Buffalo '66
I’ve had this one on my watchlist basically since I created my Letterboxd account, and let me tell you, it DID NOT disappoint. I wanna preface that in the span of my movie watching journey (especially since I got this app), I’ve seen A LOT of fucked up movies, so my movie scale of what’s too messed up might be skewed. Take that into consideration before reading lol.
I mean… holy shit. This is an incredible movie. The characters duality works so well. Christina Ricci plays this character that initially you’re made to believe is normal and is gonna be (natrually) afraid and repulsed to Vincent Gallos character. But as the movie goes on, you realize she’s just as fucked up as he is. It’s endearing at times— charming even. Also the choice to slowly unveil why Gallos character is the way he is over time is done so well.
Second, the editing choices made throughout are SO incredible! It keeps you engaged in a way that is exciting and unlike many other movies. The color grading is BEAUTIFUL; creating this powdery look throughout. It really pairs well with the dysfunctional story line— creating a really cool juxtaposition between the pretty and ugly.
The last ten minutes of that movie overall are really sweet. Without spoiling anything, the ending sticks a landing that I was pretty worried it wouldn’t be able to pull off. Lucky for me, it did with flying colors! I wish I could maybe see the aftermath of the end of the movie, but beggars can’t be choosers.
Throughout, I jokingly told my roommate that the movie felt like eating a spoonful of sugar that had grains of dirt and sand mixed in. Weird I know, but honestly I feel like that’s a pretty good analogy. It’s really sweet at times, but there’s also these occasional reminders (ones that lessens throughout the movie) that it’s not this sweet wholesome thing always, but can also be pretty fucked up and bubble popping so to speak.
Definitely one of my new favorite movies EASILY. Haven’t seen a movie I loved this much since I saw Gregg Araki’s “Nowhere”, or Sofia Coppola’s “Lost In Translation” (both first time watches this year).