Directed by:
Wim WendersCinematography:
Phedon PapamichaelCast:
Jeremy Davies, Milla Jovovich, Mel Gibson, Jimmy Smits, Peter Stormare, Amanda Plummer, Gloria Stuart, Tom Bower, Donal Logue, Bud Cort, Julian Sands (more)VOD (1)
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A group of outsiders and drifters live in a run-down hotel in downtown Los Angeles. But there is trouble in this madhouse: one of the residents, the eccentric junkie Izzy, is pushed off the roof. Izzy proves to be the son of a multi-millionaire media boss, resulting in the arrival of an FBI agent. (MUBI)
Reviews (2)
Psychedelic nonsense. Boring, unintentionally ridiculous in places. And I still think U2 is the best rock-pop band of all time.
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The three pretentious stars are rather a satisfied evaluation. Wenders creates an atmosphere through captivating monologues and great camera work, while Gibson and Davies give their characters an incredible liveliness. However, the total disappointment for the viewer is the screenplay. Instead of a psychologically tuned game or at least a genre-unidentified combination, it simply jumps from place to place and indulges in peculiar characters. And I consider it a great sin that the much-promoted U2 accompaniment is not used to its full potential, as it only faintly murmurs in the background, except for the opening and closing credits.
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