I Heart Huckabees [2004] - 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment

This is such a clever and funny film

I'm partly amazed by the negative reviews on this page. When I saw this film at the cinema I came out thinking it was one of the best movies I've seen in a long time and certainly one of the cleverest full stop.

It is a constant debate upon the two philosophical views of the world: Everything's Connected or Everything's Separate. Think about the political extremes that people have (left wing/liberal to right wing) and you see how these two extreme philosophies dominate our lives.

So it's incredibly clever and demands repeat viewing to see the constant comments about our perceptions and views. Plus it's brilliantly funny as well!

So ignore the past negative opinions. If you want a film that's a refreshing change from the brainless pap that dominates the cinemas then see this brilliant and funny film.

"You rock, rock!" Best existential screwball comedy about a blanket in years...!

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.

AWFUL

i dont know how anyone can enjly this. It was incrediably tedious. I could hardly stand it!The jokes were barely funny and the acting i'm afraid to say is pretty dire! I could waste paragraphs trying to iron out bits of this film that i maybe feel is supposed to be 'arty' but i simply come to the conclusion that it was a bad idea to watch it full stop.

Tedious existentialism

Existential comedy can, it would seem, be quite tedious. Only worth watching to see the ever wonderful Naomi Watts.

I Heart something a little more cohesive

I rented this DVD from Amazon on the advice of a work colleague who claimed it was `the best film ever' and that she made a point of recommending it to everyone she met. Whilst Dustin Hoffman and Lily Tomlin excel as `existential detectives', the film as a whole comes across as a pretentious mess of half-baked ideas and in-jokes. That's not to say that the film is totally without merit; there is some great interplay and dialogue, particularly between wanabee environmental activist Albert and Mark Wahlberg's insecure and emotionally stunted fireman, Tommy. However, the novelty soon wears off and the disparate elements soon become tired and irritating. To sum up: Watch this film if you want an hour and a half of sitting in front of something that won't challenge you but won't engage you either; it may well entertain you though without you really knowing why, and ultimately that's all a film has to do.