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Summary: An Ivy League professor is lured back to his Oklahoma hometown, where his twin brother, a small-time pot grower, has concocted a scheme to take down a local drug lord.
There's an excess of tidiness in the script here, and the philosophy's laid on a little thick, but on the whole this is a uniquely human strain of black comedy. There's a respect afforded to all sides, and the humor stays reserved, playing quietly with personal space and cultural conflict without devolving into slapstick caricature. Norton plays his parts well, and Russell's maybe a little too perfect; it's the supporting cast, especially Nelson himself, that steal the show.
Edward Norton is good playing two very different twins, but we have seen this done better and more refined in Dead Ringers. The general plot is just plain out bad and it's really hard to feel anything for any of the characters...
Edward Norton gives 2 good performances in this film as twin brothers. The rest of the cast is also good. The story is quirky but entertaining. I would give this movie a passing grade.
Edward Norton times two. Aww yeah. I liked the ending, it felt a bit rushed though, but it didn't bother me too much. And I want a UV lit bedroom, it looked really cool
"Messy genre jumbling has rhyme and reason in Leaves of Grass, as it speaks directly to the film's portrait of life's unpredictability and uncontrollability." - Nick Schager
Wished I was American to evaluate the accent-heavy double portraying of Mr. Norton. This is a decent movie and a miss, beacuse it could have been done much more deep and funny. Tim Blake Nelson is a highly lovable guy in any role imho.
Some people argue this movie is confused about its genre, but its not. It's a perfectly fine philosophical-action-drama-stoner-comedy. Incredibly played by Ed Norton, with some really sharp dialogue and some lines that are just... profound. Ambitious and odd and recommended.
Too much bullshit classical philosophy. I like that they incorporated philosophy into it like that, but I wish they would've picked better philosophies.
Pleasant surprise, wasn't expecting too much from this one after watching the trailer. Norton is good in both his roles (despite the fact that no Oklahoma accent sounds like that) but a lot of it seems rushed, I feel it would've made a better TV show. I enjoyed it though and it was nice to see people from the south painted with a sense of dignity and caring instead of the typical redneck idiot that every lazy, horrible screenwriter usually portrays them as. Not bad, not great.
Its beginning intrigued me. It looked to be the role and performance from Norton, that I've been waiting to see again for so long. This, however, was short lived as Norton turns to his role of the other twin, and even worse as the first twin is removed from the setting of the promising beginning. Susan Sarandon is not left with enough screen time to be all that she can be, so even though Keri Russell is doing an absolutely tremendous job, simply too much talent is wasted on this mediocre script.