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To me, this movie is perfection.

It's the kind of movie you'll want to see a second time with someone who hasn't seen it yet, to remember what it was like to watch it for the first time.

True to its essence, the characters remain on the same line and manage to entertain the viewer, each highlighting their own distinctive qualities or touches.

Through painfully honest and emotional moments, the movie becomes irresistibly relatable

I could go into a long exposition about this movie and why I disliked it...but I won't. The characters are truly horrible people, real as they may be. I found myself detesting them completely. I can't relate to this film in any way. The only thing I can conclude is that it must have been made by self centered Hollywood types FOR self centered Hollywood types. Palminteri's character is probably one of the worst screen characters I've ever seen. As I mentioned earlier, most of my stomach wrenching was in direct result of this guy. It's a bizarre film, and in the least, it'll leave you being thankful for your "normal" life.

This is about 4 Hollywood friends having drugged up conversations about various topics.I watched the first 20 minutes of this film 18 months ago, and I could not bear it so I switched it off. I decided to give it another chance today. Fortunately, I think this film is not as bad as I thought. This film is full of witty dialogs. Sean Penn's character's jealousy is well portrayed. I also like Kevin Spacey's intellectual and cool image. It is an interesting film, but there are some dull moments. It reminds me of the other Kevin Spacey film "The Big Kahuna", which is also dialog heavy. I think "The Big Kahuna" is better though, as it has a central plot.

I sat through this whole movie and truly thought it sucked. Not that it was badly done, exactly. Maybe because it was too well done. I moved out of LA because I got tired of the self-absorbed druggies who believed they truly appeared wise and cool as they spouted useless dribble, which, because of their drugged up state, sounded wise to their own ears. So, sitting through an entire movie where every moment was filled with that sort of character and every single character was that sort of character, was fairly painful.Sean Penn's did a great job of playing a simpering weakling who wanted to be like everyone else. He continually watched the moves of the other characters and really looked like he was watching them to decide what feelings he was going to express. His whole being said "Love me! I want you to love me! Is that okay?" In a sub-society where the biggest cars, the biggest houses, and the highest price tags are what make someone a success; where being like "us" rather than being like "them" is not only a good thing, but the only thing; and where the slightest misstep can make you tumble off of the tight-wire of popularity, people tend to lose themselves and just start becoming mirrors of their rivals, trying to maintain top-dog status. Look through any "People" magazine, how many stars do you see with their own style? Their own way of talking? Their own way of walking? The key is "Be like the other guy." And in real life, the pressure gets to much, sometimes, and you end up with people like the characters in Hurlyburly.So, nope, I didn't like the movie, but if art imitates life, then this movie is truly art because there are pockets of almost-humanity out there that are filled with this kind of life. Did the general population need to see it? No, probably not. But, hey! Star Trek, with it's thousands of alien nations was a popular series, so I can see where someone would think a movie about an earth-bound alien society would also bring in the audiences. Although, now that I think about it, there was a much shorter version made, years ago. It was a 30-second commercial where the dialog consisted of two lines: "This is your brain. This is your brain on drugs." I think they should have stopped while they were ahead.

HurlyBurly arrived in cinemas in late 1998 and took less than 2 million dollars at the US box office, but HurlyBurly was never intended to be the next Hollywood blockbuster.Adapted from a David Rabe play by Rabe himself, the film stays faithful to the play by using few locations and much interplay between the main performers.Telling the story of several fictional actors trying to make their way in 80's Hollywood, HurlyBurly gives an insight into the desperation and fragility of the life of an actor.Penn, Spacey and Palminteri play the part of Eddie, Mickey and Phil respectively, and all deliver performances that make us believe in their characters. The problem with this film though is not the acting which is top notch throughout, its in the pace of the film. Long monologues and conversations are the cornerstone of a good play, but its difficult to hold the movie viewers attention with just interplay for two hours. Admittedly it can be done, just see Glengarry Glen Ross for a perfect example of this, but while the acting in HurlyBurly is almost up there with Glengarry, the script simply isn't.HurlyBurly can only really be recommended to those who enjoy plays, as the script simply isn't good enough to hold most movie-goers attention.http://www.filmcritic.zoomshare.com