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I Heart Huckabees (2004)

I Heart Huckabees (2004)
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Five years after achieving commercial and critical success with his film Three Kings, director and screenwriter David O. Russell returns to the more idiosyncratic territory of his earlier work with this intelligent and offbeat comedy. Bernard and Vivian Jaffe (Dustin Hoffman and Lily Tomlin) are a married couple who run an existential detective agency where they sift through the lives of their clients in order to discover the source of their angst. The Jaffes' latest client is Albert Markovski (Jason Schwartzman), an environmental activist who has a very large rock and a great deal on his mind; their study of Albert's problems lead Bernard and Vivian to Brad Stand (Jude Law), a public relations executive with a chain of successful variety stores, Huckabees. While publicly allying himself with Albert's environmental initiatives, behind the scenes Brad is running roughshod over responsible land management with little care for the consequences. When Brad learns he's being watched by the Jaffes, he hopes to co-opt them by hiring them himself; however, the plan has unexpected consequences when their questioning leads Brad's girlfriend, well-scrubbed model Dawn (Naomi Watts), into reassessing her life and relationships. Meanwhile, Albert finds himself joining forces with Tommy (Mark Wahlberg), a firefighter and fellow environmentalist who has been having second thoughts about Bernard and Vivian's ideas and methods after a long-term investigation and has since fallen under the spell of nihilist poet and philosopher Caterine Vauban (Isabelle Huppert). ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

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Starring:
Jason Schwartzman, Isabelle Huppert, (more)
Director(s):
David O. Russell
Theatrical MPAA Rating:
R
Format(s):
DVD
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Synopsis of I Heart Huckabees

Five years after achieving commercial and critical success with his film Three Kings, director and screenwriter David O. Russell returns to the more idiosyncratic territory of his earlier work with this intelligent and offbeat comedy. Bernard and Vivian Jaffe (Dustin Hoffman and Lily Tomlin) are a married couple who run an existential detective agency where they sift through the lives of their clients in order to discover the source of their angst. The Jaffes' latest client is Albert Markovski (Jason Schwartzman), an environmental activist who has a very large rock and a great deal on his mind; their study of Albert's problems lead Bernard and Vivian to Brad Stand (Jude Law), a public relations executive with a chain of successful variety stores, Huckabees. While publicly allying himself with Albert's environmental initiatives, behind the scenes Brad is running roughshod over responsible land management with little care for the consequences. When Brad learns he's being watched by the Jaffes, he hopes to co-opt them by hiring them himself; however, the plan has unexpected consequences when their questioning leads Brad's girlfriend, well-scrubbed model Dawn (Naomi Watts), into reassessing her life and relationships. Meanwhile, Albert finds himself joining forces with Tommy (Mark Wahlberg), a firefighter and fellow environmentalist who has been having second thoughts about Bernard and Vivian's ideas and methods after a long-term investigation and has since fallen under the spell of nihilist poet and philosopher Caterine Vauban (Isabelle Huppert). ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

Theatrical Feature Running Time:
106 mins

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Director(s):
David O. Russell
Writer(s):
Jeff Baena, David O. Russell
Producer(s):
Scott Rudin, Gregory Goodman, David O. Russell
Theatrical MPAA Rating:
R(Adult Humor, Brief Nudity, Profanity, Adult Situations, Slapstick Violence, Strong Sexual Content)
Categories:
Comedy
Warning:  This product is intended for mature audiences only. It may contain violence, sexual content, drug abuse and/or strong language. You must be 17 or older to purchase it. By ordering this item you are certifying that you are at least 17 years of age.

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    Julene W.

    If you have the correct mindset and can understand this movie and the points of view, it is absolutely amazing. One of my all-time favorites. It's very interesting and shows many perspectives and that everyone has their own problems and issues and that there are two sides to every story, even though someone always thinks they're the 'right' one. I highly reccomend this movie to anyone with an open and thoughful mind who is interested in philosophy or human interaction. It's truely fantastic.

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    Adele S.

    This is the kind of movie one either "gets" or doesn't, depending on one's inner knowledge . Sensitivity to how one affects people through one's own words and deeds, how we are all interconnected, and how reactive we are, is what this movie is trying to convey. Very enlightening. Worth watching.

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    Ismael Q.

    This film was too trying. It was not nearly as good as dark comedy films such as the Royal Tenenbaums. I simply thought it was not entertaining.

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