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Review: 'Magic Trip' A Pleasant But Unremarkable Trip Down A Druggy Memory Lane
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- August 4, 2011 4:18 AM
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Best known for his forward, concise, and unyielding documentaries attacking big business, the government, and the media, filmmaker Alex Gibney takes a brief sabbatical from the "heavy issues" and partners up with frequent editing partner Alison Ellwood for the Ken Kesey LSD-extravaganza "Magic Trip." The two cobble together footage and audio recordings from a free-wheelin' cross-country jaunt to the World's Fair in New York lead by the "One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest" scribe, the end result feeling something like a cross between Gibney's own "Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson" and last year's enjoyable "Lennon NYC." However, much like those examples, those who are uninterested in Kesey and his generation (or worse, can't even stomach it) won't find much to bark about.
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I hope she gets someone good to play the Jewish parking attendant. There are a lot of good young
Seduced and Abandoned sounds like a compelling documentary about the deals made at film festivals.
Right, because all characters are exactly the same and should be played in exactly the same way.
I think they waited too long to release the sequel to ST 2009. 4 years is a long time between
Agreed Charlize is Gone Girl material. Don't really have a clear image of actress for Libby
slight OT but did any of the playlist team at cannes catch the Film4 presentation ? Guardian and
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What about Charlize?
Why this film is taken seriously is beyond me. It's a hyper-stylized piece of commercialized