That Korean Movie

I told a friend I was going to go see the new Harmony Korine movie, Mister Lonely and he thought I said "that new Korean movie." Would it have been even better had it been in Korean? I don't know.

It was excellent. Not all of it was excellent. Some of it was dumb, but I won't give away what, so as not to spoil your potential experience. Though I will say that the opening scene of Michael Jackson on a minibike towing a flying monkey was sublimely awesome. For those who haven't seen Gummo or Julian Donkey Boy, Korine's movies are somewhat disjointed, metaphorical affairs. As Werner Herzog (who's plays a priest in the film [reason enough to see it]) might say, they're more a series of "fever dreams." He's a director that inspires a polarity of opinion, and I side on the positive. His work is non-literal, engaging, intelligent and entertaining in a way I wish more video art was.

It also restored my faith in Diego Luna as an actor. He's made some really crappy movies since Y Tu Mama. Real crappy.