InformationRap
This is one of the few movies I've ever seen where the whole audience broke into spontaneous, loud applause a third of the way in.
Robert Joyner
The plot isn't so bad, but the pace of storytelling is too slow which makes people bored. Certain moments are so obvious and unnecessary for the main plot. I would've fast-forwarded those moments if it was an online streaming. The ending looks like implying a sequel, not sure if this movie will get one
Brennan Camacho
Mostly, the movie is committed to the value of a good time.
Bob
This is one of the best movies I’ve seen in a very long time. You have to go and see this on the big screen.
Scott Neale
and remains an original. That being said, the cut style filming makes it difficult to get engrossed in the film. It is less than factual as well, but that is to be expected when movies are made about real people. You ask anyone from or around Boone county and they'll tell you true. While the main character is fun to watch as he descends into madness, the real life of Jesco White is not near as dramatic, nor as entertaining. There is no saving grace for this movie, nor for the main character. There could be an interesting story here only if the real Jesco lived like in the movie. This movie lacks imagination and lack a believable plot.
timkern007
What was the point of using Jes as a reference? There's nothing biographical here. You took his life and made a silly ode to excess? The whole movie looks like a commercial (since the director is a commercial director), and it feels hollow and empty... must be the Croatian setting.I'd expect nothing more than *cough* "writers" at Vice. Trash. It's like a Ministry or Marilyn Manson album. "Look at me, I'm shocking." Carrie Fisher is ridiculously bad. Why would you blow any of your budget on that troll? I just don't get anything about this film. It's exploitive of the South, of Jesco, of addiction and Christianity. It just feels more like a parody than any real honest sentiment.
Nagi4
This film felt at the same time genius, but at the same like a piece of crap. I think the acting and the mood in the film was one of the best since I've seen after Malick, Kubrick or Tarkovsky, but at the same time it just felt like a irritating overdose of film-cocaine.It's always difficult to watch stupid people do stupid things in film. So was the case with this films main character.I understand that the background with the father is somehow supposed to justify it all, but it was still hard for me.We can see that the director is strong visually and a guy we will here from, but the script could have had a few more looks and a comment round from someone before they started shooting it.
kosmasp
There is no better summary line than the quote I used from the Guardian! The quote is on the poster of the movie too, along with "rollicking terrifying trip" and "white-trash psychobilly nightmare" both by Vanity Fair, and they fit perfectly. This movie is definitely a trip.A trip that's worth taking. A movie that you might think is more violent than it actually is. On screen violence is pretty rare, or better put not explicitly. Apart from that, the story of a man (white-trash) is almost linear, but nevertheless confusing and appalling at once.Bottom line: You'll either love this movie (because it's not only out there, but beyond) or you will hate it, because of it's craziness! I'm not going into story details, just be warned that this isn't for the faint hearted or overly religious. You could say it offends almost everyone it can!