Nothing (2003)

Excellent but underrated film

The acting in this movie is really good.

All of these films share one commonality, that being a kind of emotional center that humanizes a cast of monsters.

The story, direction, characters, and writing/dialogue is akin to taking a tranquilizer shot to the neck, but everything else was so well done.

Not just funny, very intelligent and thoughtful. Under guises of comedy left to our imagination is everything else. While you are laughing you can't help but reflect, what is it that really matters and can't just disappear in our lives. Flawless writing and performances. It's perfect the way it is, including all the timing of all the elements. It's easy to see if you get it that all the negative reviews stem from the simple fact that the reviewer was unable to grasp all of the elements of the film. This was very refreshing to watch and way above the current on the nose crop of crap out there. Great to see something intelligent after a long while.

I see this film as an interesting spin on the 'best friends for life' direction. Hewlett and Miller have good on-screen interaction and their characters really bounce well off each other. I agree the plot could be seen as very flat, it does seem like it takes a while to move from one point to another but strangely it suits this amble through the laid back plot. Don't expect to understand what's happening, it's not a film about understanding vast complexities, such as the aforementioned Cube or Primer, but stands as a general story of confusion and friendship. Logical details are overlooked most of the time, which can be frustrating when you want to understand aspects of the plot more, but these things don't really need explanation in the grand scheme of the film. It would, however, have been better to see more focused points of conflict to give the viewer a greater idea of where the plot is headed, the ambiguity of the direction it takes did tire after a short time.As a fan of other films Hewlett has been in, I appreciate his style of acting in Nothing, this seemed to be a perfectly feasible character for him to be, though I do still believe the nihilist Hewlett is most entertaining. I can't recall having seen Miller in anything else, however I will be looking out for his name in features to come.Worth a watch, nothing mega special but a fun experience.

Nothing as an idea had huge potential, but the movie just didn't quite pull it off. First of all, there is no reason ever given to why these guys suddenly have this power to wish away everything they hate. Immediately they wish away everything but their house (because they're reclusive agoraphobic nerds) which sort of writes the Writer into a corner. It doesn't take long for the characters to explore nothing and then learn to live in it & enjoy it. Instead the characters could have spent a lot more time in the normal world exercising this new power slowly throughout the movie until maybe toward the end there is Nothing. This would have had a more satisfying storyline as the viewer could sort of feel like they're vicariously vanishing life's problems along with the character, only to learn the moral is that if you don't learn to live with your problems, you'll eventually wish away EVERYTHING....just an idea.

This is a true review.No really, it's been verified, read and even spell checked, so it's absolutely true.Yeah, I watch too many flix, but eh, who cares. I stumble across the coolest ones now and then. And I can definitely say I stumbled across one now. So just hang on a sec, while I get my horse.It's a cool little 90min R rated flick from 2003 called "Nothing". Vincenzo Natali directed it and wrote it with Andrew Miller. It's one of those lovable hard to categorize sorts of films. Mostly a Comedy, with some SciFi-Fantasy chucked in. Which in a nutshell, and take it from me, they're both nutz, is about the real meaning of Friendship and what people think is important.And because I'm talking about it, yes, you guessed, that yes indeed a SG-1/SG-Atlantis star is in it.That star happens to be David Hewlett (for those less in the real world than I, I'm talking about "Dr. Rodney McKay" ) who the writers take a big imaginative leap by granting the incredibly outlandish name of...Dave. I know big stretch. Andrew Miller is Dave's best friend since childhood Andrew, and coincidentally, or not, also the other lead.Considering the movie really consists of just the two of them for a fair portion of the film, I can honestly say, that I still found it amusing, and thought that as usual Hewlett managed to convey his neurotic-isms in a fairly believable fashion. And that Miller brought a sort of touching, humor that wasn't heavy handed or horribly contrived to a subject rarely ever seriously covered in films, and when it is, it's usually some throw away red herring in a psychological thriller. Agoraphobia.We can't be dead, we have cable so watch "Nothing" if it's on. If not. Rent it from your local videostore like I did. Odd little bit of trivia, his former spouse, Soo Garay plays the Campfire girls Mum in this film. Also, make sure you watch it until the very end. Yes, even after the closing credits.Are there things I didn't mention? Sure. Are there things that will be funnier in this review once you see the movie? Most certainly. Either way, enjoy. Love, Grace & Peace, GunnerYou're right. The nothingness looks, feels & bounces like tofu... which, ironically, tastes like nothing~Dave- Nothing