i heart huckabees – 4 stars

although uncertain to what degree the term ‘existential’ really applies to the philosophies espoused in the film whose tagline declares it to be a comedy of said school of thought, i certainly enjoyed the film anyway. the unselfconscious absurdity of the story and characters and dialogue really made it a fun ride, because nothing spoils oddball comedy than the feeling it should have to explain itself. plus, i always like a little metaphysics with my comedy. you know, ‘the fool’s job to speak the truths we will not tell ourselves’ and all that.

so essentially the fact the story was strange and scattered was more than made up for by the fact it was filled with ponderous moments as plentiful as the silly or satiric ones. highly recommended for the funny little nerd in at least some of us.