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- 2011
- R
- Maya Entertainment
- 1 h 36 m
- 2011
- R
- Maya Entertainment
- 1 h 36 m
Summary Sympathy for Delicious is an edgy rock-and-roll spiritual journey that explores the lasting effects of tragedy, the search for meaning, and the ultimate redemptive power of compassion. (Maya Entertainment)
Directed By: Mark Ruffalo
Written By: Christopher Thornton
- 2011
- R
- Maya Entertainment
- 1 h 36 m
- 2011
- R
- Maya Entertainment
- 1 h 36 m
Sympathy for Delicious
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4.6
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Summary Sympathy for Delicious is an edgy rock-and-roll spiritual journey that explores the lasting effects of tragedy, the search for meaning, and the ultimate redemptive power of compassion. (Maya Entertainment)
Directed By: Mark Ruffalo
Written By: Christopher Thornton
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Though Bloom feels like he dropped in from another movie, it all spins on screenwriter Thornton's charismatic performance, which also accounts for the survival instinct inside the film.
Ruffalo gives voice to the film's unironic point of view.
The character's miraculous gift never plays as more than a melodramatic contrivance-it's a gimmick, not an outgrowth of faith. The movie reaches for the heart, but only comes back with a balloon filled with fake blood and chicken livers.
An odd, confusing, ugly and mostly indigestible movie about religious hysteria and rock 'n' roll-two subjects I find about as interesting as opening a tattoo parlor. I wish I liked the movie half as much as I like the actor.
This semiexpressionist fantasia is a botch.
Despite the powerful sense of place, Sympathy for Delicious unwinds a narrative thread that grows increasingly tattered and flimsy.
This offbeat effort proves more admirable for its ambition than anything else, as the uneasy mix of satire, allegory, grittiness and redemption never quite jells.
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Production Company
Corner Store Entertainment,
Super Crispy Entertainment,
Volume One Entertainment
Release Date Apr 29, 2011
Duration 1 h 36 m
Rating R
Genres
Tagline You get what you need.
Website
http://sympathyfordelicious.com/
Awards
Sundance Film Festival
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
