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Dominican Rep. Joe versus the Volcano
6,366
Comedy. Romance
Joe versus the Volcano is a fable which opens with somewhat surrealistic scenes of the dehumanization of Joe Bank's job and work environment (at a company whose product rather literally screws people) with imagery that seems to have been inspired by the classic film Metropolis. Joe is diagnosed with an incurable disease, quits his dehumanizing job, and accepts an offer to briefly "live like a king, die like a man" - but to fulfill his ... [+]
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"It is not an entirely successful movie, but it is new and fresh and not shy of taking chances. And the dialogue in it is actually worth listening to, because it is written with wit and romance (...) Rating: ★★★½ (out of 4)" | ||
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"A sugary, upbeat existential adventure (...) Rating: ★★ (out of 5)" | ||
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"Romantic and preposterous all at once, it's actually a funny, endearing fable about courage, love and faith" | ||
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"Shanley tries to make something courageous and symbolic out of the notion of jumping into a volcano, but his philosophizing is sentimental, heavy-handed and forced." | ||
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"Like a lava lamp turned on high, Joe Versus the Volcano glows with originality" | ||
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"A fiasco (...) Individually the actors are fine, but Shanley can’t blend their divergent styles." |
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