Customer Reviews
| Rating |  | | Date | April 23, 2005 | | Summary | What are the other reviewers on? | Content
 | I got this film by default as it was coupled with the "Legend of 1900" in a 2-DVD pack. I thought goodie ... I really like Tim Roth and in "1900" he is sparkiling, brilliant and ultimately very moving.
The opening music of "Bodies..." is about the best thing about the movie, and it keeps coming back throughout the film, which is a plus (stops you chucking things at the TV out of frustration anyway).
The rest of the movie is a complete pile of pants. The characters are universally unlikeable. Roth seems to try his best with the rubbish script but fails as he has least likeable character of the bunch. You come away not knowing or caring about any of them. Absolutley nothing happens in the movie (unless you count a totally gratuitous 'get your kit off' sex scene which isn't even well acted).
I have seen some lame films in my time but this really takes the cake. The characters were stoned though most of the film, and I can only assume some of the positive reviewers followed their example whilst watching.
The amazing thing is it comes with a full length commentary and various other odds and ends. I started to watch the featurette, but the first 2 minutes were so self serving and pretentious I couldn't watch it. There is no way anyone could provide an interesting commentary!
If I could give less than one star I would, as it is all I could do was put the DVD in the bin. I retained the DVD case though, it was worth more.
Interestingly the double DVD set is considerably cheaper than "Legend of 1900" on its own. I'd guess that's because anyone who is prepared to sit through this rubbish deserves a break on the other title.
My advice - buy "Legend of 1900" at full price and save yourself the grief! |
| Rating | | | Date | July 16, 2004 | | Summary | A little too real, perhaps. | Content
| This highly memorable film is a far more accurate film about the slacker generation than "Singles." The cast is excellent. |
| Rating | | | Date | March 13, 2004 | | Summary | Under-rated and under-recognized | Content
| Despite the little attention this movie has gotten, and the varied, sporadic comments and reviews, "Bodies, Rest and Motion" is the most wonderful thing I have seen in years. The four actors (Fonda, Stoltz, Cates, and Roth) could not do better to bring to us a very subtle, touching, and elegant portrayal of loves come and gone and lives living on threads. There's no action here, and very little actually happens, but the dialogue and the attention to details are so strong, you find you don't need anything more; you can simply revel in each actor's beauty and condition. You have to watch this movie more than once, and you have to cry at times, it's that good. I'm scratching my head why this movie did not make greater acclaim. Either I'm going mental, or the world is just missing out. |
| Rating | | | Date | November 26, 2003 | | Summary | Dull and boring | Content
| I know this is a character study but when you don't care at all about any of the characters, it's still hard to like it. I sat through the whole thing and at the end, didn't feel I knew the characters any better than I did at the beginning and I could have cared less what happened to them. |
| Rating | | | Date | May 25, 2003 | | Summary | Mislabeled Comedy | Content
| This touching movie, set in a fictitious Arizona town, has been officially labeled a "comedy" by the studio. Indeed, Tim Roth's portrayal of the non-committal boyfriend has its grin-grabbing moments: "Ya looking or buying?" However, this story is much more dramatic than anything comedic. I've seen the movie more than a dozen times and am always drawn to Fonda's loneliness, Roth's apathy, Stoltz's self-assurance, and Cate's empathy. Coupled with a deeply emotional soundtrack, "Bodies, Rest and Motion" is a MUST HAVE. It's about time (10 years) this movie was sent to DVD! But, when the studio says that these characters are "hilariously intertwined," don't believe it! |
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