Albert Markovsky is an environmental poet at odds with a slick department chain salesman, so he seeks the aid of existential detectives, the Jaffees, to help him deal with it.
"I Heart Huckabees" is the third film from director David O. Russell (Three Kings, Flirting with Disaster) who has his tongue firmly imbedded in his cheek in this philosophical "existential comedy".
"I Heart Huckabees" tells the story of Albert (Jason Schwartzman), a disillusioned environmental activist who is convinced that a series of coincidences must have some kind of meaning. Confused, he goes to existential detectives Lili Tomlin and Dustin Hoffman, who he hires to spy on him and solve his coincidences. Albert soon becomes firm friends with Tommy Corn (Mark Whalberg), a fireman with a petroleum fixation. Albert"s rival, Brad (Jude Law), Huckabees corporate golden boy, also employs the detectives to help him and his girlfriend Dawn (Naomi Watts), the Huckabees model.
This film is funny, poignant, and at times really emotional. Excellent performances are delivered by a stellar cast, including the always excellent, Mark Whalberg and Isabelle Huppert. Particularly good are the hilarious yet tragic turns from Naomi Watts and Jude Law. Though combining comedy and philosophy doesn"t sound like much of a picnic, David O. Russell has combined unusual imagery and innovative ideas to create a perfect film.
If you like Wes Anderson, Charlie Kauffman and Paul Thomas Anderson films, you"re likely to enjoy this just as much.
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Intelligent and offbeat philosophical comedy from the director of 'Three Kings'. Bernard and Vivian Jaffe (Dustin Hoffman and Lily Tomlin) are a married couple who run an existential detective agency, and whose latest client is Albert Markovski (Jason Schwartzman), an angst-ridden environmental activist. The Jaffes' study of Albert's problems lead them to Brad Stand (Jude Law), a public relations executive who works for a chain of variety stores, Huckabees, and who publicly supports Markovski's environmental stance while privately brokering shady land deals. When Brad hires the Jaffes himself, these interconnected relationships all begin to break down.
Please note this is a region 2 DVD and will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play David O Russell the director of dark incest comedy SPANKING THE MONKEY slapstick ensemble FLIRTING WITH DISASTER and Gulf War adventure THE THREE KINGS; established himself as a boldly original filmmaker With his fourth film I HEART HUCKABEES Russell continues to defy easy definition mixing physical comedy existential philosophy corporate satire and quixotic quest Jason Schwartzman proving that he is capable of more than simply reviving his iconic RUSHMORE character plays Albert an environmental activist prone to bad poetry and self-doubt During his campaign to stop Huckabees a suburban superstore from destroying marshland Albert&39;s group is taken over by one of the store&39;s vapidly charming salesmen a pitch-perfect Jude Law Utterly distraught and questioning the meaning of life Albert seeks the help of a bizarre husband-and-wife team of &39;existential detectives&39; By spying on Albert&39;s daily life they seek to help him answer that most elemental of human questions &39;Why am I hereAge Rating 15
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