I saw it first run in the theater and it was entertaining but watching it again tonight I remembered almost none of it. All I remembered was that it had parts that repeated and the tantric guy with the curtains on fire. And that's despite it having several shots that should be memorable.
I think it shoots itself in the foot badly by having initially a very Pulp Fiction vibe, in which comical situations overlay very serious things that are occurring, but then, nope! Everything is hunky dory. One character in particular is injured in a way that appears to be extremely seriously, then puts on a bandage and goes to work the next day.
I think that is ultimately why I forgot this whole thing. At the end tonight, I was rolling my eyes, feeling mildly cheated and annoyed, and I do recall that impression the first time I watched it as well. I sure as heck don't want to recommend this movie to anyone after feeling swindled.
And that's why people say it's a kiddie version of Pulp Fiction. The movie starts with seriousness on par with PF, then ends with consequences not much worse than a typical Saved by the Bell episode.
Also, there are three stories, with the first being the strongest (by far) and the third being the weakest- by far. And while the third story has its moments, there's an overarching gag that is ridiculously forced, where a cop is trying to sign a couple guys up to his multilevel marketing thing. He repeatedly says and does things to this end with extreme innuendo, including literally standing nude in front of one of the guys and asking him to get on the bed with him.
I think it shoots itself in the foot badly by having initially a very Pulp Fiction vibe, in which comical situations overlay very serious things that are occurring, but then, nope! Everything is hunky dory. One character in particular is injured in a way that appears to be extremely seriously, then puts on a bandage and goes to work the next day.
I think that is ultimately why I forgot this whole thing. At the end tonight, I was rolling my eyes, feeling mildly cheated and annoyed, and I do recall that impression the first time I watched it as well. I sure as heck don't want to recommend this movie to anyone after feeling swindled.
And that's why people say it's a kiddie version of Pulp Fiction. The movie starts with seriousness on par with PF, then ends with consequences not much worse than a typical Saved by the Bell episode.
Also, there are three stories, with the first being the strongest (by far) and the third being the weakest- by far. And while the third story has its moments, there's an overarching gag that is ridiculously forced, where a cop is trying to sign a couple guys up to his multilevel marketing thing. He repeatedly says and does things to this end with extreme innuendo, including literally standing nude in front of one of the guys and asking him to get on the bed with him.