Film No. 67 (2020) October 30th. 4:00 PM. Cinema 5 LUNA Leederville.
"Hun, you've never called me that. But you could if there were a job though, right?".(Old Dolio quizzes her mother Theresa about the lack of love she feels she receives as her daughter).
Miranda July (Me And You And Everyone I Know) is a director who is accumulating a following in the same way Sofia Coppola collected her devotees. They are women who tell interesting stories about women (generally) who need to be heard. July has created a love story like no other in Kajillionaire and it is a testament to her talent considering the description of the plot-line, which when read may cause punters some puzzlement. Parents Theresa (Debra Winger) and Robert (Richard Jenkins) are professional small-time grifters of the laziest and most unlikeable kind. Their daughter Old Dolio (Evan Rachel Wood) knows nothing other than the loveless road-map of life set by her parents. We meet the family on a typical day, Old Dolio has become the brains of the operation. Enter target Melanie (Gina Rodriguez) who turns out to be the vibrant dynamo this threesome should "adopt". The plot is irrelevant, the energy that Melanie injects into this sad trio is the key to Kazillionaire. I mentioned a love story, and so it is. How? Well that's why Kazillionaire is worth a look. Even if the plot-line does nothing for you, the performances of the four stars are worth the price of admission. It's wonderfully comic, heartfelt and ultimately unique; a cinema experience like no other. 10GUMS.
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