Prince Avalanche, 2013.
Directed by David Gordon Green.
Starring Emile Hirsch, Paul Rudd, Lance LeGault, and Joyce Payne.
Two men paint traffic lines on a desolate country road following devastating Texan wildfires.
Breaking the twosome is the intermittent arrival of an aged and moonshine-carrying truck driver portrayed by Lance LeGault (Stripes) who provides much needed comic relief and liveliness. The cast is as stripped down as the surrounding forest which allows the viewer the time to become familiar with the characters. Quirkiness is plentiful in the surreal environment as Alvin and Lance are a couple beers short of a six pack in life skills. Some fun moments occur when one of them lies on the road while the other outlines the body as if for a murder scene and the sequence where Alvin acts as if a destroyed house is still intact and occupied.
Flickering Myth Rating – Film: ★ ★ / Movie: ★ ★
VSC presents Prince Avalanche which opens in Toronto on August 23, 2013 @ Cineplex at Yonge & Dundas