And this was no exception. This movie was really, really cool. It had a good combination of comedy, drama and action all blended into one mix. And it worked out quite well. This is not just a movie about weeds and drugs, it is so much more than that. Sure the weeds are a core essential to the movie, but it is also about family values, friendships, embracing your heritage, and coming to terms with your past.
The cast was phenomenal, especially Edward Norton, who did a superb job in both his roles. And the supporting cast was really good as well. Some famous names in the bunch, and everyone delivered good performances. You should watch this movie, because it is somewhat of a gem in a vast market of endless movies. Highly recommendable. Details Edit. Release date September 17, United States.
United States. Official site. English Latin. Box office Edit. Technical specs Edit. Runtime 1 hour 45 minutes. Dolby Digital. Related news. Nov 12 TV Insider. Nov 11 E! Contribute to this page Suggest an edit or add missing content. Top Gap. By what name was Leaves of Grass officially released in India in English?
See more gaps Learn more about contributing. Edit page. See the full list. Despite his penchant to play dim-witted characters with his heavy southern drawl, Nelson is an intellectual whose collegiate career boasts time at both Brown University and Julliard. His script is filled with external representations of poetic concepts and should not be overlooked as a wacky, post- Fargo yarn about small-time crooks and schemes-gone-wrong. From the movie version of his play Eye of God , to the sobering tale of Auschwitz with The Grey Zone , also based on his play, Nelson shows incredible capacity for thoughtful dramas.
And, as evident with Leaves of Grass , he knows how to incorporate scholarly concepts into a mainstream comedy. The film shocks you, and that's intentional. It's an ambitious approach, and likely too bipolar for mass audiences or too offensive for conservative ones. But for those with ears to hear, Leaves of Grass is a bizarre parable with lessons that would resonate with even the most staunch moralist.
Bill and Brady Kincaid are twin brothers both played by Edward Norton , yet total opposites. Bill is on a career fast track in the world of academia; he teaches classical philosophy at Brown University and is published as one Southerner puts it, he's a "famous thaynker". Brady is an Oklahoma-redneck marijuana kingpin. The twain never meet … until an apparent tragedy pulls Bill back to his Tulsa home and into Brady's world of illegal drug trade.
Classic thematic archetypes fish out of water, opposites clashing, family dysfunction, etc. That is, until Bill crosses paths with one of the key players in the Oklahoma pot trade: the Jews yes, that's meant to be funny. That's when things get really weird. And violent. Like a Coen Brothers movie it clearly emulates Fargo especially , filmmaker Tim Blake Nelson's tale of how greed corrupts mixes comedy with drama and then clashes them with thriller motifs, making for an idiosyncratic cinematic stew.
Yet Nelson's aesthetic approach is much more subdued. While his dialogue and characters are thick with quirk, his barebones directorial approach is refreshing. He trusts that his script and ensemble are so good and they are that he doesn't overcompensate as a director with style.
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