It was hard for me not to feel duped when I walked into Prince Avalanche expecting an indie comedy with dramatic undertones and walked out feeling like I’d just wasted two hours of my life on a steamy, bloated, self-masturbatory, art fart with absolutely no semblance of structure, pace or character investment.
I’m a fan of Paul Rudd,and Emile Hirsch is alright sometimes, and I definitely had some stoney laughs with Pineapple Express so I expected the colloboration between Rudd, Hirsch and director David Gordon Green to result in some sweet, sweet laughter and maybe even some deeper thematic elements only allowed to be touched upon in the steeple of indie fare. But not even Gordon Green’s superdud Your Highness could have prepared me for the laughless, pretentious crap that was Prince Avalanche.
It’s the movie equivalent of enduring someone who has zero respect for you, babbling on in your face about something you entirely don’t care about for two whole hours. No-one goes anywhere, nothing happens and I sat envious of the storm of patrons emptying out of the theater. This film a battle where I wanted to wave the white flag and retreat myself but stuck it out, waiting for something to save it from itself…
So, I’m not officially supposed to review the film yet so I’ll halt my incriminating words there and let you be the judge. Watch and learn.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ewpjHDZzT7A
Does this trailer make you want to see the film and what do you think that it’s preparing you for exactly? In other words, from what you’ve just seen, what would you expect from Prince Avalanche? Don’t expect my review for another month or so but assume that it’s gonna get ugly.
Prince Avalanche is directed by David Gordon Green and stars Emile Hirsch and Paul Rudd. Don’t see it, but it comes out August 9.
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By: Matt Oakes
Started blogging about film in college when the university paper wouldn’t have him. Dislikes your consensus film Twitter favorites. Devotee of horror movies that make him die a little inside. Catches films at festivals when he can. Proud SFCS and OFCS member and Tomatometer-approved critic. Editor-in-chief of Silver Screen Riot.
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