[DARK HORSE
opens in Cleveland on Friday October 19th exclusively at the Capitol
Theatre.]
Review
by Bob Ignizio
Todd Solodnz delivers yet another
twisted comedy with his latest film DARK HORSE.
The film seems to center around thirtysomething Abe (Jordan Gelber),
the proverbial guy who still lives with his parents (Christopher
Walken and Mia Farrow) and collects comic books or records or
baseball cards or, in this case, action figures. Abe has a job at the
company his father owns, but doesn't exactly apply himself. His only
plans for the future are to wait until his parents move to Florida,
at which point he assumes they will give him their home. In other
words, this guy isn't exactly what you'd call a “good catch”.
Then
again, neither is Miranda (Selma Blair), a failed writer with
hepatitis B and a clingy ex boyfriend (Aasif Mandvi). The two meet at
a wedding where keeps hammering Miranda for her phone number until
she finally relents. After one date, he proposes marriage. At first
this seems to have backfired, as one might assume it would. However,
after giving it some thought, Miranda decides to accept. Things go
considerably downhill for Abe from here.
Even
though portions of DARK HORSE
are clearly meant to be fantasy, there's a believability to a lot of
the film in spite of its absurdities. The real question is, whose
fantasies are we seeing? Are they Abe's, or are they those of his
co-worker Marie (Donna Murphy), who appears in several obviously unreal
segments as a sexually aggressive cougar who wants Abe for herself?
The film runs out of gas a bit towards the end, but there are enough
laughs and WTF moments along the way to make the trip worth taking. 3
out of 4 stars.
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