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Rhinoceros Eyes

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Rhinoceros Eyes (2004)

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Reviews Counted: 22

Fresh: 10

Rotten:12

Average Rating: 5.3/10

Runtime: 1 hr 33 mins

Genre: Dramas

Synopsis: With sequences of stop-motion animation in which a tiny doll made of buttons, plastic toys, and other doodads speaks to the main character, RHINOCEROS EYES is a moody fantasy film brimming with magic and imagination. It takes place in the... With sequences of stop-motion animation in which a tiny doll made of buttons, plastic toys, and other doodads speaks to the main character, RHINOCEROS EYES is a moody fantasy film brimming with magic and imagination. It takes place in the cluttered prop house inhabited by Chep (Michael Pitt), a twentysomething idiot savant. Living among the set pieces--50-pound cherries, mannequins, strings of tiki lights, costumes, and rusted highway signs--Chep rarely digs himself out of the maze of junk. But one day he is called to the front of the shop by his foulmouthed boss (the hilarious Matt Servitto, known for his role on THE SOPRANOS) where he meets Fran (Paige Turco), who is working on a local movie shoot and requests very specific, hard-to-find props like rhinoceros eyes. Chep is devoted to fulfilling Fran's needs, and develops an alter ego and slight schizophrenia in his attempts to please her. Wildly amusing scenes of Chep stalking through the night in a Tor Johnson mask, or having fantasies about his alter ego (the toy-parts doll) making love to Fran are only half the fun. The creative camerawork (scenes filmed inside a doll house) and darkened red and green lighting do the rest. Director-writer Aaron Woodley is the nephew of David Cronenberg, who is admired for his creepy, gory films. While Woodley carves out his own niche with this entry, the promising influence of Cronenberg cannot be denied. [More]

Starring: Michael Pitt, Gale Harold, Paige Turco, Matt Servitto

Starring: Michael Pitt, Gale Harold, Paige Turco, Matt Servitto, Jim Allodi, Victor Ertmanis, Nadia Litz, Jackie Burroughs

Director: Aaron Woodley

Director: Aaron Woodley
Screenwriter: Aaron Woodley
Producer: Tom Gruenberg, Eva Kolodner
Studio: Madstone Films

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Has its own peculiar sensibility, a sort of magical grotesqueness. . . . It's too bad that Woodley doesn't push his themes and ideas further, blurring reality and dream more profoundly.

Full Review Source: Vue Weekly (Edmonton, Canada) | comment Comment
06/15/06
Brian Gibson
Vue Weekly (Edmonton, Canada)
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Part comedy, part horror and part stream-of-consciousness, the low-budget film betrays influences ranging from retro-maven Guy Maddin to Woodley's own uncle David Cronenberg, all held together by Woodley's own unique spark.

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05/27/06
Jim Slotek
Jam! Movies
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A disturbing movie with new talents to watch ...

Full Review Source: Toronto Star | comment Comment
03/10/06
Peter Howell
Toronto Star
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... I've come to appreciate the comic side of it.

Full Review Source: Globe and Mail | comment Comment
03/10/06
Liam Lacey
Globe and Mail
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What about those fundamentals of engagement that keep filmgoers in their seats?

Full Review Source: Film Journal International | comment Comment
11/13/04
Doris Toumarkine
Film Journal International
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Reeks of film-school, 'Donnie Darko'-inspired weirdness. It's the sort of movie that would be pretentious if it were smart enough to figure out how.

Full Review Source: EricDSnider.com | comment Comment
05/27/04
Eric D. Snider
EricDSnider.com
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Smacks of upscale student work with a command of atmospherics but a script mixed in a blender of concept doodles.

Full Review Source: San Diego Union-Tribune | comment Comment
05/21/04
David Elliott
San Diego Union-Tribune
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As weird and off-putting as portions of the film are, the most serious problem is Pitt's performance.

Full Review Source: Deseret News, Salt Lake City | comment Comment
05/21/04
Jeff Vice
Deseret News, Salt Lake City
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Utterly wrongheaded and indistinctly creepy, in that yawn-inducing way of pretentious twaddle...

Full Review Source: Flick Filosopher | comment Comment
05/18/04
MaryAnn Johanson
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Quirkiness alone can't substitute for a compelling story line, interesting themes or real characters.

Full Review Source: Atlanta Journal-Constitution | comment Comment
05/07/04
Steve Murray
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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A movie that doesn't always work but certainly earns high marks for weirdness.

Full Review Source: Detroit Free Press | comment Comment
05/07/04
John Monaghan
Detroit Free Press
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For too much of the film's running time, quirkiness stands in for genuine wit, and the screenplay is most notable for its derivativeness.

Full Review Source: Hollywood Reporter | comment Comment
05/04/04
Frank Scheck
Hollywood Reporter
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The surprise is how utterly original [Woodley's] gorgeously mounted curiosity seems.

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04/23/04
Ken Fox
TV Guide's Movie Guide
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Michael Pitt, the baby-faced actor who recently played a more sophisticated cinephile in Bertolucci's "The Dreamers," holds the film together just by being himself.

Full Review Source: About.com | comment Comment
04/23/04
Marcy Dermansky
About.com
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A thriller that shamelessly rummages through other movies in search of shocks.

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04/22/04
Lou Lumenick
New York Post
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Most of this weird-for-weird's-sake film is set inside a cluttered store for movie props where a pathologically shy young clerk (Michael Pitt) lives and works.

Full Review Source: New York Times | comment Comment
04/22/04
Stephen Holden
New York Times
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A parable on cine-enchantment that itself fails to enchant.

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04/21/04
Dennis Lim
Village Voice
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A film about a guy with a fantasy life so rich it could make Walter Mitty envious.

Full Review Source: Compuserve | comment Comment
04/20/04
Harvey S. Karten
Compuserve
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A film rich in depth and texture, “Rhinoceros Eyes” should give avid cinéastes a pleasurable time at the theatre.

Full Review Source: FilmJerk.com | comment Comment
04/18/04
Edward Havens
FilmJerk.com
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What is the film in the end but a string of mediocre, sometimes humorous non sequitors?

Full Review Source: Slant Magazine | comment Comment
04/08/04
Ed Gonzalez
Slant Magazine
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