaps by David Lynch’s work.
The movie covers chapters four, five, and six of its story, echoing the narrative approach of Star Wars. To fill in the gaps, the first three chapters are available in a graphic novel, which sheds light on the film's intricate theories and offers more clarity than the film provides on its own. Audiences are plunged into a surreal world, vastly different from our own, involving concepts like wireless energy called Fluid Karma, a drug-written screenplay predicting the apocalypse, and bizarre time travel?"very much what you’d expect from the mind behind Donnie Darko.
Though the film is chaotic, it's intriguing in its ambition. Part of its convoluted plot touches on the enigma of the Bible’s Book of Revelation, presenting a modern cinematic puzzle for audiences to unravel. Richard Kelly extends this enigma with the graphic novel and the film's website, challenging viewers to engage with the story on multiple platforms. This multidimensional approach might confuse many, causing some to simply walk out of the theater.
While the cross-media narrative is innovative, the film struggles to stand independently. It's a blend of the bizarre and the brilliant, with performances that range from exceptional to poor. It's likely to achieve a cult status, similar to Kelly’s previous film, Donnie Darko, especially in the home-viewing market.
Ultimately, we can't wholeheartedly recommend this movie, yet it demands to be seen for its daring uniqueness. It represents the road less traveled in cinema.
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