Hellen I like the storyline of this show,it attract me so much

Skunkyrate Gripping story with well-crafted characters

MoPoshy Absolutely brilliant

Quiet Muffin This movie tries so hard to be funny, yet it falls flat every time. Just another example of recycled ideas repackaged with women in an attempt to appeal to a certain audience.

rooprect "Dummy" is an impressive movie for many reasons, but let's start with the show stealer... Milla Jovovich. Her character is something like a female Beavis & Butthead rolled into one but with great character development and evolution which pays off with her riveting singing performance at the story's climax. Her scenes alone (which some appreciative youtubers have strung together for our enjoyment) are worth the price of admission.Not to be overshadowed is Adrian Brody who plays a nerdy ventriloquist (whose only friend is Milla). And in case you're wondering, yes, he operated the puppet and did all the ventriloquism himself according to the credits at the end.The story: a nerdy ventriloquist wannabe (Brody), who is living at home at age 30-something because he can't keep a real job, pairs up with his high school pal (Jovovich) to chase his dreams and simultaneously win the love of a girl he's stalking. The humor is that the two of them, Brody & Jovovich, play characters who are so socially stunted that they'd be lucky if they could ride a bus downtown, let alone achieve their dreams of glory. By the way, Milla's dream is to be a punk rocker, but she keeps getting waylaid by the fact that her guitarist can never seem to get the right "reeear-weew-breeer-woow" (that's a quote). Until they switch to a bizarre new music genre which I won't spoil, you just gotta check it out and you WON'T be disappointed.There's a simultaneous subplot involving our hero's sister (played by the hilarious Illeana Douglas) who is a failed-singer-turned-wedding-planner also living at home at age 30-something whist being stalked by an alcoholic accountant who does community theater in his spare time.Perhaps you've figured it out from my description; this is a film about people who have failed in various degrees to achieve their dreams, and now solidly rooted in mediocrity, they make their way through life on the line of sanity. And frequently tripping over said line."Dummy" is a true gem of quirky excellence. The comedic timing between Brody's subdued character and Jovovich's hyper manic character is impeccable. Not to mention other supporting characters like the mother, father and of course Brody's love interest who each play memorable roles that contribute greatly to the humor. "Dummy" is an all round solid comedy that deserves a respectable cult following. Definitely not a wooden performance. Har har.

samarthan_mahaviran Dummy is a wonderful colorful movie that I just picked up because i really like Adrian Brody and Vera Farmiga. But surprise, surprise....the real star of the show is neither of the two. Milla Jovovich as the incessantly cursing punk rock star steals the show. The movie is essentially about a shy person(Brody) who wants to be a ventriloquist and his tumultuous life. Milla is his only friend who is brash and loud. She tries to help him out when Brody is interested in his employment counselor(Farmiga). A brilliantly scripted movie with a lot of funny scenes (mostly involving Milla's antics) is the second movie by Greg Pritkin and his best. I would highly recommend this movie to anyone who likes comedies of the Wes Anderson genre, i.e, either of The Darjeeling Limited or The royal Tenenbaums.....

darjeeling_myworld I bought this movie really cheap as a fan of Adrian Brody and Vera Farmiga and to be honest wasn't expecting much. But I was pleasantly surprised to find one of the funniest and most moving films I have seen in a long time. It's a strange little film but brilliantly acted by everyone involved - Brody was stunning (his video to Vera Farmiga's character "i'm not used to people being nice to me" had me close to tears and not many movies do that to me) and it's easy to see why he's an established Oscar winning actor now. He has such a raw likability and the script makes sure we are always on his side. Vera Farmiga was also excellent but I was most impressed by the supporting cast - Milla Jovovich, Illeana Douglas and Jared Harris were wonderful. It's a short film and moves along at a cracking and funny pace, I was annoyed as my DVD had a scratch on and it jumped so I missed a small bit - the point i'm making is that I liked this movie so much i'm gonna go out and buy it again 'cos I lost the receipt! The only flaw I think it has is the ending when Steven throws his voice - I thought it was very far fetched and the fight he then has was quite badly filmed - the camera didn't find its place. It also becomes a bit over sentimental because this was surprisingly a movie with a lot of dark themes and I expected the ending to make a bigger thing of them. Other than that though, the best movie I have seen in ages and I would recommend it to anyone!

dhtucker4 This story has been done so many times on film (Neil Simon, Woody Allen, etc.) - typical dysfunctional Jewish/Irish/Italian family. Sure, the acting in some parts is over-the-top (I like the part when Michael says, "My drinking is WAY down," when that's not the case). Fangora and Steven form one of the weirdest relationship, and when Fanny talks to Steven about girls and dating, the results are a train wreck (when she gives Steven a Sousa CD, she says "Chicks love classical music." - but NOT marching band music). I can name a short list of actresses that have the chops to play Fangora with all her internal complications. Christini Ricci, Sarah Polly, Virginie Ledoyen, Jaime (aka James) King, Winona Ryder, Clea Duvall, Sarah Silverman, etc. Usually Milla Jovovich's acting in small films is understated (The Claim, Million Dollar Hotel, No Good Deed, etc.) unlike her acting in blockbusters.I never liked Adrian Brody, but his performance as a painfully shy geek was well worth it. What regular man has not been in that situation as a teenager or a young adult? The surrounding cast was pretty good. I like the actress who played Lorena - her acting was seamless. When she spits out the wine in her glass that Steven's mom pours her without saying a word.Dummy broke no new ground to me as a film - in some parts it was a screwball comedy, a coming-of-age slice-of-life, and family dynamics that went awry.