Although its premise is one of the most outlandish in recent memory, Extra Ordinary grounds itself with witty exchanges and a visually pleasing aesthetic.
Avenue 5 is adrift, not exactly voicing a perspective that feels fresh or relevant. It doesn’t know what it wants to be, leaving it stuck in an unsatisfactory middle.
Denmark isn’t really interested in trying to answer any questions it raises, instead it is content to muse on the journey of one man who just wants a better life for himself.
Blow the Man Down is a careful study about growing up following a tragedy, about fending for oneself, and about the oddness in towns that people inhabit.
The problem is not only that The Jesus Rolls doesn’t work as either a Lebowski spinoff or a Going Places remake, but that this movie barely works as anything.