Dummy Reviews

Honestly,  it is a rather obscure movie so I wasn't sure what to expect from it but since there was a pretty cool cast,  I was quite eager to check it out. At the end of the day, I think it is a risky move to call your movie 'Dummy', I mean, it doesn’t make the whole thing really attractive,  that’s for sure. Eventually,  you find rather early on that it actual deals with ventrilocism but I'm not sure that this piece of information should really improve the expectations of the potential viewer. Anyway, I have to confess,  I didn't like it much, I'm afraid. Seriously,  after the first 10 minutes,  I had actually seen pretty much enough of it and I seriously started to dread the whole thing.  Basically,  it was yet another  supposedly quirky indie comedy with some supposedly funny characters who all actually turned out to be either obnoxious or really pathetic. After a while,  I'll give you that, it started to grow on to me, thanks to the interesting cast (Adrien Brody, Milla Jovovich, Vera Farmiga) but the material was just too weak. To conclude,  even though the whole thing was not a complete waste of time, it was still rather underwhelming and I don't think it is really worth a look.

"Dummy" was a movie I had never heard of, but found while browsing the shelves of my video store. I didn't know what to expect from the movie, since I didn't read the summary, but I am glad I watched this movie.

It is a good movie about a man who decides to pursue his dream of being a ventriloquist, and the challenges he faces in pursuing that dream (which are, admittedly, few).

As the story develops, we learn about more about the main character (who seems a little slow at the start of the film, but is revealed to be an intelligent man with a great sense of humour), his sister (both still live at home), his unemployment counsellor, his only friend from high school, and a bit about his parents.

The casting was well done for this movie, and the acting is excellent. The story is also well done, and I found myself drawn into the movie from the start. This is a great movie that people should really find the time to watch.