Paul Fox's indie-comedy
Everything's Gone Green has it's share of highs and lows but if you're looking for something to see with buds this weekend, it's not a bad joint. The problems come when the film tries to imply that it's something more then another comedy about white, post-graduate, pot-heads having quarter-life crises. It does have it's good share of laughs though and the direction is surprisingly acute.
Zach Braff clone
Paulo Costanzo plays Ryan, a skinny, dorky, slacker who within the first twenty minutes loses his house, his job and a healthy lottery inheritance he momentarily thought he would acquire. But a saccharine scene in which a whale beaches itself against an emo-laden soundtrack helps propel the film into two more acts of coincidental occurrences, middle school humor and frat-house music.
The biggest joke has to be the tagline which bills this as "a new sort of comedy." The film couldn't be any more predictable as Ryan takes a new job for the lottery company, quickly develops a scheme to get money from it, but by the end realizes his mistakes and discovers what really matters in life. All the ingenuity of an episode of
Scrubs with a like-minded soundtrack to boot.
So why bother with this? A lot of the scenes actually do wind up being quite funny as far as slapstick is concerned and it's alright to allow yourself a movie like this every once in awhile. Don't go into it with any high expectations but pack the bong, throw it on with some friends and see if you don't find yourself rolling on the floor at several hilarious points.
The unrated DVD (which I didn't notice any difference from the Sundance cut) will hit stores July 31st and retails for a modest $24.99. The transfer is crystal clear which highlights the films solid cinematography. Extras include a commentary by the writer and director, galleries, some pop-up scenes, a soundtrack listing, the trailer and a special brownie recipe.
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# posted by Benjamin Crossley-Marra @ 8/01/2007 10:25:00 AM
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