Thursday, October 18, 2012

Bottle Rocket (1996)

Two brothers. Anthony is mildly depressive. Dignan is enthusiastic about pursuing a life of crime; he is slightly detached from reality. The latter's guru, one Mr. Henry, is his former employer at a gardening company.

A masterpiece. This is my second viewing. I am not sure I can put into words the very special quality of this film. I could point out the perfect mastering of the technique, or the perfect understanding of comedy rules, or even direct one's attention to Owen Wilson's phenomenal performance. But it would all fall short of making justice to this film's many perfections.

Rating: 86 (unchanged)

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