Vincent Gallo directs himself, Christina Ricci and Ben Gazzara in this indie drama about a recently released convict who kidnaps a young woman and forces her to pose as his girlfriend on returning home.

I rented this from Vogue Video back in the day but I never remember finishing it. It is very mannered. Wannabe Scorsese, beginners Cassavetes, homeopathic Lynch. Awkward unreality mundanity. With cinematic flourishes. Some clunky, some bravura. This is the closest to Bukowski anyone has ever gotten without directly adapting Bukowski. Gallo is an unctuous presence. An emperor’s new clothes talent. Allegedly he was a shit to Ricci making this.

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Perfect Double Bill: The Brown Bunny (2003)

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