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Brown Bunny, the newest film by Vincent Gallo, was more than I expected. Wonderfully self-obsessed and self-loathing, it was surprisingly modest in its experimentalism. It was actually sort of formulaic with a tried-and-tested dramatic ending, and was surprisingly very very funny at some points.
It was emotionally touching and oh-so-American: Gallo seems to have a fetish for small mid-western towns and lingering well-framed shots of tiny family homes with flags on the porch, I noticed this in Buffalo 66 also.
I loved the fact that I really could never quite tell if he were being disingenuous about his intentions in the film, I was nearly convinced that the melodrama of some of the scenes was earnestly heartfelt, which I found to be very endearing, not a put-off at all. I'm not sure if this says more about me or the film.