Not exact matches
In its own
quirky indie -
movie kind of way, the film even avoids being too preciously cute, unlike Waititi's self - consciously oddball «Eagle vs Shark.»
Well acted, literate and very, very precious, the
movie is perhaps a mash - up
of the sort
of quirky chattiness and diorama style audiences familiar with Noah Baumbach and Wes Anderson will recognize, but it captures the (
kind of necessary) self - absorption and heightened stakes
of teenagedom with an engaging aplomb.
Helen, who was in a coma for eight years before returning to school, is the
kind of quirky character the
movie could have used more
of.
CHERISH is a definite guilty pleasure, the
kind of movie that makes very little sense, but has such
quirky charm that you may end up loving anyway.
Because
of this dichotomy, it's the
kind of movie that has never really found an audience, save for those who enjoy
quirky oddities that are, at the very least, different from any other
kind of film.
The film's aspect ratio changes throughout for no discernible reason; an early scene in which Luisaidh witnesses a neighbour committing suicide is quickly forgotten; and the frequent never - explained sight
of a naked man in another neighbour's garden just seems like the
kind of quirky visual gag you'd find in a Richard Curtis
movie.
This is the
kind of quirky movie you marvel ever got made while being supremely grateful that it did.
His 2005 adaptation
of Pride and Prejudice is one
of the best
of its
kind, Atonement is a lavish period drama executed to perfection, Hanna is a
quirky and thrilling action
movie, and Pan is... well, at least Pan is something singular.