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I Heart Huckabees, 2004
English, French, Spanish
USA, Germany
Profile of I Heart Huckabees
I Heart Huckabees can be described as clever, contemplative, and offbeat. The plot revolves around a private detective, escapades, and society. Its comic aspect comes from irreverent humor. I Heart Huckabees's main genre is comedy. In terms of style, it features an all-star cast, involves multiple stories, and is surreal. In approach, it is not serious and realistic. I Heart Huckabees is set, at least in part, in the suburbs. It takes place in contemporary times. The movie has received attention for being an award winner. Note that I Heart Huckabees involves brief nudity, strong sexual content, and profanity.
Summary of I Heart Huckabees
David O. Russell, the director of dark incest comedy SPANKING THE MONKEY, slapstick ensemble FLIRTING WITH DISASTER, and Gulf War adventure THE THREE KINGS, has established himself as a boldly original filmmaker. With his fourth film, I HEART HUCKABEES, Russell continues to defy easy definition, mixing physical comedy, existential philosophy, corporate satire, and quixotic quest. Jason Schwartzman, proving that he is capable of more than simply reviving his iconic RUSHMORE character, plays Albert, an environmental activist prone to bad poetry and self-doubt. During his campaign to stop Huckabees, a suburban superstore, from destroying marshland, Albert's group is taken over by one of the store's vapidly charming salesmen, a pitch-perfect Jude Law. Utterly distraught and questioning the meaning of life, Albert seeks the help of a bizarre husband-and-wife team of "existential detectives." By spying on Albert's daily life, they seek to help him answer that most elemental of human questions, "Why am I here?"
A stellar ensemble class including Naomi Watts, Dustin Hoffman, Lily Tomlin, Isabelle Huppert, and an inspired Mark Wahlberg manage to do justice to the sparkling wit and intelligence of the script. In less adept hands, the pace and complexity of the film could easily become a chaotic mess. Yet Russell, in what is arguably his finest film to date, proves that a movie need not be esoteric to tackle the profound.
Details
| Language: | English, French, Spanish |
| Country: | USA, Germany |
| Release date: | 1 October 2004 |
| Runtime: | 107 min |
Cast and Crew
as Albert Markovski
as Bernard
as Vivian
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- by: Manohla Dargis
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- by: Peter Travers
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