Full Frontal

Full Frontal 2002

• Director: Steven Soderbergh
• Based on the novel: no
• Cast: Julia Roberts, David Duchovny, Catherine Keener, David Hyde Pierce, Blair Underwood, Enrico Colantoni, and various cameos including Brad Pitt
• Personal “oh yeah him/her” reaction, i.e. have seen this actor in:
• Julia Roberts – August Osage County, Closer, Mona Lisa Smile. Confessions of a Dangerous Mind, Erin Brockovich, Runaway Bride, Notting Hill, My Best Friend’s Wedding, Michael Collins, Mary Reilly, The Pelican Brief, Hook, Sleeping with the Enemy, Pretty Woman, Steel Magnolias, Mystic Pizza
• David Duchovny - The X Files, Things We Lost in the Fire, Return to Me, Twin Peaks, Working Girl
• Catherine Keener – The Soloist, Genova, Into the Wild, The Interpreter, Being John Malkovich
• David Hyde Pierce – Sleepless in Seattle, Fisher King, Little Man Tate
• Blair Underwood – Gattaca
• Enrico Colantini – Veronica Mars, Contagion, Third Rock from the Sun
• Why? The cast
• Seen:  26 July 2019

        Is this a film or a film about making a film? It starts with interviews of a lot of different people. They seem to be connected, or on their way to becoming connected. Or something. Actors. Journalists. Directors. Magazine editors. All in the form of a Dogma-type documentary.

       We started watching this film once before, quite a long time ago. Then we gave up after a few minutes but we’ll stick it out this time.

       It’s…weird, absurd….what’s going on?

       Brad Pitt plays himself.

       This makes no sense. Several of the cast play more than one role which doesn’t help.

       But in their little bits the actors are very good, especially Julia Roberts. Which makes it somewhat above 0*.

       But mostly it’s boring.

2* of 5. (Hal gives it 4 ½ *! Because it was so different!)