Kill Your Darlings (2006)

User Rating:

4.4/10   

Director:

Björne Larson

Writers:

Björne Larson (writer)
Johan Sandstrom (writer)

Release Date:

12 April 2006 (Sweden)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama

Plot:

A desperate young writer is lured on a wild ride through the desert by a mysterious woman in this darkly comic take on the all-American road trip...

Plot Keywords:

Writer | Las Vegas | Transvestite | Housewife | Desert

Cast

Lolita Davidovich	...	Lola
Andreas Wilson	...	Erik
Fares Fares	...	Omar
Alexander Skarsgård	...	Geert
Julie Benz	...	Katherine
John Larroquette	...	Dr. Bangley
Greg Germann	...	Stevens
Benito Martinez	...	Officer Jones
John Savage	...	Rock
Terry Moore	...	Ella Toscana
Skye McCole Bartusiak	...	Sunshine
Michelle Bonilla	...	Susan (as Michelle C. Bonilla)
Scott Williamson	...	Rob Wolfton
Ashlyn Sanchez	...	Meadow
Michael Cutt	...	Lou (as Michael J. Cutt)

MPAA:

Rated R for language.

Runtime:

94 min

Country:

Sweden | USA

Language:

English | Swedish

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Sweden:11 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Company:

KSA Productions

Trivia:

Shot in only 23 days.

Quotes:

Geert: What do you want in a man?
Katherine: Hmm I just want some tough guy to sweep me off my feet.
Geert: Dangerous men will hurt you.
Katherine: Small price to pay for some true feelings.

Well-crafted film; fun to watch and packed with meaning

I just saw this film at Tribeca--Bjorne and most of the cast were there. He is charming and totally gorgeous, but even so, I went into this thinking it was likely to be either silly or pretentious. Oh, it is neither! The production values are tremendous, especially considering how low the budget was for this film, and the acting is uniformly superb. But fundamentally, it is a tremendously cool FILM--not a story that could translate well to the page or the stage, since visuals, dialogue and nuance are so essential. It's entertaining just as a road movie with a lot of quirky, lovable characters, but it works on many levels as allegory/metaphor, as semi-autobiography, or as fantasy. He's woven the typically American movie characteristics of lots of action and a big canvas with the Swedish sense of reserve and surrealism. Go see this whenever or wherever you can--you'll leave the theater with a smile on your face, and images and ideas that will stay with you!