A movie that perfectly defines my multi hyphenate nature. I love it for its faults as much as its strengths. the movie mixes noir, horror, a paranoid conspiracy thriller and lighthearted slacker flick together in ways that don’t exactly mesh well, transitions in tone that can be jarring, all in a package that almost works but never quite does. Like me. I have been such a Mess for a while and still am, and I love this movie for it.
In many ways, it’s the perfect LA movie, following the city and its history, a great 4th film on the unofficial LA history movies of Chinatown, Who Framed Roger Rabbit and LA Confidential. Give this unique movie a shot, they rarely make them like this and you can learn a lot more from mistakes than success.
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One of the best LA movies. I pick up a little something extra each time I watch
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I love this movie so much. i love being from LA and the colors really capture what the city means to me. i also find comfort in being ok with things not working out how you hope they do. powering through and being able to move on is beautiful and so is reminiscing on past relationships/friendships
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I’ve had an exhaustive year that put my energy and circadian rhythm off balance. now I’ve been following what’s natural to me for long enough to actually feel amazingly better, do exercise, cardio and a short walk each day do constant acts of creativity (design, writing, development, cooking) I even manage to swim and hit the beach, read, play video games and watch films. living the life I love, finally
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Winters are a depressing, polluted sludge in my new city, every day for weeks has just been drab and gray. The first sparks of sunlight hitting me as I just switched to working from home and these good signs are filling me with hope!
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