David Schwimmer makes a bold choice with this ambitious, if not entirely seamless psychodrama. Starting out as a hyperactive life-in-crisis movie, like a more melancholy, introspective Fight Club, it swaps horses in midstream with a shocking twist that will likely alienate any viewers seduced by seeing the Friends star’s face on its promo imagery. Those willing to follow first-time director Jack Begert down the rabbit hole into the film’s surprising second half — which may seem completely unrelated at first, but soon reveals the film’s deeper themes of opioid use and the butterfly effects of addiction — will find it strangely satisfying.
In light of recent events involving Schwimmer’s former co-star Matthew Perry, Begert’s film has acquired an unintentionally meta level that, sadly, only underscores its main theme, which is the human cost of the pursuit of happiness in contemporary America. Schwimmer plays Martin Solomon, a screenwriter...
In light of recent events involving Schwimmer’s former co-star Matthew Perry, Begert’s film has acquired an unintentionally meta level that, sadly, only underscores its main theme, which is the human cost of the pursuit of happiness in contemporary America. Schwimmer plays Martin Solomon, a screenwriter...
- 2/1/2024
- by Damon Wise
- Deadline Film + TV
Stars: David Schwimmer, Gaby Hoffmann, Jena Malone | Written by Jack Begert, Dani Goffstein | Directed by Jack Begert
Martin Solomon (David Schwimmer) is a washed-up screenwriter who has no sense of purpose or fulfillment in his life. When the offer to turn one of his dream projects into a film is on the table — but he has to change the male protagonist into a woman — Martin starts to emulate his life through a female lens while pursuing a hallucinatory dream. Meanwhile, two kids get robbed and end up caring for a dog that neither of them knows where it came from.
The moment that viewers realise that Little Death was produced by Darren Aronofsky, all the pieces suddenly click into place. Keeping it lucid while playing it loose, the movie dares to experiment with form and socialised ideas until it abruptly pulls the rug out from under its audience, veering off...
Martin Solomon (David Schwimmer) is a washed-up screenwriter who has no sense of purpose or fulfillment in his life. When the offer to turn one of his dream projects into a film is on the table — but he has to change the male protagonist into a woman — Martin starts to emulate his life through a female lens while pursuing a hallucinatory dream. Meanwhile, two kids get robbed and end up caring for a dog that neither of them knows where it came from.
The moment that viewers realise that Little Death was produced by Darren Aronofsky, all the pieces suddenly click into place. Keeping it lucid while playing it loose, the movie dares to experiment with form and socialised ideas until it abruptly pulls the rug out from under its audience, veering off...
- 1/30/2024
- by Jasmine Valentine
- Nerdly
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