Zachary FenellWristcutters
February 25th 2009 15:21
Wristcutters, 2006
If you've never heard of it, I'm not surprised. (It's available on NetFlix, by the way.) Imagine a plane of existence where everyone who ever died by their own hand has to hang around, living almost exactly the same life they had before, waiting for... something. You still have to get a job, feed yourself, pay for a place to live, but if you die again, that's it. That's the end of it. Maybe.
Now imagine if you offed yourself because of some girl who jilted you, and then you find her there, too, except she didn't off herself because you did: there was something else entirely going on. Or what if you didn't mean to off yourself, it was an accident, but you're stuck in this limbo anyway? You can't smile, hardly anything brings you joy... or does nothing bring you joy because of the personality that got you into this mess in the first place?
I got a kick out of seeing Tom Waits in one of the best roles he's ever had, plus it's got that kid from Saved!. It's smart, it's funny, it's a little disturbing at times (I love the part where they questioned the suicide bomber), and it has absolutely the best “appreciate yourself” morals ever.
As I understand it, this movie was completely ignored by the public, and that's just a darn shame. If you've ever read the short story it was based on, “Kneller's Happy Campers”, you'll enjoy it even more. See if you can remember all the ways that the contributing members of the soundtrack met with their own untimely end! (Quizz answers later in the forum.)
4 Stars
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