Ghost World

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g j Stunningly poignant and bleak comedy with stellar cast and beautiful set-pieces. Comparable to Withnail and I and Welcome to the Dollhouse in the quality and style. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 11/20/23 Full Review Alec B For a film about the inevitable loss of friendship and the meaningless search for purpose in life, "Ghost World" still manages to be hilarious. A remarkable achievement. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 10/13/23 Full Review Kacey M A girl with not one solid attachment in her life taking an obsessive interest in an older man she sees herself in. Some would argue not quite statutory rape but I would say it is at least close enough to make me feel very uncomfortable. I thought a lot of the style and colour palette of filming was cool and the soundtrack interesting but there could have been other avenues of storyline that portrayed the same ideas without trying to entice you to romanticise a sexual relationship between a barely graduated high-schooler and a middle aged man. Rated 1.5/5 Stars •  Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 10/12/23 Full Review StephenPaul C LOL, the funniest 01 hour: and 51 minutes ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 05/17/23 Full Review Lucy L Such a sweet yet dark tale about outcasts and friendships. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 04/26/23 Full Review Wayne K If you're familiar with the work of Todd Solondz, especially his 1995 film Welcome To The Dollhouse, then you'll likely be a fan of Terry Zwigoff's Ghost World, which contains the same blend of acerbic wit, dashes of black comedy and cynical characters existing in a cruel world. I'm not saying it's a rip-off or anything, but it definitely has these similarities. The 2 leads are the kind you might recognise from people in your own lives: Outcast and jaded, fitting in nowhere while also having little desire to do so. There's moments when the central character, Enid, does things that are objectionable at best and outright horrible at worst, but the film doesn't let her get away with these things. She suffers for her misdeeds, and in the end she's a changed person. The character with the most compelling arc, to me at least, was Steve Buscemi's character Seymour. Beautifully played and sympathetically handled, his is a late life awakening that I imagine many can understand and relate to. It's a shame that Johannsen's Rebecca doesn't get as much screentime as her partner in crime, but she is given important things to do that come into play later on. It's very much a dialogue-driven film, and since the dialogue is smart and frequently funny, that's not a problem. It's not the definitive statement on teen angst and alienation, but it's a quirky, clever and amusing examination of it. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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