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Todd:

It's basically a story about a drug deal gone wrong. It's somewhere between a black comedy and a caper, told through three interconnected stories in a way that's somewhat similar to Pulp Fiction, although with a less chaotic timeline. Not sure if it would be your cup of tea, but it's very funny thanks to its irreverent attitude.

Marcus:

You know, I don't even remember that song. It can't have made that much of an impression on me.

(Posted on Thursday, August 6, 2009 at 9:24 AM)

Todd:

The film has certainly been compared to Pulp Fiction (often unfavourably - I think it was Roger Ebert who called it "Pulp Fiction-lite"), but personally I see little that is Tarantino-esque about it beyond the parallel storylines. The humour comes mainly from the absurd situations in which the characters find themselves rather than Tarantino-type referentiality.

Daniel:

Swingers was certainly an indie hit and it may have put Liman on the map, but I suspect it was Go (which started off as an independent movie but was acquired by Columbia just prior to its release) that allowed him to make the leap from $250,000 indie fare to something like the multi-million dollar Bourne Identity.

(Posted on Thursday, August 6, 2009 at 5:31 PM)