Too many fans seem to be blown away

The greatest movie ever made..!

Absolutely Fantastic

it is the rare 'crazy' movie that actually has something to say.

The average viewer will no doubt be baffled and often confused by such a film as this. It functions like a David Lynch movie but has the tone of a quirky indie comedy as directed and written by a hybrid of a former Scientologist, a surrealist pioneer, an avant garde filmmaker, and Tim and Eric. It's...really, really, really weird and breaks every possible cinematic convention in a thrilling way. Few films are as fresh and as funny as this feat of satirical cinema that seems to take place in multiple dimensions. This is the type of film in which the accompaniment of a chart would be of great use for anyone attempting to figure out the events that had just occurred before their now- squinting or boggling eyes. Scenes are repeated with different styles/dialogue, the main character has a doppelganger, characters occasionally speak in tongues that are seemingly just gibberish, some moments include actors acting extremely alien, while in others their mannerisms are uncomfortably realistic, etc. The film works mainly as a comedic and upbeat version of "Mulholland Dr."

Schizopolis begins with this very funny speech by Soderbergh, and early on it looks a little like some sketch comedy show from the 70s like Kentucky Fried Movie. And definitely sketch comedy is an element of this. But it's sketch comedy that tries hard to not be too funny. Ideas like a couple exchanging generic greetings are clever but no more than mildly amusing, and I think that's what the movie is going for; it doesn't want comedy to override experimental weirdness.The movie is also careful to avoid feeling too much like it has a linear story. Yes, we do follow characters through a story arc, but this is done in a purposefully disjointed manner. The pieces for something genuinely entertaining are there, but the director clearly wants something that is more challenging than enjoyable. And to certain people, that will make it more enjoyable.But I'm not one of those people. For me, it was a clever but rather tedious experiment.

Wow, dudes are falling over themselves to praise this movie on IMDb (as of this writing)! Maybe for, like, a "film buff" it's a big deal that somebody made such an aggressively chaotic movie? Whatever. If you're a comedy fan before you're a film fan, then you'll recognize that randomness is not absurdity, and that Schizopolis presents too much of the former. There are whole scenes wherein characters talk in gibberish, speaking real but ostensibly silly words--("nose army", "landmine")--that have no apparent connection to what's happening. And... that's all that's going on. It's like being expected to laugh solely because Weird Al Yankovic said "Albequerque". Some of the movie's lines and ideas are much sharper than this, but too much of its humor is at the pre-teen/grandpa level.It appears that absurdity is the central point of this movie--in other regards, Schizopolis isn't beautiful enough or comprehensible enough to matter very much. But unfortunately, on the whole, this movie is not much more than mildly odd.

IMDb mark: 4I sincerely wonder why Steven Soderbergh made this film. Could anyone really identify oneself with the deranged main character(s) from this film? Moreover, to snub people who aren't likely to enjoy this film, a guy says in the beginning something like "if you do not understand this film, it is your fault, not ours; you will have to see the film again". However, it's not the understanding I had problems with, although it is tough to figure everything out; the problem is I was yawning after 45 minutes, even though I had waken up just 5 hours before.-Humour: Well, you can spot a few comedy moments, but they are only funny in a weird, sad, twisted sort of way. Additional generic remark about the humour in said film. (!-you'll understand this sentence after you see the film-!) 6/25-Physical Comedy: It's not much better here, either. Many absurd situations arise and the consequences are absurd, too. And is that crazy guy who runs from the men in white supposed to be funny? 7/20-Plot: The plot is very twisted, too. Dr. Jeffrey Korchek, Fletcher Munson and his wife are all involved in an amorous triangle, and the other characters in the film influence their decisions and relationships. The film is divided into three parts, one for each of the three main characters. 11/15-Ending: The ending is not bad for this movie. I liked it. Of course, taste varies. 7/10-Theme: I couldn't come up with a theme for this movie, other than the well-known expression "It's a mad, mad world...". There are, probably, many possible interpretations for this artsy film. 2/10-Nudity: There is no nudity in this film. 0/8-Cast: Steven Soderbergh is the only well-known person who acts in 'Schizopolis'. 1/8-Genre: This tries to be a comedy. 3/4-->Overall: 37/100This is sort of interesting to watch once, I guess, perhaps just because it is so odd. But I seriously doubt whether one would like to watch it again. From Swordlord, 1 sword down!