Movie Review: CONFUSIONS OF AN UNMARRIED COUPLE (2006)
Confusions of an Unmarried Couple (2006) – ***1/2 The Butler Bros. continue to amaze me. As filmmakers, they have a mental library of great directors they draw upon to make their own works. More importantly, I never feel that they are unworthy of the significant comparisons. Take the Bros. newest film Confusions of an Unmarried Couple, for example. The influences of John Cassavetes are unmistakable. It’s easily the strongest film to date from two of the strongest voices in indie film. But that also means it’s time for them to step it up to the next level of filmmaking. Confusions follows Dan, who months after finding his girlfriend Lisa in bed with another girl decides to collect his belongings from the apartment they shared. Apparently looking for a confrontation, Dan makes sure that Lisa is home before he barges in. An...
Read MoreMovie Review: ALIVE AND LUBRICATED (2005)
Alive and Lubricated (2005)–**1/2 I was honestly scared watching the first ten minutes of the Butler Brothers film Alive and Lubricated. Pop savvy dialogue. Sex from the male point of view. Was this an uninspired rip-off of Clerks? Thankfully, the answer is no. Alive and Lubricated does have it’s setbacks, but none have much to do with a damning comparison toClerks. Dedication to the characters and a better eye for filmmaking certainly stand in the face of most Kevin Smith comparisons. Where the film succeeds is the Brothers’ commitment to the characters and relationships, Seinfeld-esque as it may be. The immaturity in some of the scenes, however, does impede the film’s momentum. Breakups seem to be a good place to start when it comes to making an indie film about relationships. That’s where Alive and Lubricated begins, with voice over dialogue that says things like “Every...
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