Mel Torme aside, the soundtrack for "Jack Goes Boating" is heavy with highly revered indie rock acts like Grizzly Bear and Fleet Foxes and Cat Power. Some incredible 70's soul and 60's Reggae round out Philip Seymour Hoffman's directorial debut and it looks like this might be the soundtrack to beat this Fall. And who doesn't like a little Mel Torme anyway?
The film follows a limo driver named Jack, played by Hoffman, whose love for reggae inspired him to sort of grow dreadlocks. He dreams of working for the Mta while hanging out with fellow driver Clyde and his wife Lucy. When the couple set Jack up with Connie, Jack decides takes swimming lessons from Clyde so he can "give Connie the romantic boat ride she dreams of."
Character driven relationship dramady ensues. Listen to some of the tracks I found most compelling, including the strangely beautiful "Dearly...
The film follows a limo driver named Jack, played by Hoffman, whose love for reggae inspired him to sort of grow dreadlocks. He dreams of working for the Mta while hanging out with fellow driver Clyde and his wife Lucy. When the couple set Jack up with Connie, Jack decides takes swimming lessons from Clyde so he can "give Connie the romantic boat ride she dreams of."
Character driven relationship dramady ensues. Listen to some of the tracks I found most compelling, including the strangely beautiful "Dearly...
- 9/3/2010
- by Brandon Kim
- ifc.com
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