Clevercell Very disappointing...

Moustroll Good movie but grossly overrated

Lightdeossk Captivating movie !

Ginger Very good movie overall, highly recommended. Most of the negative reviews don't have any merit and are all pollitically based. Give this movie a chance at least, and it might give you a different perspective.

akoaytao1234 This film tells the story of a slacker stuck in a California-like purgatory for people who killed themselves. Kinda started to watch this film because a lot of interesting side characters from different films ended up acting here (Fugit and Sossamon to name a few) but I ended up being very disappointed. Given the premise has some promise, it just never took off into something interesting and worthwhile. Everything about this film is very mediocre and stale.Likewise , the acting minus that Russian guy in the film is very uneven and uninspired and the story is haphazardly paced and lacks tension to make it something more than what the film offers. Overall, the film is just too safe and basic for its own good but tolerable if interested. [2.5/5]

Johan Dondokambey Just as I thought I saw all, I met this crazy movie. It's a crazy movie indeed where the focus character killed himself at the very beginning. And after the death, the movie shows the suicide world, which is just plain crazy as an idea. But I kept on watching, curious of what's going to happen, due to the suicide world being depicted not really different from the real world despite the rare crazy and funny differences. All those crazy ideas are presented in a very light manner that they don't frustrate or bore down the viewers. Not to mention the utter crazy stuff people do in the suicide world. They are enjoyably laughable despite the level of the stupidity. Patrick Fugit delivered just an average performance, despite being on a lead role. So did Shannyn Sossamon in bringing out the balancing aspect to the story. But Shea Wigham did a great job in acting out his Russian related character.

Sergeant_Tibbs It's a shame that the only original thing going for this film is the concept. Granted, it is a great and fascinating concept - a tedious desolate purgatory for victims of suicide but told in a quirky way. Fortunately all the ideas and jokes that we have heard a hundred times in other films are solid and work in a unique way due to the concept, though I wouldn't say it was particularly special. Despite the easy to grab fruit for drama, it does focus on its comedy values and follows comedy formats and clichés. It goes from a buddy movie, to a road movie to a manic pixie dream girl movie, where the protagonist meets a girl who goes against all the rules and they fall in love, the dramatic irony of which is that he meets the girl during his search for his ex-girlfriend - a relationship that never felt real in the first place.It did take a long time for the actual story to develop but once it did, it was rather predictable as to where it was going and there wasn't much drive in it. Fortunately it does has a little creative spark in the third act by showing what happens to those who belong to mass suicide cults. I was begging for a twist in the story but that will do as a substitute. Granted, it is a very low budget film and it does quite show, if just through what kind of perspective they take to suicide, often comedically flashing back to reality to show how a random character committed suicide. I wasn't a fan of it at first but it grew on me. The cinematography reminds me of 90s British cinema with Danny Boyle and Mike Leigh's work, but sometimes it is too old for its own good. It blunts all the emotions it attempts to achieve. It's simply not intimate enough for me to feel the characters beyond the clichés they represent.Most of the performances feel miscast or half-hearted or too forced (some of the accents are dire). Patrick Fugit in particular feels insincere and too awkward. There are some delightful cameos though, with the colourful Tom Waits as a highlight and Will Arnett, Nick Offerman and Mark Boone Junior too. The characters don't feel developed enough at all to be satisfying. However, in the evitable scene where the protagonist falls in love with the girl he travels with on his journey to find his ex-girlfriend, their bonding does feel genuine which is nice to see. The best part of the film is certainly the great soundtrack, built off of musicians who have also committed suicide among others. While it isn't too brave throughout, the ending went from really good, to irredeemably bad and then back to great which is quite impressive in its own right. Despite its flaws and missed opportunities, Wristcutters is a sweet little indie flick that's worth watching.7/10

FearNtremblng I was immediately drawn to this movie because of its premise: life within a dark, purgatorial world inhabited solely by individuals who had committed suicide during their time on Earth. The potential that this idea could have had, not only for an interesting storyline, but also for dark humour, is undeniable. So my friends, I was distressed as I could hear the credits about the roll, reflecting on what a poor job had been done handling this movie.It failed for multiple reasons, both big and small. The most obvious reason was laziness. It seemed as if the people behind this movie, after coming up with the brilliant idea of a suicide after-world, just figured the movie would write itself. This sort of storyline, so far removed from the mundane, requires creativity more than anything to drive it. What kills this movie is that the audience comes into it excited (presuming they know the basic idea) and expects the movie to deliver something very fresh and innovative, and I'll admit, some of the first dialogue we hear just sounds so poetic we really believe we're in for something special here. But we're not. And slowly the film unwinds and loses its magic.More sympathy was needed to evoke what the director wanted out of Mikal. We didn't get it. Zia was interesting at first, but soon became overshadowed in every scene he was next to Eugene, who, unfortunately, mumbled most of his lines. The plot, which could have gone in many, many unexpected directions, did the expected! It turned into an adventure-esque story about a boy looking for his love. The result is some bizarre Wizard of Oz type storyline with the introduction of a metaphysical cult leader who signified, by the sheer fact he was put into this film, that Dukic lost complete control of the story he was trying to develop. The film slowly spirals from fresh and interesting to lame and predictable, and it really is a pain for those of us who can envision what this movie might have been.There was mention early on in the film concerning what might happen to an inhabitant of this world if they were to commit suicide again. It was to the audience's great dissatisfaction, especially since there was opportunity to explore this question, that it was never even slightly answered.Of course, the movie wasn't all bad. There were some excellent scenes. There were some very funny parts, like the black hole underneath the seat and a handful of scenes featuring Shea Whigham's character. It was a great addition to the suicide-world that people couldn't physically smile, and that there weren't any stars in the sky, however, more similar additions were badly lacking. The ending was as cliché as they come; very unfortunate seeing as this movie should have done everything it could have to ward clichés off. I would recommend the movie because I feel the whole idea of a suicide after-world is worth seeing. And I also hope, after some have seen this film, that a generation of filmmakers might want to tackle this very idea and give it the justice it deserves. It is a big let down, for sure, but not by any means unbearable. All in all, it's a Perfect Guideline for how not to make this movie - let's hope someone takes a second stab at it, or two, the possibilities are well worth it.