Gerry = **** A Work of art!!

[Mulhollandrob]

As the first reel of the film opens up, there is no opening credits, no title, just an overly long beautiful, 4 minute establishing camera shot opens up following a car on a highway. The shot is enormously long, and it you feel impatient what is going to happen next. It seems repetitive and irritating because nothing happens. You soon realize its a film you ultimately surrender yourself to, and that film is "Gerry."The latest absorbing idea from filmmaker Gus Van Sant (Drugstore Cowboy, Good Will Hunting) along with a colaboration with co-writters Matt Daman & Casey Affleck, which crafts a film that requires mentality, art appreciation, discussion, and most of all patience.

"Gerry" is a film that asks a lot from the viewer, and it follows the typical cliche "not for everyone", and while viewing this film you must explore new viewing habits. After premiering at the 2002 Sundance Film Festival, it was proclaimed by legendary film critic Roger Ebert as "the most perplexing, discussed, hated, and defended film at Sundance". When he stated that, I knew what to expect from this film, as I hope you know what to expect from this work of art.

There alone, you know you are watching a piece of art. "Gerry" is challenging, awkward, experimental, form of filmmaking. If indeed feels exhausting, but relaxing watching long camera shots, after shots, but Van Sant is trying to capture the audiences moods with the characters moods. That is what art does, it absorbs our minds, makes us feel things. "Gerry" brings in new honesty that art can overpower entertainment. Imagine watching a mainstream film, that had two men stranded out in the desert? It wouldn't compare to Van Sants film.

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[Dignan]

But whats it about?????

[dh1989]

Originally posted by Dignan
But whats it about?????

Plot: Two friends, both named Gerry, get lost in the desert and must deal with dehydration, the elements, and other dangers.

[AppleHuntr]

GERRY 6/10


I dont really know what to think of this movie.

The opening shot really establishes the movie well, the car just keeps on going and going and going and going. Just replace the car with Matt and casey and thats the rest of the movie. It is beautiful to look at, but I began to wish we got stuck ot in the desert with 2 more interesting people, theres about 5 conversations total throughout an hour an 40 minutes. I thought the director could have made the same movie while allowing everything to hurry on up a bit. The film goes between boring and hypnotic, and in the end I may lean a little toward boring, but it certainly is a daring film, but most people should stay away cuz they will be snoozing within the first 5 minutes and you can do that for free at home. Basically, if you rad this and other reviews and are still interested, then youll probably like it.

[asyouwish530]

I cannot wait to see this. I'm going to see this tonight at the Angelika, I already know I'm going to love it. Finally Gus Van Sant getting back to what he does best.