Prince Avalanche (2013)I know this is meant to be a small, touching, offbeat film that charms and infiltrates the heart. But I found it a huge bore. I could never get over the threshold to connect with the characters, as likable as they are. The dialog is nice in a down home normal kind of way, and the two guys have a rapport which really might have a kind of resonance in a different setting.The setting is quirky, off in the hinterlands of Texas, doing road crew work. So basically the two young men are alone. Usually they talk about little, or nothing, but now and then they get around to their faltering love lives back in the city. The light cuts across the scrubby tress, the road is narrow and forlorn, the air must smell good. It's a weird kind of heaven, and yet things are so wrong, too. Which is life, after all.Now I may as well mention that the main character is Paul Rudd, who is a terrific actor. And I suppose he is terrific here, but can't lift up the thin world of the script all by himself. Emile Hirsch plays against him in this not-buddy story, and he's believable, too, so it isn't the acting that stifles.Director David Gordon Green is also the writer, and I think as an Indie comedy there are things going on here some people might really click into. But you'll know in the first ten minutes what you're going to get in the following eighty. Give it a look and listen.

With still having good memories of co-writer/ (along with Sveinn Ólafur Gunnarsson) director David Gordon Green's 2008 Comedy Pineapple Express,I was thrilled to discover that a family friend had recently gotten hold of Green's collaboration with Paul Rudd,which led to me grabbing my best suit,and getting ready to meet Prince Avalanche.The plot:Asked by his girlfriend to get her brother a job,Alvin arranges for Lance to work with him during the summer time repairing traffic lines of a quiet country road.Bored to death of being stuck in the middle of nowhere,Lance begins to make plans to take the weekend off,and visit a near-by city.As Lance sets off for the big city,Alvin begins to question everything which he has left behind.View on the film:Backed by a haunting score from David Wingo and the excellent Post- Rock band Explosions In The Sky,director David Gordon Green and cinematographer Tim Orr strip the film to a docu-drama rawness,as Green and Orr avoid giving the title any elegance,by using rough tracking shots to firmly place the viewer in the wilderness.Along with the tough tracking shots,Green & Orr also use short,brittle shots to display the near- nuclear bomb effect its rural Texas location suffered in the Bastrop County Complex fire.Whilst Green does well at giving the movie a striking appearance,Green's and Gunnarsson's adaptation of Hafsteinn Gunnar Sigurðsson's film Either Way disappointingly fail to explore the depths of Alvin and Lance's friendship,which leads to the characters and the title feeling extremely stilted and dry.Going against his traditional comedic roles,Paul Rudd gives a very good performance as Alvin,with Rudd showing Alvin's straight-lace attitude to have a blistering effect on Lance,as they both begin to enjoy the silence.

You hate to give a low review but this just drags on with lame bromance discussions. So far 45 minutes in and it keeps getting worse. The high scores for this flick must be from friends and families. Long boring nature shots and frying of squirrel are the exciting parts. Sun drags to the horizon in sunset...guy walks into stream in swim trunks and boots, sits n water. Closeup of eyeball with hair dangling. Man paints shoes traffic line yellow. Guy gets dear John letter from sister of other man working with him. I' m surprised they didn't share Maxie pads! They get drunk and dump their working tools in the reveine.They want you to leave 10 line. That's five ones longer than the story. Smart boys sleep in tent with kerosene lamp burning, in a closed tent and don't even wake up with a headache.

Two friends (Lance & Alvin) that are used to the big city life, move to an isolated town to seclude themselves as highway road workers, thinking it will sort their lives out, but there are a few issues at hand. Alvin is still in love with Lance's sister, even sends her money she doesn't deserve. The bond between the two friends becomes tested when Alvin gets dumped by Lance's sister. I liked this movie. I don't believe i'll ever watch it again, but I enjoyed the quirky style. I'm not picky when it comes to movies. I tend to enjoy every genre, but I do get tired of the blockbusters and all the predictability that can come with movies. It becomes very refreshing when you see a unique film like this one. This movie is deliberately paced and better for it. I'm not sure how much casual film goers will get out of this, but for the movie buffs, there is plenty to enjoy. The cinematography is splendid and the character development is top notch. The two leads are more than up to this task. Paul Rudd is regarded as a comedic actor, but he is capable of being an excellent actor. I thought Paul Rudd did a great job at conveying his emotions in this film. I felt he stole the show completely with his self absorbed, albeit likable character. I like Paul Rudd a lot in general, but it is always nice to see him expand his range. Some of my favorite scenes with him come in the second half. Emile Hirsch is pretty good as well. He wasn't as dynamic as Rudd was, but he didn't have to be. His chemistry with Rudd was very good. Even though the second half gets quite dramatic, I thought they did a good job of balancing it with well timed humor. The scene where Alvin & Lance get really drunk in the second half was poetic with how beautiful it was. Final Thoughts: This won't be for everybody. I think it appeals to certain viewers to be honest with you. If you're up for a film that is thought provoking and unique, this one is for you. I dug it7.2/10