I Heart Huckabees

Pros: Moments of utter hilarity. Cast works well together.
Cons: Not as off-the-beaten-path or as smart as I thought it was going to be

Have you ever been to those movies where half way through it you realize that you’ve been laughing so hard you thought you’d pee in your seat, but only three of the hundred other audience members are laughing with you (and secretly you’re ...

Pros: imaginative, philosophical, with some cute moments
Cons: silly, desperate, derivative, trend-chasing, misguided

I Heart Huckabees is the kind of film you either love or hate, depending on your tolerance for cinematic experimentation - unless you're someone like me: able to appreciate what "worked" and equally able to see what didn't. Those looking for a ...

Pros: acting, script, premise, hilarity
Cons: believe it or not... JUDE LAW!, a little messy (but in a good way...)

I was going to go see Bridget Jones 2, but one of the people I was hanging out with had already seen it, so we decided to see I Heart Huckabees instead. Man, am I glad we made that choice! Rather than being a formulaic, predictable, ...

Pros: The cast, the mix of sunny comedy and philosophical bleakness
Cons: Could've been more emotionally affecting, not as smart as it thinks (or shows) it is

Huckabees bills itself as "The Everything Store". You can buy everything from tops to mops there, and feel good about your buying experience. Need a riding mower? Come to Huckabees! Need some flatware? Huckabees is your place! Need to fill the ...

Pros: This film is funny as hell. The protagonists ride bikes in LA.
Cons: Everything or nothing, depending on your point of view.

"I Love Huckabees", the latest from Director David Russell ("Three Kings", "Spanking the Monkey"), is not for everyone. If you're in search of deep, emotional characters, an easy to follow plot and a satisfying "good guys triumph over bad guys" ending, ...

Pros: Isabelle Huppert is super hot (think Susan Sarandon with a French accent)
Cons: can these people stop talking past one another? This film can't bother to make them

Jason Schwartzman .... Albert Markovski Isabelle Huppert .... Caterine Vauban Dustin Hoffman .... Bernard Lily Tomlin .... Vivian Jude Law .... Brad Stand Mark Wahlberg .... Tommy Corn Naomi Watts .... Dawn Campbell Angela Grillo .... ...

Pros: Great cast, addresses philosophical questions, hilarious script
Cons: Might be too quirky for some, glosses over age old philosophical questions

In the months leading up to the release of I Heart Huckabees I can't tell you how many times I heard comparisons between it and Royal Tenenbaums. I heard people say it was basically going to be a sequel to it, that David O. Russell totally ...

Pros: Performances, story rhythm, uniqueness
Cons: Large ensemble leaves minimum screen time for characters

It's easy to see why a movie like I Heart Huckabees wasn't a terrible success at the box office. This is one movie that goes way over my head, but for some reason, I liked it. As written by David O. Russell, I Heart Huckabees is a strange philosophical ...

Pros: At least a good enough watch to realize maybe it DOESN'T suck to be you.
Cons: NOT, I repeat NOT NOT NOT for serious beings engrossed in their own existential dilemma.

I saw the previews of this film and thought, "yeah that looks like a winner!"...However, the film DID remind me in some way of the eccentrically brilliant "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind", so I figured what the hey. I had nothing better to do. So ...

Pros: Light. Sometimes bright. Moves at a brisk pace.
Cons: Neither overly comedic nor dramatic, and therefore stuck in a state of fetching limbo.

Here's a movie that falls somewhere in between Wim Wenders' "Wings of Desire" and Woody Allen's "Love and Death." Far between as it is neither as gripping as the former nor as funny as the latter. No doubt, that people--and reviewers--are expecting one ...

Pros: Excellent script, superior acting, good cinematography & camera angles, good music for what it is
Cons: This is a 'talking' movie, you may need to be in the mood

Either you love this movie or hate it. I found it smart and funny, and I think more of a true movie lover's movie. It is in the tradition of Woody Allen, where much of what we would see in action and emoting is just annotated spoken dialog. However ...

Pros: A brilliant screenplay and a terrific, star-studded cast.
Cons: Maybe just a little bit pretentious. Maybe.

It is a very rare feat indeed when a filmmaker can espouse philosophical wonderings and rumblings and tack onto that all kinds of existential beliefs, and still manage to create a bevy of realistic characters and wonderful humor without wrapping it all ...

Pros: Not run of the mill, very entertaining.
Cons: somewhat inaccessible. People who don't like it, REALLY don't like it.

Fantastic movie. Well executed, and I think more importantly well planned. How am I not myself? The story revolves around Jason Schwartzmann, an environmental activist with an existential crisis. After hiring an existential detective agency ...

Pros: It causes you to dig in your soul and find what's really true and real.
Cons: The sex scene was certainly unnecessary and had no relevance to the story.

I had to watch Huckabee's a couple of times to fully understand it because it is full of views of life and the universe that we live in. The amazing cast really bring out the best of these characters and show the good vs. the bad and how they wind up intertwining in the end.

Pros: funny, awesome, "deep," constantly amusing and unravelling plot. High Brow.
Cons: I wish it went on for days, but it didn't. Not for kids. High brow.

I saw dozens of movies in theaters this year, and this was easily the best. Huckabees is constantly amusinng and forces introspection. It's about everything and nothing. If I were to say it is about an "Existential Detective" case, which it is, you would probably thing, "what?!" it is just such a smart movie.
There are some comedic highpoints, though the whole thing is funny. Marky Mark's best performance. I dont think the younguns would like the movie too much, though it might have enough sheer entertainment value to get them through. It is an adult oriented movie.