
Fletcher Munson is a lethargic, passive worker for a Scientology-like self-help corporation called Eventualism. After the death of a colleague, he is promoted to the job of writing speeches for T. Azimuth Schwitters, the founder and head of the group. He uses this as an excuse to be emotionally and romantically distant from his wife, who, he discovers, is having an affair with his doppelganger, a dentist named Dr. Jeffrey Korchek. As Munson fumbles with the speech and Korchek... (Full plot summary below)
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Fletcher Munson is a lethargic, passive worker for a Scientology-like self-help corporation called Eventualism. After the death of a colleague, he is promoted to the job of writing speeches for T. Azimuth Schwitters, the founder and head of the group. He uses this as an excuse to be emotionally and romantically distant from his wife, who, he discovers, is having an affair with his doppelganger, a dentist named Dr. Jeffrey Korchek. As Munson fumbles with the speech and Korchek becomes obsessed with a new patient, a psychotic exterminator named Elmo Oxygen goes around the town seducing lonely wives and taking photographs of his genitals.
Leave your thoughts about Schizopolis.
| Dallas ObserverAndy KleinAt first glance, Schizopolis may seem like no more than a grab-bag of tricks and gimmicks, but repeat viewings reveal a more coherent pattern. |
| New York TimesJanet MaslinExasperating as it is, Schizopolis has a deliberateness almost interesting enough to offset its sophomoric streak. |
| San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleIt's fresh, unexpected and goofy. It's not a smart career move, just a film that its director wanted to make for some crazy reason, and he made it. |
| Cinema WriterJay Antania filmmaking exercise from someone eager to stretch his legs, do something goofy, and experiment, all of which Soderbergh does without losing his audience |
| Rochester Democrat and ChronicleJack GarnerNo kidding, this is one weird movie. But if you're open to the wacky experience and you are patient, you will have a lot of laughs and gain surprising insight into contemporary society. |
| Austin ChronicleMarjorie BaumgartenIt's just that audiences are going to have a hard time tidily summarizing what it is they just experienced (and I suspect the same holds true for Soderbergh himself). |
| The A.V. ClubKeith PhippsFast-paced and ambitious, it never bores, and Soderbergh proves himself interesting to watch in addition to being gifted behind the camera. |
| Urban CinefileUrban Cinefile CriticsThe fractured and elliptical narrative does make for tough going at times but viewers who hang in there are duly rewarded with moments of true inspiration. |
| Ozus' World Movie ReviewsDennis SchwartzThough funny and observant at times, it still comes across as a strained juvenile guerilla movie whose bizarre antics never caught fire. |
| Apollo GuideDan JardineTaken as a whole, the film fails to maintain the consistent absurd tone it is aiming for. |