Wristcutters: A Love Story Reviews

Since I kept bumping into this flick, I thought I should give it a try. As usual, I didn't read the synopsis so I didn't know what it was about (I mean, I did suspect it had to with suicides but I didn't know anything about it), so at first, it was rather confusing and it took me a while to get what was going on. Basically, it is one of those quirky indie comedies with some excentric characters (Is it really a comedy? a drama? difficult to put it somewhere... it is usually  a good omen though!). Thus, there was nothing really new here and, honestly, there were many things that didn't work very well, especially the happy ending which was far from being convincing (Basically, if you kill yourself, you'll end up in some other dimension but, don't worry, you'll meet a cute girl, you'll both get back alive in the real world and have a sweet relationship together... Rather distressing, don't you think?) And yet, I enjoyed this flick. Indeed, I thought it was really original and provided an interesting perspective on suicidal people (I'm not sure if it was really accurate but it was really interesting). The whole thing was bold and considering all the uninspired garbage coming from Hollywood those days, it should be praised. To conclude, in spite of its flaws, it was actually quite spellbinding to watch and it is definitely worth a look.

Wow. I had no expectations for this movie always heard of it, the name of it..that is and never saw the previews. I finally got around to watching it for the first time tonight/this morning, and I really liked it. It was very interesting, had a different out look that I wasn't expecting and it was something new and original. I'm very impressed with it. :)

Wristcutters: A Love Story is a little fantasy/road-trip adventure with a story akin, but not too similar, to The Wizard of Oz, set in an afterlife reserved for only those who kill themselves. I found it a charming piece of work, and I was pleasantly surprised by the appearance of Tom Waits and the use of Gogol Bordello's music as piece of the background story. The use of generally unknown/less-known actors works very nicely and I found the performances of each rather well done. True, the story is a tad predictable most of the time. But this isn't really too much of an issue for me as the film is carried out very well overall and I think it actually helps the simplicity of the work as a whole to not try to surprise the viewers with something that just wouldn't fit.

One last thing though: Keep in mind that you really need to view this as a fantasy work (like The Wizard of Oz) rather than a religious concept of a form of purgatory, as this helps to get the mood of the film right. Its actually rather light-hearted for being a film about suicide. ;) Enjoy.

We often miss what is not present with us. Live the moment, flow with contentment. A little crude plot.