Theaters: 4 October 2014 (NYFF)
Streaming: 17 February 2015
Runtime: 149 minutes
Genre: Comedy–Neo-Noire Crime–Drama–Mystery
els: 6.0/10
IMDB: 6.6/10
Rotten Tomatoes Critics: 74/100
Rotten Tomatoes Audience: 53/100
Metacritic Metascore: 81/100
Metacritic User Score: 7.3/10
Awards: Nominated Best Adapted Screenplay–Nominated Best Custume Design: Academy Awards
Directed by: Paul Thomas Anderson
Screenplay by: Paul Thomas Anderson
Written by: Thomas Pynchon
Music by: Jonny Greenwood
Cast: Joaquin Phoenix–Josh Brolin–Katherine Waterston
Film Locations: USA
Budget: $20 million
Worldwide Box Office: $14.7 million
While waiting for Dune Part 2 I’ve been catching up on Josh Brolin movies. This is a don’t blink movie. There are enough jigsaw pieces to the plot that it takes almost till the end of the movie to put all the pieces back together and it is likely that a few pieces will remain hidden under the table, because well, you blinked.
Plot synopsis: Chinatown meets Big Lebowski. Inherent Vice comes in third.
Definition of Inherent Vice for the curious:
Inherent vice, aka a latent defect, refers to a natural characteristic of goods or property that can cause them to deteriorate, become damaged, or spoil. Insurance companies typically exclude coverage for losses resulting from this inherent quality or defect. Here are some examples where an inherent vice exclusion would apply:
- Books: If books deteriorate due to acid in the paper from the manufacturing process.
- Film: When film deteriorates over time due to instability of the chemicals it contains.
- Food: If food deteriorates due to improper storage temperatures.
- Grain: Spontaneous fermentation or combustion of improperly dried grain.
In essence, inherent vice is a hidden flaw or characteristic that makes the item an unacceptable risk for carriers or insurers. It is usually an insurance exclusion for marine policies.
Source: http://www.insuranceopedia.com
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