You know a pretentious film within minutes... and, as is often the case, they are all style and no substance.
Inherent Vice is exactly that, as a needless voice-over tries to sound poetic while either saying nothing or telling us what we've just seen. Every shot is pretty, the actors are all on form, but their dialogue is almost incomprehensible, with an overly-convoluted plot that, were it not so, would be B-grade detective material.
I managed just over 40 minutes of this spellbinding mess before I my logical mind yelled at me the benefits of an early night! Honestly, by missing this, you are missing nothing except the feeling that you're wasting your time by watching it.
Verdict: an absolute stinker to avoid!
Inherent Vice is exactly that, as a needless voice-over tries to sound poetic while either saying nothing or telling us what we've just seen. Every shot is pretty, the actors are all on form, but their dialogue is almost incomprehensible, with an overly-convoluted plot that, were it not so, would be B-grade detective material.
I managed just over 40 minutes of this spellbinding mess before I my logical mind yelled at me the benefits of an early night! Honestly, by missing this, you are missing nothing except the feeling that you're wasting your time by watching it.
Verdict: an absolute stinker to avoid!