ZIA (PATRICK FUGIT) DISTRAUGHT OVER THE BREAKUP WITH HIS GIRLFRIEND DESIREE (LESLIE BIBB) COMMITS SUICIDE AND ENDS UP IN A STRANGE WORLD WHERE THE ONLY PEOPLE ARE OTHER SUICIDES. ONE DAY, HE FINDS OUT THAT DESIREE HAS ALSO KILLED HERSELF, SO ZIA AND HIS BEST FRIEND EUGENE (SHEA WHIGHAM) TAKE OFF ON A JOURNEY TO FIND DESIREE. ALONG THE WAY THEY PICK UP MIKAL (SHANNYN SOSSAMON) WHO IS LOOKING FOR THE PEOPLE IN CHARGE, BELIEVING SHE ENDED UP THERE BY MISTAKE. ALSO STARS TOM WAITS, JOHN HAWKES AND WILL ARNETT.
WRISTCUTTERS IS A SUBTLE AND QUIRKY COMEDY. GIVEN THE SET UP, YOU MIGHT THINK IT A LITTLE STUPID BUT IT ISN'T. THE STORY IS VERY STRONG, ALTHOUGH TOWARD THE END YOU MAY BE ASKING YOURSELF WHAT IS GOING ON. THE ACTING IS EXCELLENT: YOU WILL CARE ABOUT THE CHARACTERS AND WHAT HAPPENS TO THEM. THE LOOK, FEEL AND SOUND -- THE SOUNDTRACK ADDS A LOT TO THE MOVIE -- OF THIS MOVIE WILL MOVE YOU IN VERY MANY WAYS. WHEN I SAW THE TRAILER, I WAS INTRIGUED BUT REALLY HAD NO IDEA WHAT TO EXPECT. AFTER WATCHING THE MOVIE, I WAS HIGHLY ENTERTAINED.
RATING 3.5 OUT OF 5
THE RENTAL DVD HAS A BEHIND THE SCENES FEATURE AND AUDIO COMMENTARY WITH THE DIRECTOR AND CAST MEMBERS.
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