Perry Kate
Very very predictable, including the post credit scene !!!
Skunkyrate
Gripping story with well-crafted characters
Teddie Blake
The movie turns out to be a little better than the average. Starting from a romantic formula often seen in the cinema, it ends in the most predictable (and somewhat bland) way.
Billy Ollie
Through painfully honest and emotional moments, the movie becomes irresistibly relatable
Lionel Shkraah
This film id amazing, you have the feeling to live the story intimately with the actors, a lot of scene are played in the real life, with real people, I have not a lot of film to compare with it (may be "Gummo" or some movies of Asia Argento). It show us different faces of America, different social class, and it show it for real. This action film is also funny with really good actors, really good filming, post production etc... IT IS NOT A CLASSICAL MOVIE ! YOU CANNOT COMPARE IT WITH CORPORATE STUFF ! In this movie actors are also filmmakers, and near everything is played in real life, outside ! You must see this piece of art and you may love it if you are a real cinephile, for sure !
SnoopyStyle
Filmmakers Bella (Olivia Wilde) and Milo (Tao Ruspoli) are pushed into driving Milo's brother Leo (Shawn Andrews) from prison across town to rehab or else Leo will be spending time in jail. Bella is not too happy as Milo is obligated despite their previous appointments. As they film their trip, Leo goes from one location to another in search for money to pay the $5k for the rehab. They meet sketchy characters doing questionable things as it seems like there is always another stop.This looks like an indie a bunch of friends did on their day off. Shawn Andrews gives a very kinetic performance, but it wears thin quickly. The problem with the story is that Bella and Milo keep repeating the same mistake over and over again. Leo is obviously lying to them as he spends the money on drugs. At some point, a clear thinking person would just stuff Leo into the back of the car while they drive him to the rehab instead of letting him go to every drug spot he knows. Somehow the movie needs to set up why the couple would go along with any of this.
lewiskendell
"My life's like that accident. You're just slowing down to look."Not bad, not bad at all. Fix is a faux-documentary about a man and his girlfriend's attempt to get his charismatic, junkie brother to rehab by a court-ordered time. It takes place during the course of a single day in and around Los Angeles, and it's shot from the perspective of a hand-held camera that they're using to document the (supposedly simple) trip. Getting Leo to his destination turns out to be a lot more complicated than expected (of course), and we come along with them on the journey. I'll admit that I only watched it because Olivia Wilde was one of the main actors, but it ended up being a pleasant surprise. Visually, Fix is very interesting. The three main characters travel all through Los Angeles, and meet the requisite colorful and interesting characters. The story goes in a lot of different directions, from humor to social awareness to the typical road trip narrative. At times, it's not hard to see this as a real documentary with actual people. There's good chemistry between the actors (understandable, given their connections in real life), and that makes the entire movie easier to buy into. Fix can be a little preachy and unfocused at times, but that makes sense when you consider that these characters probably would say things that they do to each other.That's not to say that Fix doesn't veer into implausibility, from time to time. There are a few scenes that come off as incredibly inauthentic, and one at the end that was just too ridiculous and over-the-top. Eccentricity is fine, but it can hurt a movie when it's forced.As far as small, independent, low-budget movies go, I've seen a lot worse. I'd recommend this to anyone who has an affinity for that kind of film. If you prefer the gloss and tidy bookends of a more typical movie, you might want to skip Fix.
nwsts
I suppose the "shaky camera" style is there to add a sense of realism. Well, it doesn't. It just makes you think your watching a high school project that was made with the parents Handycam. The entire movie is shot from the storyteller's Point Of View, which is very hard to do well, and in this case it isn't. (Try any episode of Peep Show to see this technique done well). Also annoying was the preposterous situations. Like drug dealers supposedly being "cool" with video taping the transaction and many more like this. The minor characters were almost universally unbelievable and very poorly acted. Most of the dialogue was sparse, uninteresting, and unrealistic. Shawn Andrews is the bright spot and adds a professional touch to an otherwise puerile film.