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Sympathy for Delicious (2010) 5.5
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Reviews: 17 user | 33 critic | 11 from Metacritic.com A newly paralyzed DJ gets more than he bargained for when he seeks out the world of faith healing. Director:Mark RuffaloWriter:Christopher Thornton |
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Father Joe
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Ariel Lee
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Nina Hogue
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Evangelist Carroll
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Prendell
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Rasha
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Chuck
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Angry Drunk Harv
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Dean O'Dwyer, also known as ""Delicious D," is an up-and-coming DJ on the underground music scene in Los Angeles. When a motorcycle accident leaves Dean paralyzed, he abandons his turntables for a wheelchair as his once promising career disappears before his eyes. Forced to live out of his car on skid row, Dean begins his descent into depression when he meets Father Joe Roselli, a passionate young priest. Father Joe introduces Dean to the world of faith-healing, an unlikely way for him to begin his quest to walk again. He soon discovers that he possesses the otherworldly power to heal people, but in an odd twist of fate, he is utterly unable to heal himself. Despite Father Joe's warnings, Dean angrily decides to use his newfound gift for fame and fortune. He joins a rock band led by charismatic front man The Stain with bassist Ariel, and manager Nina Hogue. But his newfound notoriety is unable to cure the hurt that encompasses his life. To find true healing, Dean must ultimately ... Written by Official site
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30 April 2011 (Japan) See more »Also Known As:
Metafysiko... 'talento' See more »Box Office
Opening Weekend:
$9,448 (USA) (29 April 2011)Gross:
$13,114 (USA) (6 May 2011)Company Credits
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Corner Store Entertainment, Super Crispy Entertainment, Volume One Entertainment See more »
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(2003)
Performed by Do Make Say Think
Written by Do Make Say Think
Courtesy of Constellation Records
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Quotes
Father Joe: So, did you hear about the blind woman who is healed by a man in a wheelchair?See more »
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"107 Reasons Why"(2003)
Performed by Do Make Say Think
Written by Do Make Say Think
Courtesy of Constellation Records
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"Sympathy for Delicious" invites us to feel sympathy for the lead character nicknamed Delicious D. He's a former DJ now paralysed and in a wheelchair living day-to-day off the support of a local church-run homeless shelter. However, it's implied that he's in his current penny-less situation because of his disability. But as far as I know, there aren't many high paying jobs for DJs available regardless of ability to stand.
Almost simultaneously, Dean meets up with a struggling rock band trying to make it famous while the in-house priest at the shelter observes him healing people with incurable diseases. The rock band is a combination of heavy metal and techno with no rhythm or melody. They are way too cool for playing some stupid melody. As amusing as that may sound remember that this is a drama and is not played out for comedy, and more importantly, their music makes up the soundtrack.
The movie continues with how Delicious D can make money off of his "gift". Surprisingly, to the non-cynical folk out there, the church also wants to make money off of his gift, but of course in a more deserving kind of way. This storyline would be unexpected if the filmmakers agree with the church's stance that hands-on healing exists. But that hint of surprise is immediately undone with the nagging suspicion that the filmmakers believe that this is a true story.
"Sympathy for Delicious" is dark and dismal — literally and metaphorically. If the types of characters portrayed didn't really exist, it could be amusing in a comic sort of way, but instead it's afflictive in a realistic kind of way. The headache from the dissonant music will stay with you long after it's over.