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Restless

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If this were an indie dramedy shot in 1997 by some first-time director, it would be a cult hit. But since it's shot in 2011 by Gus Van Sant (Drugstore Cowboy, My Own Private Idaho, Good Will Hunting), it comes across as a hopelessly outdated slice of twee hipsterism. Mia Wasikowska (The Kids Are All Right) plays a terminally ill (but radiantly beautiful) teenager who falls in love with a morose, death obsessed boy who hangs out at funerals (spikey-haired Dennis Hopper offspring Henry Hopper). Yeah, yeah, Gus, we all loved Harold and Maude. It's just more teenage angst worship from Van Sant (who's been stuck in a rut delivering similarly forgettable piffle like Gerry, Elephant, Last Days and Paranoid Park lately). 91 minutes PG-13.

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- lanemcclain
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Piffle? [ Wed Oct 12 2011 6:58 PM ]

I did "forget" about Paranoid Park for a minute but thanks for reminding us that it's one of the greatest works of cinema from GVS and... it's on netflix streaming. So I have to hang up now and go watch it.
(And another thing, your critique of Restless would be a lot more relevant if you were born in 1997 and wrote for the Portland Mercury. Dude you sound old. Whats wrong with Twee Hispsterdom? You must confusing this film with the next Twilight. Gee-whiz Gramps)
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I was into this movie [ Thu Oct 13 2011 12:29 AM ]

before it was even made.
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Gus Van Sant is 59 [ Thu Oct 13 2011 1:52 PM ]

So much for the ageism tactic.
I liked Elephant. I thought it was tense and creepy. Gerry and Last Days were rather trying.
This much is true: twee-nitude of all kinds is to be abhorred.
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Twee [ Tue Oct 18 2011 3:30 PM ]

Are we talking about twee as in bubblegum or as in pre-teen?
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Twee as in twee [ Wed Oct 19 2011 10:51 AM ]

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