Van Saint is another director I'm ambivalent about. I loved Drugstore Cowboy (7). I thought My Own Private Idaho (5), and his Psycho remake (5) were ok. I wasn't fond of Good Will Hunting (4). And I thought Elephant (6) was interesting.
I put Gerry in the last category. It's an incredibly sparse film, with long takes of two guys walking around, lost, in the desert. It's very, very minimalist, but it works for the most part. The landscape is both beautiful and ominous and the interaction between these two goofballs results in some dark comedy. At least for me -- I'm sure plenty of people would be impatient with this movie, but enough of it sticks with me to give it a 6.
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