4/4  Time and Space, what!?!?
What do I like about this movie, besides the very cute Jason Schwartzman? Hmm. Everything! This film has my favorite actress Isabelle Huppert and my favorite guilty pleasure actress, Naomi Watts. Dustin Hoffman and Lily Tomlin are a treat ... (read full)

2.5/4  I Heart Huckabees Quick Review
The only member of the cast who handed in a performance with which he could be proud was Mark Wahlberg. No joke.

4/5 The universe is where?
  by Rev. E. Antonio Hernandez
As a relative late-comer to this film, about which the most irritating thing for me was the title, I'll have little to add. Firstly, I think it the height of stupidity, even if the studio intended it, that the film is called "I HEART Huckabees". The correct phrasing as I should well know is "I LOVE Huckabees".

Having got that off my chest, I have a huge problem with the toadying up to existentialism and Sartre that goes so hand-in-hand with this film. Existentialism and especially Sartre are NOT FUN...this film is fun. To hell with existentialism and Sartre.

I found it refreshing and brilliant that an "Existentialist Investigation Agency" could actually work in a film as a concept--it makes me wonder why we don't really have such agencies. I'd love to be told I'll be spied upon, then have someone actually do it and tell me where I go wrong.

This is the point of this delightful, best-seen-hit-and-run-style film. It isn't existentialism, it's CONSCIENCE. Tomlin and Hoffman are the protagonists' respective consciences! It is brilliant, and if one is not open to self exploration/criticism, one won't "get" the film.

So forget about comparisons with "The Royal Tennenbaums" and "Iggy Blah Blah" and the others. This film is much more akin to one of Terry Gilliam's masterpieces, because it reflects humanity's quirks the same way.

Usual kudos to the great work on this film...and personally, I think Mark Wahlberg is at his sexiest in this film. He makes up for the irritating dorkiness of the alleged "main character" played by Jason Schwartzman, who is a sort of tougher version of comedian Richard Lewis. Admittedly, casting Lewis instead of Schwartzman would have been the kiss of death for this delightful film. Buy it, but DO NOT watch this on the same night as "The Life Acquatic With Steve Zissou"--my only existentialist reference.

5/5 Fun beginners glimpse on Quantum Mechanics/ Physics
  by Christine J. Cox
This can be purchased and come with or without bonus features. YOU WANT THE VERSION WITH BONUS FEATURES! They are so worth it. Dustin Hoffman and Lily Tomlin interview different quantum physics scientists in character and I can't tell you any more without spoiling the whole thing. I actually saw the version first at the video store and begged Roch to get it for me for Xmas and so he did but for some reason the released a second DVD without said Bonus Features and were so disappointed we sold it on eBay to get the version we wanted. We finally have it now and was well worth the wait!

The movie itself was so much fun to watch and love popping it in to watch any time. Very funny and a great plot if you can say there is really a plot to a time line of random events.

5/5 Existentialist? Crazy fun and worth a look...
  by R. Gawlitta (Milwaukee, Wisconsin USA)
Reviews were mixed, if only because no one was enjoying the fun that the cast was having with the script of David O. Russell and Jeff Baena. Indeed, director Russell ran with this crazy idea and, best of all, a remarkable cast ran with him, all the way. Silliness abounds. I thought this might be an idea Charlie Kaufman would come up with; it was released the same year as "Eternal Sunshine". The film had no Oscar recognition, but was on many Top 10 lists; totally ignored by the Indie Spirits. Jason Schwarzman is terrific, as is Mark Wahlberg; excellent support from Lily Tomlin, Dustin Hoffman, Naomi Watts, Jude Law, Richard Jenkins, Tippi Hedren, Talia Shire, Bob Gunton, and the enigmatic Isabel Huppert...it really is a feast of acting, regarding the subject matter. Not a weak link to be found. It may not be for all tastes, but it was very entertaining for me. I was amused at a running joke about Shania Twain, and when she appeared, it was a pivotal moment. This is a very classy film, misunuderstood by many.If you want some totally insane fun, check it out. Highly recommended. The DVD I watched was full-screen, with only a commentary. Bummer.

1/5 big disspointment
  by rain cluod
I guess at some point I should get used to these kinds of movies where the story that the movie should be about disspears and is replaced by some lame distraction in which someone can spew thier pseudo-intillectual crap for an hour and a half. This time it's existential detectives.

Oh, and at the end they discover that the problem with Jude Law and Naomi Watt's is they're not having good sex. OH how amazingly original!

3/5 Decent dvd quality
  by Adventure Girl (Boulder, CO)
This dvd was in fairly good condition for being used but I did not keep it. I would probably buy from this seller again if they had a movie that I wanted.