Artivels Undescribable Perfection

Matcollis This Movie Can Only Be Described With One Word.

Sammy-Jo Cervantes There are moments that feel comical, some horrific, and some downright inspiring but the tonal shifts hardly matter as the end results come to a film that's perfect for this time.

Phillida Let me be very fair here, this is not the best movie in my opinion. But, this movie is fun, it has purpose and is very enjoyable to watch.

Michael Ledo As a child Owen (Adrian Grenier) survived a fire that killed his parents and disfigured his sister Pearl (AnnaLynne McCord). He was raised by a hateful maternal grandmother Violet (Fionnula Flanagan). He ran away as a child and hasn't been home since.Owen is in therapy and has an off and on serious girlfriend Isabel (Angela Trimbur). Owen is apathetic and volunteers too much information which is part of the fun. Isabel is pregnant and threatens to abort the baby unless Owen straightens up and meets her demands, one of which is to re-unite with his estranged family...the one that blames Owen for accidentally starting the fire and really doesn't want to see him either.This is a cult film. It contains dark quirky humor. It has very little "horror" in it. All the characters are flawed and enjoyable. Not for everyone.Guide: F-word. Bad sex. Nudity (Angela Trimbur).Winner of Audience Award Boston Underground Film Festival 2016

Invincigoth I came across this movie on Netflix and figured hey, why not? I had never heard of the film but I recognized the cast. Turns out this slow burn of a movie is well worth your time. The film is almost two in one, the first half is a well written drama about a young man (Adrian Grenier) and his girlfriend and the very real problems they face. So often in movies the characters in relationships have fake problems that no one ever experiences (I'm looking at you How to Lose a Guy in Ten Days). This couple has problems that I would imagine many viewers can relate to, enough so that it may be uncomfortable watching with your significant other. Grenier retains a bit of the Vinnie Chase charisma but it almost drowned in his apathy to...well just about everything. I found this part of the movie engrossing and realistic. I enjoyed all the side characters we meet here as well. Trash Fire then transitions into a Southern Gothic melodrama as our two leads travel to meet Grenier's family. This is the meat of the movie and the tone changes dramatically from the relationship drama we first experienced to something darker. I hope people check this movie out, the low IMDb scores likely reflect the difficulty in putting this film in a genre. It isn't a horror film, it isn't a drama in the traditional mode and it isn't a crime thriller. It is likely fans of all those genre's might check this out and may be disappointed because it resist categorization. However, if you approach the film without preconceived notions I feel you will become immersed in this world. I found the ending somewhat abrupt and unsatisfactory for several of the characters, but let's face it, most movies end badly these days. Aside from that, it was time well spent with this little indie film. I gave it an 8 because I felt my time was well spent watching it and I would pass along a recommendation for others to check this out.

twilght20027 Okay so of course good actor Adrian Grenier knows how to play his characters. Loved his sarcasm in the movie. I like the story plot was interesting. Disappointed by the ending but all in all it wasn't bad.It could have used a little more of something but at least it wasn't slow paced. It is not horror by any means, but the story line is interesting. The more you watch the more you will understand why the star is how He is. If you are familiar with family dysfunction than this will make sense to you. The whole time you're watching thinking what a horrible guy He is, but you start to understand what kind of craziness He stems from.

Sean Morrow Saw this last night at TAD. It came after one of the best, if not the best, films we've ever seen there -- "Under the Shadow". Coming out of "Under the Shadow" we said the next show has a tough act to follow. Oh boy! Should have known we were in trouble when they play the director comments and he mock apologized for the angst we were about to feel at the ending. He should have apologized for the whole thing and we should have left right then and there. We suffered for the first half hour of mean, nasty and pointless urban couple bickering. Think of the worst couple conversations you've heard on the subway in the course of your life and you get the idea. It was horrible, but not horror (unless you think "Heart of Darkness" where Kurtz sums up the whole African experience for him as "The horror! the horror!").Anyway, the rating sums it up. 1 star because you can't give 0 stars.