juneebuggy This was very slow going. Its a "dialogue-driven character study" that watches a bit like a play, involving a short fused ex-con (Live Schreiber) who takes a job in parks-maintenance and then finds stability and camaraderie with his older co-worker Murph (Ned Beatty). The pair bond over a year long period and nothing much else happens.Ultimately this was slow and boring even with the fantastic performances from Beatty and Schreiber who, despite their initial differences develop a nice friendship, and eventually form an almost father-son relationship. I'll be honest though, 1/2 an hour in and I was hitting the FF button.As an FYI this was shot in sequence over a one-year period, against the backdrop of the changing seasons. Yeah at least that happened. 03.23.14

myemailmb Well, I guess if one feels that if nothing blows up, and no one is killed, that "nothing happens" in this movie, then one would be correct. However, if you want to see one of the great actors of the last 30 years (Ned Beatty) and an up and coming insanely great actor (Lieb Schriver) just have normal interactions, that are still riveting, for they are so real, then this is the movie for you. Just watching these two guys interact is wonderful. And the puppies are really cute (not to mention Lieb Schriver). Sorry if I spelled his name incorrectly. In any event, this is one of the few DVDs I have bought. This and Napolean Dynamite, which might give you an idea of how widespread my tastes are! But heck..to each his own, right? I think this is a terrific website, too!

carwashwannabe I picked out this film randomly at the video store and I found it incredibly powerful and fitting to adult life, and every human's inevitable life ahead of them.I want to mention how low key some of the aspects of this film are (like having a mere 11 characters), but I don't want to spoil anyone's chance of seeing this, because not just people into indie films can be moved by something like this. Despite the movie's deep tone, I found it incredibly uplifting. What we become is not important, its the relationships we build with others that really gives our lives meaning.

The Gryphon A rare delight for those of us who watch a movie more for the acting techniques than for the explosions and bikini babes. Beatty and Schrieber portray two city workers who muse about their lives during their day to day working relationship. Nothing really major happens. No plot twists abound. No great arc of transference happens in the plot, just a gentle "getting to know you" feeling develops as the viewer gets drawn into the story very gently. I've seen lots of movies and I must say this is one where I couldn't predict what would happen next because it defies Hollywood traditions by choosing the natural moments in life to focus on rather than the supernatural. It's a small gem for those that prefer their movies to be more introspective than most