A dark surreal comedy drama with an awkward start that eventually finds its tone and structure once the half-brothers (perfect teaming of Hawke and McGregor) arrive in town to deal with their father's funeral arrangements. A father who was a tormentor, causing affliction of all sorts that pretty much screwed up their lives in no uncertain terms. During the process they meet the town folks who contradict the brothers memory of their father with many a kind word.
The magic occurs at the graveyard that plays out like a Fellini movie infused with a David Lynch nightmare, filled with circus acrobats, overabundance of brothers(!) and outpouring of grieve in the most hilarious - and sometimes heartfelt way. It is absolutely bonkers, but director, Rodrigo García, seemed to be in his element during this large portion of the film.
A movie at odds with itself, but somehow it all fell into place in the most delicious macabre way.
The magic occurs at the graveyard that plays out like a Fellini movie infused with a David Lynch nightmare, filled with circus acrobats, overabundance of brothers(!) and outpouring of grieve in the most hilarious - and sometimes heartfelt way. It is absolutely bonkers, but director, Rodrigo García, seemed to be in his element during this large portion of the film.
A movie at odds with itself, but somehow it all fell into place in the most delicious macabre way.