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March 07, 2005
My Big Fat Independent Movie
"Scary Movie" did it for horror flicks. The "Airplane" movies did it for disaster pictures. Now "My Big Fat Independent Movie" has done it for indie film. This is the story of two hit men, one black and existential and one white and kind of sociopathic, who are hired to pull off a botched robbery in Las Vegas. Along the way, the meet up with a swinger, a strange French girl, a lanky man (played by the brilliant Neil Hopkins from last year's "Walkentalk"), a Greek family, a man with a memory problem, mysterious lesbians, and plenty of other heavy hitters from indie and foreign film.
Will it make sense if you haven't steeped yourself in movies like "Amelie," "Pi," "Secretary," "My Big Fat Greek Wedding," "Swingers," and "Mulholland Drive?" Maybe. But you'll get a lot more of the jokes if you know indie film. Indie fans who enjoy spoofs and meta-comedies will be rolling in the aisles. I know I was.
Shows 3/5, 8:00 pm (San Jose Rep)
Posted by Ealasaid at March 7, 2005 12:04 PM