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Good choices. Have yet to see the Elephant man though. David Lynch is a great director, so I have no doubt it's excellent.
Name a few movies that you really like but most people haven't seen.
Good choices. Have yet to see the Elephant man though. David Lynch is a great director, so I have no doubt it's excellent.
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Review by Rich Cline
The most amazing thing about The Corndog Man is that you don't realise the film is essentially a one-man show until long after it's over. Only one man speaks on-screen, and all of his interaction with the other main character is on the telephone! The rest of the characters communicate with glances, actions and implied dialog that define the story and fill it out wonderfully. And what's even more astonishing is that this central figure, South Carolina boat salesman Ace Barker (Willingham), is a foul-mouthed bigot. So when an anonymous caller (Holmes) starts hounding him relentlessly, Ace blows his stack fairly soon. But the tenacious caller gets more inventive and insistent, installs his corndog stand just outside Ace's office so he can keep an eye on his prey, and then starts peeling away Ace's layers until all of his secrets are revealed.
The basic point is incredibly complex, examining tolerance, loyalty and cowardice with a visceral punch to the audience. But here's another surprise: It's not remotely heavy-going; the film's laced with raw, earthy humour and a resonant warmth that lets us identify with Ace despite his bull-headed vileness. And Willingham is astonishingly good in the role. Meanwhile, director-cowriter Shea holds the story together perfectly, crafting an entertaining and provocative piece of real cinema with inventive direction and a terrific musical soundtrack (except for one obvious song at the very end). And it looks fantastic on the big screen (pity that in America it'll only be seen outside festivals on cable and video). We only ever see glimpses of the mystery caller, the incessant phone ringing gets on our nerves just as it does Ace's, and yet like him we want to see this through to the conclusion. As the black comedy gets darker and more serious, and as the attack on Ace progresses from mental to physical to spiritual, the film touches on themes of grace and mercy, repression and redemption, stubbornness and revenge. Nothing about this film should work ... but it all does.
[strong language, themes, violence] 6.Nov.99
8th St Louis Film Festival
Winner: Emerging Filmmaker Award, St Louis 99.
The most amazing thing about The Corndog Man is that you don't realise the film is essentially a one-man show until long after it's over. Only one man speaks on-screen, and all of his interaction with the other main character is on the telephone! The rest of the characters communicate with glances, actions and implied dialog that define the story and fill it out wonderfully. And what's even more astonishing is that this central figure, South Carolina boat salesman Ace Barker (Willingham), is a foul-mouthed bigot. So when an anonymous caller (Holmes) starts hounding him relentlessly, Ace blows his stack fairly soon. But the tenacious caller gets more inventive and insistent, installs his corndog stand just outside Ace's office so he can keep an eye on his prey, and then starts peeling away Ace's layers until all of his secrets are revealed.
The basic point is incredibly complex, examining tolerance, loyalty and cowardice with a visceral punch to the audience. But here's another surprise: It's not remotely heavy-going; the film's laced with raw, earthy humour and a resonant warmth that lets us identify with Ace despite his bull-headed vileness. And Willingham is astonishingly good in the role. Meanwhile, director-cowriter Shea holds the story together perfectly, crafting an entertaining and provocative piece of real cinema with inventive direction and a terrific musical soundtrack (except for one obvious song at the very end). And it looks fantastic on the big screen (pity that in America it'll only be seen outside festivals on cable and video). We only ever see glimpses of the mystery caller, the incessant phone ringing gets on our nerves just as it does Ace's, and yet like him we want to see this through to the conclusion. As the black comedy gets darker and more serious, and as the attack on Ace progresses from mental to physical to spiritual, the film touches on themes of grace and mercy, repression and redemption, stubbornness and revenge. Nothing about this film should work ... but it all does.
[strong language, themes, violence] 6.Nov.99
8th St Louis Film Festival
Winner: Emerging Filmmaker Award, St Louis 99.
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yes i think its a lot better than training day, the acting was superb
http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/narc/
http://movies.go.com/moviesdynamic/movies/movie?id=553841
both of those are very respectable site, rottentomatoes, rarely gives above a 90,id definitely recommend seeing it, im kinda upset not many have been able to enjoy it, oh yeah ive seen it 8 times and its still good
http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/narc/
http://movies.go.com/moviesdynamic/movies/movie?id=553841
both of those are very respectable site, rottentomatoes, rarely gives above a 90,id definitely recommend seeing it, im kinda upset not many have been able to enjoy it, oh yeah ive seen it 8 times and its still good
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