I was confused from the beginning. Not having read any reviews before I went to the cinema today, I didn't even realise that the main character, Larry Sportello aka Doc (Joaquin Phoenix), was a private investigator until 15 minutes into the film. He just seemed like an unemployed hippy wandering around trying to help his friends. There were too many people running around doing too many things for me to keep up without being able to pause the film and makes notes. A story this complex might be interesting as a novel, but it's not good material for a film.
Thursday 5 February 2015
Inherent Vice (2½ Stars)
I was confused from the beginning. Not having read any reviews before I went to the cinema today, I didn't even realise that the main character, Larry Sportello aka Doc (Joaquin Phoenix), was a private investigator until 15 minutes into the film. He just seemed like an unemployed hippy wandering around trying to help his friends. There were too many people running around doing too many things for me to keep up without being able to pause the film and makes notes. A story this complex might be interesting as a novel, but it's not good material for a film.
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