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I love Charlie Kaufman's work and I want to express all my admiration once again after seeing his first directed flick. It is so rich and complex that you won't waste your time summarising it. It just leaves you speechless. It is never ending, constantly evolving to a further stage, strong and silent like a wave. You just follow its evolution (That's the right word, I wouldn't talk about "story") and get yourself comfortably lost. The reason why my vote is not so high after all is a feeling about an incomplete movie. There is way loads of stuff in it (I think everyone may agree) and it ends up creating a bit of fragmentation. The first half of the movie is realistic while the second is totally surreal (The movie lasts 124 minutes). Probably the first part could have been shorter (Even though most of people say that the ending is too long). In the surreal half of the movie the characters are re-played by look-like actors and it takes too long to assume this new "dimension". You feel you cannot make it and, while you are still entertained, you loose satisfaction. It's like plugging in a delay-effect on your guitar, you just can't play the same solo. I know Charlie has been able to do better than that and I am referring to "Human Nature" that, despite its complexity, goes along sharp and intriguing to the end. I am sure next one would be better and I know there's gonna be another.

I think this movie deserves more than 6. I wouldn't be indulgent with this two independent filmmakers because, these days, they are in good company. I would rather underline the emotional state this movie is able to communicate. You see catchy animations and other graphic sequences that make you think "Yes, we are now dealing with a new school of film-making" but at the end of the day you carry on watching it because it a has got a cosy and delicate pace. Someone find it too auto-biographical but in my opinion they have been good enough to make it look as little auto-autobiographical as possible. I managed to watch it on youtube just before they removed it but I'd still suggest to a friend. Don't expect to be amazed but enjoy a soft and quirky story-telling with a background of snow and dazzling voice-overs.

Well, I don't really understand why Mister Lonely has such a low rate on IMDb.com... I guess that if you go and see an Harmony Korine film you should expect a bit of noncontinuous plot and a considerable touch of black humour. People were laughing all the time yesterday at the cinema, actually it is pretty funny to see the Pope holding a glass of wine in his hand or simply a: man imitating Micheal Jackson riding a tiny motorcycle dragging a monkey puppet that floats in the air... This film has the finest unreal set I've ever seen in a movie (Check the plot summary too get an idea). Even if doesn't have the complexity of Dogville or American Beaty, it's a perfect representation of the eternal question "Who are we?". Are we what we represent? Are we what we try or wish to be? And finally: Is there a god? To be honest, I think that a film about this kind of stuff deserves a decent rate. Also because it is absolutely well crafted and good-looking. It has got everything Korine is all about: weirdness, uncomfortable situations, disappointment and spirituality. If you are in the mood for a proper "art" movie, check it out.