
Charlie takes an odyssey through grief during a fall weekend in New York City. His encounters are planned and chance: with a homeless man who sleeps by his building, with a friend who's dying, with the couple who lives (and noisily loves) in the flat above him, with a bartender and a one-night-stand he follows home, and with a tattooed stranger whom he seeks out and befriends. Along the way, Charlie inhabits a city full of moments of violence and of stories and legends: a kid... (Full plot summary below)
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Charlie takes an odyssey through grief during a fall weekend in New York City. His encounters are planned and chance: with a homeless man who sleeps by his building, with a friend who's dying, with the couple who lives (and noisily loves) in the flat above him, with a bartender and a one-night-stand he follows home, and with a tattooed stranger whom he seeks out and befriends. Along the way, Charlie inhabits a city full of moments of violence and of stories and legends: a kidney thief, a microwaved poodle, a rat in a hot dog bun, a baby left on a car top, a tourist's toothbrush, needles in public-phone change slots. Charlie lives and tells his own stories. What caused his melancholy?
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| San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleRarely does a movie come along that captures an aspect of everyday consciousness that has not yet made it onto film. |
| Dallas ObserverDavid EhrensteinBecause of the supremely artful way Shear and Reitz have pitched the story, it reaches into places few films, gay or straight, have gone. |
| Chicago TribuneJohn PetrakisOne of those small films that will, one hopes, find a larger audience through word of mouth. |
| The New York TimesStephen HoldenAs technically innovative as it is emotionally unsettling. |
| New York Daily NewsJami BernardSmart, psychologically complex film is an offbeat and effective tale. |
| Austin ChronicleKimberley JonesLeaves you scratching your head a bit, wondering what just happened, and worrying if maybe it could happen to you too. |
| L.A. WeeklyErnest HardyThe story of what happens when everything dies but love. It's a simple story, artfully told. |
| Film.comDavid D'ArcyIt gives the audience something serious to ponder. That's rare these days. |
| Los Angeles TimesKevin ThomasThe journey -- long, dark, pungent, and twisted as it is -- is well worth the taking. |
| Washington PostDesson ThomsonThere's no denying its surreal, hypnotic effect. |