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Patrick Fugit, Shannyn Sossamon, Shea Whigham, Tom Waits, John Hawkes ... see more see more... , Will Arnett , Leslie Bibb , Mikal P. Lazarev , Mark Boone Jr. , Anthony Azizi , Jake Busey , Abraham Benrubi , Mary Pat Gleason , Nick Offerman , Sarah Roemer , Julie Carmen , Clayne Crawford , Azura Skye

Relegated to a forlorn afterlife of unsmiling lost souls and melancholy drifters as a result of committing suicide in the mortal realm, a heartbroken young man sets out to find the girl who inspired h... read more read more...is final act of self-destruction after learning that she too has taken her own life in director Goran Dukic's adaptation of Etgar Keret's darkly comic novella Kneller's Happy Campers. A likeable young man despite his depressive disposition, Zia (Patrick Fugit) puts blade to wrist only to find that the pain of life doesn't end with the coming of death. Now trapped in a bleak metaphysical landscape populated entirely by suicide victims blearily searching for the joys that eluded them in the physical realm, Zia soon learns that the love is one of the latest arrivals in the dreary land of the dead. As Zia sets out to locate his ill-fated former companion and experience the joys that eluded the couple in life, he is joined in his quest by a lovelorn Russian rocker named Eugene (Shea Wigham) and an accidental tourist named Mikal (Shannyn Sossamon), who's looking for a way out of the sorrowful stir. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

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R, 1 hr. 31 min.

Directed by: George Dukic

Release Date: October 19, 2007

Keywords: cute, funny, little, strange, road, trip, quirky

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DVD Release Date: March 25, 2008

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  • jmanard52
    May 11, 2008
    jmanard52
    This is the most original love story i have ever seen. Well worth picking up. One of the most creative films ive seen in years.
  • aliceinpunderland
    January 1, 2012
    aliceinpunderland
    Nazdrovyeh! A triumphant love story to limbo and back again. The world to where suicides are relegated is almost Sartre-esque: mundane activities and conversations, day in, day out. "Hell is other people." However, people can still make friends here, and there are miraculous... read more oases to be found. The bond between Zia and Eugene is rather sweet and bro-tastic.

    There is no way Patrick Fugit can look not adorable. Raven-haired Shannyn Sossamon is probably the only woman in the world who can make chewing gum with her mouth open look so good. I also dig how the filmmakers cast Sossamon and Leslie Bibb as the present and past love interests because they look so much alike with their angular jaws and thin lips.
  • LorenzoVonMatterhorn
    November 5, 2011
    LorenzoVonMatterhorn
    "You don't know what you have until you lose it."

    A film set in a strange afterlife way station that has been reserved for people who have committed suicide.

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    Croatian director Goran Duk... read moreic brilliantly writes and directs 'Wristcutters: A Love Story'. Based on Etgar Keret's short story, Dukic derives an original idea about life after suicide. Though many fear that the love story runs the risk of glamourizing suicide, I feel this is an unfair misinterpretation. If anything, it is the contrary which is clearly implied in the end. Dukic successfully shows that suicide is never a solution to anything. Using subtlety as a tool, he creates a specific atmosphere for the land of the dead. The washed out colour, miserable setting and unhappy characters stress on the isolation and misery of the characters. At the same time the dry humour provides some very welcoming comic relief. The music is also carefully selected. Most of the songs were sung by bands who were associated with suicide. The cinematography too works on a subtle level, using different angles, range and perspective. Patrick Fugit and Shannyn Sossaman do a fine job but I enjoyed Shea Whigham's Eugene the most. He's funny and at the same time one can sense his despair and sadness. Mikal Lazarev too does a wonderful job and in her non-speaking part, Tom Waits is impressive. Familiar faces like Leslie Bibb and Will Arnett also make appearances. Overall Dukic has created an original film, one that is poignant and wonderful and sensibly tackles a relevant issue.
  • shawnewing92
    April 19, 2011
    shawnewing92
    A quirky and original love story about second chances surviving in the land of the suicidal. Oddly enough this dark comedy is quite cheerful.
  • flixsterman
    March 31, 2011
    flixsterman
    Call me weird but I love nerdish, oddball, improbable romances and this is about as improbable as they come. Etgar Keret (short story "Kneller's Happy Campers") and Goran Dukic (screenplay) have created a world of purgatory for suicide victims, a world where everything is pretty... read more much the way it was before only just slightly worse. Wristcutters is all about second chances, a little wakeup call for those who see their glass as half empty - sort of an optimistic look at pessimism.
  • hunterjt13
    February 17, 2011
    hunterjt13
    According to this fantasy/comedy, if you kill yourself, you go to a land where other suicides continue to go to their jobs, which probably caused their suicide, and still display the evidence of their efforts. As concepts go, this doesn't seem too compelling, and the film doesn'... read moret use this concept to say anything unique. Rather, it is simply shot in a dull, dreary color scheme, and the characters are appropriately lifeless.
    Additionally, structurally, we don't get to the eponymous love story until after act two is well on its way, and in the middle of act two, we're suddenly introduced to a political plot that is never fully explored and I was never completely clear on. And there is no denying that Wristcutters: A Love Story falls into a trap common for road movies; namely, the supporting characters are more interesting than the main characters' journey, and the film subsequently loses its focus.
    For all its flaws, this film charmed me. Patrick Fugit has good comic timing, and Shannyn Sassamon provides some color to an otherwise bland canvass.
    Overall, this is short film, and if you're susceptible to a quirky brand of funny (cf. Kate Winslet in Eternal Sunshine), then you might find it worth the time.
  • Godless
    February 1, 2011
    Godless
    It makes me happy to see Tom Waits act in movies because it lets me know I wont have to hear him sing.
  • FrizzDrop
    August 9, 2010
    FrizzDrop
    Good cast, good premise, bad script, bad execution.
  • imrealgod
    July 7, 2010
    imrealgod
    Unlike what I was looking forward to, this one turned out to be quite plain & mediocre. Not to say that it wasn't a good one, it just wasn't that great.
  • dreamfaeries
    June 1, 2010
    dreamfaeries
    Very odd but quite endearing. I think I am completely in love with Patrick Fugit now though. Worth a watch.

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Critic Reviews

Carrie Rickey
November 8, 2007
Carrie Rickey, Philadelphia Inquirer

Wristcutters is a small film of ambitions nicely scaled to the performances and story. Who knew that affectless characters could be so oddly affecting? Full Review

Richard Roeper
November 6, 2007
Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper

It's such an original piece of work and I love the deliberately bleak cinematography.

Ruthe Stein
November 2, 2007
Ruthe Stein, San Francisco Chronicle

Wristcutters is a cut above most low-budget American indies, with something original to say about the human condition and an artful way of saying it. Full Review

John Monaghan
November 2, 2007
John Monaghan, Detroit Free Press

The future of Wristcutters as a cult favorite is less assured. Rather than benefiting from repeated viewings, the movie's charm is pretty much spent after the first half hour. Full Review

Roger Ebert
November 2, 2007
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

We witness the birth of a new genre, the Post-Slasher Movie. Full Review

Andrea Gronvall
November 2, 2007
Andrea Gronvall, Chicago Reader

The strain is obvious in the story's last third, as the filmmaker struggles toward a resolution that fits the logic of the hero's netherworld. Full Review

Ty Burr
November 2, 2007
Ty Burr, Boston Globe

Croatian filmmaker Goran Dukic's debut feature turns out to be a sweetly grim lark: a road film through Limbo. Full Review

Jessica Reaves
November 1, 2007
Jessica Reaves, Chicago Tribune

Wristcutters is quite a bit darker than most mainstream romantic comedies. As you might not expect, it's also quite a bit more inventive and far wittier than most mainstream romantic comedies. Full Review

Stephen Hunter
November 1, 2007
Stephen Hunter, Washington Post

Teenage suicide isn't that funny, and nothing in this movie changed my mind. Full Review

Roger Moore
November 1, 2007
Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel

Goran Dukic, working from a short story by Etgar Kiret, has fashioned a life-after-death that is both somber and silly. Full Review

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