This is just inspired filmmaking. Perfectly goofy, hilarious in many places and a complete delight. It's totally cohesive as a narrative and perfectly believable in its own way. It has some truly wonderful performances from Jason Schwartzman, Mark Wahlberg, Lily Tomlin... hell, even Dustin Hoffman reignites some of the old magic for his part. On repeated viewings, perhaps Jude Law's character begins to get right up your nose and Naomi Watts seems criminally underused, but this is still a breath of fresh air.
As for the philosophy, for me it was all perfectly palateable, having much in common with New Agey/ancient Indian thought. But the director has an incredibly light touch and seamlessly weaves in the profundities to the story... this is no snoozefest (unlike the more lauded but far more tedious Life Aquatic...) It was continually surprising and I had a smile plastered on my face throughout each viewing... much as I had when I saw Being John Malkovich.

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O. Neale

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Revisado en el Reino Unido 🇬🇧 el 1 de diciembre de 2007

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This is a great film, because it is funny and makes you think. If there is mixed opinion, it's possibly because some people are bored by its use of philosophy inside the comedy, whilst philosophers are bored by the comedy within the philosophy. I think it's a great combination, showing that 'big and clever' philosophical notions are actually quite simple and can be applied on a small scale, and used within comedy. Yes, the characters aren't exactly memorable - I only remember Albert - but isn't that the point? If philosophy is a way of looking outside life itself, then surely a philosophical film has to look outside conventional film devices as well? Everyone who sees this (or at least is open-minded enough to watch to the end) will remember Jude Law's character asking "When am I not myself?" That, for me, makes this film worth something. Plus there are some funny parts, like the concept of hitting one's face with a ball to stop thought. If Sartre had been able to watch this, he would have approved. Or maybe just laughed at the funny bits.

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Chris Andronicou

WONDERFUL FILM

Revisado en el Reino Unido 🇬🇧 el 28 de diciembre de 2007

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A comedy about philosphy so full marks for originality and this is also very funny. Unusual for dvds the extras are excellent particularly the discussion show and the bloopers reel.

I would however like to clear up a few matters. Hoffman and Tomlin are not existentialists. A lot of reviewers think they are because the film describes them as exististential detectives. The word existential just means you investigate matters of existence and is not to be confused with existentialism, which is a particular philosophical arguement about existence. This point is important because the film is about a clash of two theories of our existence. 1. positivism or functionalism - hoffman and Tomlin. and, 2. existentialism - french lady. The film made clear that hoffman and Tomlin where positivists but by using the words existential detectives they clearly confused some of you.

At the start of the film we see Albert Markovski, (jason schwartzman) an environmental activist, meeting with the detectives to enquire about a series of bizarre coincidences concerning a tall black guy who keeps popping up in his life. The detectives agree to investigate and what follows is the unravelling of this character and every other character in the film as they each expose themselves to such indepth analysis.

Particularly funny is walbergs character the fireman who along with Markovski quickly rejects Hoffmans warm positivist theory that everything is connected via the blanket and replace it with the depressing existential assertion that nothing is connectioned i.e we are all alone even familys and friends are human constructs not genuinne emotional attachments. This is the reason why most of the existentialists including sartre killed themselves. We watch these two jouney from positivism to existentialism as the film pokes fun at both philosophys to amazing comedic effect. Along the way we also see organised fundamentalist religion and every other explanation of our existence taken to the cleaners.

excellent acting, excellent story, brill film.

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Pretentious self-flagellating drivel

Revisado en el Reino Unido 🇬🇧 el 18 de noviembre de 2020

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So sad when good actors come up with the kind of tedious crap.

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Peter Mclaren

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Revisado en el Reino Unido 🇬🇧 el 2 de abril de 2010

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