MY OWN PRIVATE IDAHO (1991) - July 27, 2008
About the exploits of a couple of male prostitutes, this was a really well directed film, but ultimately it was too strange and obtuse to ever really get into. Featuring dialogue that shifts jarringly from Shakespearean to naturalistic, and a freewheeling plot that never really goes anywhere, this feels more like a failed experiment than anything else (and makes Gus Van Sant's last few films seem almost conventional in comparison). I was never bored per se, but the film kept me at an arm's length with its constant oddness. **
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