Inclubabu Plot so thin, it passes unnoticed.

MonsterPerfect Good idea lost in the noise

Solidrariol Am I Missing Something?

Yazmin Close shines in drama with strong language, adult themes.

Alice Digsit This film is a lovely, playful and thoughtful romp through the conflicting forces that make up our modern world.Disguised as a wacky comedy sketching a chiaroscuro of moral, economic and educational themes, the film begins in a charming idyllic intellectual landscape where people delight in epistemological, ethical and ontological questions. To hear unabashed philosophical dialogue and playful joking about classical ideas in such a popular medium as mainstream film is a rare delight, especially done as it is as an affectionate spoof of the sequestered world of academia.Having set the piece in this intellectual arena, to then pull the philosopher out of his element into a world of childhood fears, sensual promise and madcap amorality creates the tension necessary for drama to occur. And there is drama indeed, with sweetness, bitterness, tenderness and violence all stewed together to boil down to some fairly basic and perennial questions about human nature.

rooprect A lot of films claim to be "dark comedy" when in actuality they're more like "comic horror". There's a difference.Dark comedy should make us laugh at the concepts of death, violence and tragedy. Examples would be the hilarious "Beetlejuice", "Grand Theft Parsons", and even campy stuff like "Men at Work" & "Weekend at Bernie's". The idea here is to take us to a goofy, cartoonish world where death & violence are meaningless. Either that, or the dead guys always deserve it.Other films, though excellent in their own right, are a little too rooted in realism, and unless you catch yourself in a somewhat sick state of mind they can come across as being disturbing (probably intentionally so). Examples would be "Heathers", "Pulp Fiction" and the Coen brothers films. I love all of those movies, but sometimes they just freak me out."Leaves of Grass" pulls off a violent story but does it in a way that's not upsetting. The movie takes the philosophical approach that it's irrational to fear death. Midway through, we get a quote from the Greek philosopher Epicurious who argued that death (or the state of nonexistence) should not be feared as long as we're alive because it can't touch us. When it finally does claim us, we're dead (nonexistent) so we're not able to feel it. In other words: what you'll never know can't hurt you.I loved the little bits of philosophy peppered throughout the movie (the main character being a philosophy professor). It was just enough to keep it on a deep level without getting us bogged down in heady psychobabble.The story itself is somewhat unrealistic, but that adds to the cartoonish vibe I mentioned earlier. You're not supposed to look for loopholes & inconsistencies. Just sit back & enjoy the ride. Like I mentioned above, fans of philosophy and literature (Walt Whitman's "Leaves of Grass") will get a kick out of it. If you're one of those, also check out the Jim Jarmusch films "Dead Man" and "Ghost Dog".

mhblack91 It's easy for hacks to say they don't like something if they give no real reasons as to why. Read any of the bad reviews for this film and you'll see what i mean. What more could you want from a an indie dark comedy? It had brilliant performances by both the cinematographer and the cast, all of which were extremely under payed judging by the budget of this film. A spectacularly rich and funny script, and completely original approach to the regional indie. It boasted the Oklahoma landscape without saturating the viewer like a tourism piece and it featured all the right naughty stuff audiences love as far as violence and drugs are concerned. Sure it was a little slow at some points but for those of you who don't remember people had to make films using there minds and original ideas at one point in time without relying on CGI and 3D to make a good film. This movie is not only a throw back to what movies use to be, and artful expression, but subtly uses CGI technology in the proper application; as little as humanly possible. Check it out it's really a great movie and ed Norton will simply blow your mind once again.

MLDinTN This movie was hard to understand. At times it seemed to be a comedy and at other times a dark satire. Ed Norton was good playing twins. One was Bill, an educator from up north, and the other a pot selling hill billy named Brady. Brady tricks Bill into coming back to Oklahoma by saying he died. But what Brady really wants is Bill's help in getting him out from under a drug lord. Brady has been selling and growing lots of weed and wants out. He wants to use his twin as an alibi while he takes care of business. Then Brady and his sidekick do something totally out of character when confronting the drug lord. That's when the movie jumped the railroad tracks. It got really absurd from there.FINAL VERDICT: OK, but not good enough to recommend.