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Wristcutters: A Love Story (2007)

October. 19,2007
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7.2
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R
| Fantasy Drama Comedy Romance
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Zia, distraught over breaking up with his girlfriend, decides to end it all. Unfortunately, he discovers that there is no real ending, only a run-down afterlife that is strikingly similar to his old one, just a bit worse. Discovering that his ex-girlfriend has also "offed" herself, he sets out on a road trip to find her.

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FeistyUpper
2007/10/19

If you don't like this, we can't be friends.

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MusicChat
2007/10/20

It's complicated... I really like the directing, acting and writing but, there are issues with the way it's shot that I just can't deny. As much as I love the storytelling and the fantastic performance but, there are also certain scenes that didn't need to exist.

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Erica Derrick
2007/10/21

By the time the dramatic fireworks start popping off, each one feels earned.

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Marva
2007/10/22

It is an exhilarating, distressing, funny and profound film, with one of the more memorable film scores in years,

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ormich
2007/10/23

It's just an overall terrible movie. The dialogue is painfully weak and lackluster and there are way too many awkward pauses and silences. The characters are not particularly captivating or engaging, minus maybe Mikal. The plot is not interesting or properly developed and starts to drag halfway through. I cringed during most of the second half of the movie, to the point where I wasn't even curious about the ending, which, of course, turned out to be a disappointment as well. Sloppy, corny and lacking any momentum.I'm very puzzled as to why it has a 7.4 and mostly positive reviews. I usually find myself agreeing -at least to an extent- with the ratings and the general consensus here, but this one... I really don't get it. The movie is a complete waste of an extremely exciting and intriguing premise.

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darosslfc
2007/10/24

I skirted around watching Wristcutters: A Love Story for awhile because of the name. I think that the film would be watched on a larger scale if it was named after the short story it's based on: Kneller's Happy Campers, or just Happy Campers. That being said I knew I wanted to watch this film after reading many reviews saying it was a dark comedy. And after watching it I think it would be better defined as a quirky comedy. It deals with a dark issue but it doesn't do it in a dark way. I found most of the humor to be more odd ball comedy than dark. The story is about Zia (Patrick Fugit) who commits suicide. When he gets to the afterlife reserved for people who commit suicide he learns that his girlfriend, Desiree (Leslie Bibb), is a recent addition as well. With the help of Eugene (She Whigham) and Mikal (Shanyn Sossamon) he goes a journey to find her.I found this movie to be very up-lifting, contradictory to the name, but again I think Happy Campers would be a better fit for the title. If this film has popped on on your radar for whatever reason don't skirt around it because of the title or subject matter. You will be pleasantly surprised and feel oddly happy after watching it.

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Johan Dondokambey
2007/10/25

Just as I thought I saw all, I met this crazy movie. It's a crazy movie indeed where the focus character killed himself at the very beginning. And after the death, the movie shows the suicide world, which is just plain crazy as an idea. But I kept on watching, curious of what's going to happen, due to the suicide world being depicted not really different from the real world despite the rare crazy and funny differences. All those crazy ideas are presented in a very light manner that they don't frustrate or bore down the viewers. Not to mention the utter crazy stuff people do in the suicide world. They are enjoyably laughable despite the level of the stupidity. Patrick Fugit delivered just an average performance, despite being on a lead role. So did Shannyn Sossamon in bringing out the balancing aspect to the story. But Shea Wigham did a great job in acting out his Russian related character.

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Bo Liu
2007/10/26

Sorry for my poor English first. I just cant helping expressing something since i am attracted by the film so much. It was my friend who told me there was a fantastic movie named Wristcutters: a love story)That friend is a artist who paints children fairy tales. he told me it is an amazing movie that you may like. The first time i watched it, i fallen asleep. and can not get any of the point in the film at all. and as i trying to figure out what is the spotlight attracts my friend so much, i found myself totally absorbed by this odd film. as i watching i found it not odd any more, i found every minute every scene interesting. The total film seems a dream that everyone may have. a weird dream. i believe everybody had that kind of dreams, at least i did. if you told your friend the total details of the dream, they may not be interested. You will be like "i dreamt that i killed myself, and the moment i died i saw a dust in the corner of my room very annoying " you friend will be like"oh.. well and then ?" you will be continuing "i died and i came to another world which is worse than the world we living in now" your friend will be like"OK, and what happened next" you going ahead with"i get along with a Ruusian guy named Eugine who killed himself on the stage with his own guitar who was only interested in getting drunk and getting laid after dying " and when it comes to "after Urgune pulled out the gas filling nozzle in the gas station i found my ex..." your friend will be bored by all these so far. Because the film is started with an interesting starting, and it goes so flat that may disappoint the listener. things involved are so detailed and no big deal. But right as it is so, it tells us a truth which one of the characters said "only when you stop finding those miracles, they will come to you" Actually, this Truth is not even useful, it will not make sense of telling this little Truth by this whole movie. but if you are a people that always confused by the meaning of your boring life you will think the movie making sense. Because life is boring itself indeed. Some people even try to kill themselves to make some difference. But there is no difference even if you kill yourself. Its just a second life with worse situation to be dealt with. Then you will find, like is boring but it is with little miracles like love. and you trying to find those miracles so bad as life is so boring, but it turns out miracles will come to you only when you are not finding them intentionally. the whole movie is wonderful with all the imagined weird and fantastic dead world. the music even make the movie better. as i search the song played on the car many times. I found the lyrics telling exactly what i think.The song named Through the roof N undergroundThe lyrics is as below. "Through The Roof 'N'Underground"When there's a trap set up for you In every corner of this town And so you learn the only way to go is underground When there's a trap set up for you In every corner of your room And so you learn the only way to go is through the roof Ooohoohoooh through the roof, underground And as we're crossing border after border We realize that difference is none It's underdogs who, and if you want it You always have to make your own fun And as the upper dog leisurely sighing The local cultures are dying and dying The programmed robots are buying and buying And a psycho load of freaks they are still trying trying Ooohoohoooh through the roof, underground And as the boy scouts learn to read between the lines The silver rabbits hop between their fathers' lies And boy scouts ask "Where? Where do they go?"They go to the country that they only know Just like their meanings they lay between the lines Between the borders their real countries hide The strategic's saw their advertise Their strategy of being is one of in-your-face disguise Ooohoohoooh through the roof, underground!And when their own walls they will a-crumble,And all the systems will be discombobulate,Around the stump of bigotry, our own !Ooohoohoooh through the roof, underground Ooohoohoooh through the roof, and underground Ooohoohoooh through the roof, underground Ooohoohoooh through the roof! Underground! Through the roof! And underground!Through the roof! Underground!

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