The Living Wake

Name: The Living Wake
Genre: Comedy
Released: May 14, 2010
Duration: 91 min
Rating: 37

2010

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Mangusta Productions | Release Date: May 14, 2010 | PG-13

Summary: A dark comedy about an eccentric character who finds out he has a strange vague disease that no one knows anything about except for the exact moment of his death. The film takes place all in one day, "the last day in the life of K. Roth Binew." Binew sees himself as an important historical character and is trying to secure his legacy byA dark comedy about an eccentric character who finds out he has a strange vague disease that no one knows anything about except for the exact moment of his death. The film takes place all in one day, "the last day in the life of K. Roth Binew." Binew sees himself as an important historical character and is trying to secure his legacy by inviting all of the local townspeople to his final live performance piece, his Living Wake. Dealing with the issues of life, death and friendship, The Living Wake, takes a light hearted approach to everyone's deepest question, what is the meaning of life? (Drops Entertainment)… Expand

Director: Sol Tryon

Genre(s): Comedy

Rating: PG-13

Runtime: 91 min

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Aaron Hillis

Sol Tryon’s dark, irrepressibly hilarious fable offers highbrow absurdism and low-budget filmmaking at their most clever and outlandish. Read full review

Boxoffice Magazine John P. McCarthy

There's nothing more irritating than a piece that strains to be kooky and eccentric, yet one reason The Living Wake ultimately gets to you is that O'Connell is not trying too hard. Read full review

Jeannette Catsoulis

Audiences will be either captivated or irritated, depending on their tolerance for high-concept whimsy and high-energy theatrics. By the end of the wake itself, they may be wishing Binew’s illness were running ahead of schedule. Read full review

Nathan Rabin

The Living Wake is cursed with a permanent smirk of smug self-satisfaction: It’s so delighted with itself that it leaves audiences out of the equation. Read full review

Kevin Thomas

The number of clearly talented individuals who committed themselves to the folly of The Living Wake were fearless too. Read full review

Lou Lumenick

This is a terminally whimsical vanity project that would probably have been a chore to sit through even in its original intended format, a 20-minute stage monologue. Read full review

Nick Schager

From an opening newsreel biography to a climactic Viking funereal ceremony, the film's absurdity proves oppressive, its linguistic cartwheels so mirthless, and its meticulous Wes Anderson–indebted set design and visual compositions so self-conscious, that the ridiculousness feels petrified. Read full review

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EvanFowler

Aug 24, 2010

This has quickly become one of my favorite films. Mike O' Connell and Jesse Eisenberg are both totally secure in their roles. Eisenberg's reservation is the perfect foil for O' Connell's grandstanding. Jim Gaffigan also turns in a great performance as O' Connell's father. The script isThis has quickly become one of my favorite films. Mike O' Connell and Jesse Eisenberg are both totally secure in their roles. Eisenberg's reservation is the perfect foil for O' Connell's grandstanding. Jim Gaffigan also turns in a great performance as O' Connell's father. The script is solid. It's silly while being ponderous and the ending is perfect. I'd recommend this movie to anyone.… Expand

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