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Buffalo '66
1998
Romance
Comedy
1h 50m
Billy is released after five years in prison. In the next moment, he kidnaps teenage student Layla and visits his parents with her, pretending she is his girlfriend and they will soon marry (and forcing her to say the same). (imdb)
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Buffalo '66
1998
Romance
Comedy
1h 50m
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Rated 14 Aug 2007
6
1st
An unwatchable glimpse into a terribly boring, overly-confident Vincent Gallo, who would be better served in the film industry by getting coffee for the directors he so badly wants to imitate. Even an interesting historical footnote--Scott Norwood's missed field goal in Super Bowl XXV--is trashed to the point of oblivion. I hated this movie.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
Rated 30 Oct 2015
85
95th
Billy is a cynic, a pathological misanthrope, possibly trauma-stricken, and yet Buffalo '66 is an earthly and humane, even warm film. Layla's character is just as wrong-headed as Billy, with her incurable naivety and Stockholm syndrome, but she's not a caricature. It's hyper-realist in its attention to the minutiae of human behavior (he needs to pee, she waits forever for her hot chocolate, etc), but from the clash of personalities, Gallo draws endless surprises and great underlying humor.
Rated 30 Oct 2015
Rated 14 Jul 2007
70
66th
This film has a very worn and dingy aesthetic that I love. There are countless problems with this film---mostly being various manifestations of Gallo's firmly-entrenched misogyny--- but even so, I can't say that I hate it. Indeed, I have "Buffalo '66" to thank for the resurrection of Yes' prog-rock magnum opus, "Heart of the Sunrise."
Rated 14 Jul 2007
Rated 15 Jul 2010
10
97th
Don't think a film has ever bothered less with coherent dialogue/narrative structure as the film seems to be an appendage to Gallo's redemption seeking quest for a past often only hinted at, with Gallo in complete control on and behind the screen. I thought about turning it off after 20 minutes, but I'm happy I didn't. The scene where Gallo takes a leak and moments that follow seem to be the crux for keeping me in my seat. A stylized experience from a unique individual. Recommended !
Rated 15 Jul 2010
Rated 24 Jun 2008
92
94th
Insecurity of men cannot be shown in a more subtle and delicate way...
Rated 24 Jun 2008
Rated 11 Dec 2010
85
96th
There's something paradoxical in the sense that so much of Buffalo '66 feels like it's constructed of allusions to other films and filmmakers, and yet in the end my immediate thought was that I hadn't seen anything quite like it before and that Gallo was something of an original. Strangely gripping film.
Rated 11 Dec 2010
Rated 27 Apr 2008
85
89th
I saw this movie shortly after moving to Buffalo, where I've lived several years. I consider the city to be one of the main characters, like a poor man's Manhattan, and in that respect Gallo captures the feel of a run-down city that is far too in love with sports that it never wins. It's depressing, but hey its kinda depressing to live here in the first place.
Rated 27 Apr 2008
Rated 22 Jan 2014
70
53rd
The film has a certain undernourished poise that I appreciate, and it builds, through a unique cadence, to about 3 moments of grace that I found truly remarkable. In between, though, I couldn't help but feel the narcissism of the filmmakers, as if its worldview of naturalized, justified, polite stupidity (and for that matter, misogyny) went beyond its characters.
Rated 22 Jan 2014
Rated 12 Aug 2015
82
91st
Guess what happened today. l got a girl. All right? l got a girl. There's a girl who loves me, and she's very pretty. And she's very nice, and she loves me. So what do you think of that? So stay away from my locker.
Rated 12 Aug 2015
Rated 30 Jan 2013
97
96th
Holy shit, this is like the film I've been wanting to make my whole life.
Kind of like if Cassavetes directed Punch-Drunk Love, or something. I applaud Vincent for having the cajones to make this film, it's really the kind of film that will only resonate with a small select group of people, but when it does the film is like a godsend.
One of the most beautiful love stories I've ever seen. I would have ended it differently though...
Rated 30 Jan 2013
Rated 31 Jan 2019
58
38th
It gets more interesting as it moves along (nothing really worthwhile until the parents come in.) The visual style is interesting, some of the acting is good but... man, fuck Vincent Gallo. Not his character. I mean fuck his character too, but also fuck him as a person. Fuck him fictionally and non-fictionally.
Rated 31 Jan 2019
Rated 21 Aug 2020
75
69th
yıllarca bu film üzerine yazılıp çizilen her şeyin abartılı olduğunu, filmin geç 90larda bol olan standart bir sekans bulamaçı olduğunu düşünerek hep listenin en arkasına atmıştım. büyük yanılgı. film dilini bu kadar iyi kullanıp böylesi çiğ hissi veren bir film yapabilmek hayranlık uyandırıcı. yapımı tahminen gallo'nun verdiği imaj kadar rahatsız edicidir ama ne harika bir portre. ve böylesi iyi isimlerin de dahil olması...
Rated 21 Aug 2020
Rated 22 Sep 2010
68
65th
Vicent Gallo really hates women. Ricci is wooden in this film but it really doesn't detract much. Everything is so odd and uncomfortable. It seems to be taking place 20 years ago. See it once as there isn't really any other films that feel like this out there. Huston and Corrigan are great.
Rated 22 Sep 2010
Rated 30 Jan 2022
6
86th
with every year that passes earnest, generous films like this seem more precious. few actors more transparently wear their personas as a shield, but to gallo's credit he's always willing to puncture that in his films. as much as i like the bulk of THE BROWN BUNNY the ending is too hysterical and hyperbolic to have the desired effect, whereas here the process of undressing to an almost fetal state is more organic. it's also funnier, even has proto-ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT family flashbacks!
Rated 30 Jan 2022
Rated 30 Sep 2012
11
0th
Watching a narcissist force himself to cry 5 times was challenging.
Rated 30 Sep 2012
Rated 08 Sep 2009
100
96th
Finding comedy in the most unfunny of things, and the unfunny in the usually comical - Vincent Gallo's quirky, eyebrow-raising "Buffalo '66" can be seen as a self-satire on Gallo's part and as a self-aware exercise in smugness. No matter what, it is genius scene after genius scene that builds the film up to the point of where the audience (and possibly even Gallo) has no idea what the point is, and that's what makes it so enjoyably brilliant.
Rated 08 Sep 2009
Rated 04 Feb 2009
76
75th
Powerful and touching.
Rated 04 Feb 2009
Rated 18 Jan 2009
10
98th
I love this movie. Gallo is just an interesting guy to watch. Cool cinematography and it was definitely influenced by the French New Wave. The ending is amazing.
Rated 18 Jan 2009
Rated 14 Aug 2007
67
33rd
Vincent Gallo is unbelievably irritating in this film.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
Rated 14 Aug 2007
4
44th
One of those quiet, quirky, melancholy little films, made watchable by some original worn-down cinematography and Ms. Ricci.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
Rated 14 Aug 2007
30
0th
Narcissitic and lame. I despise this movie except for its cinematography; each frame looks like a run down photo.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
Rated 14 Aug 2007
78
52nd
Winona Ryder is good....Vincent Gallo is, well, Vincent Gallo
Rated 14 Aug 2007
Rated 14 Aug 2007
75
73rd
Very well done movie and character study. Film students should see this.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
Rated 05 Jan 2019
70
45th
Vincent Gallo sets the standard high with his acting. The scenes with him and Ricci are quite good, but all the rest is a disturbingly mixture of styleflaws, bad acting and crappy direction, giving me the feeling that he was too ashamed to tell this story after all , or he really doesn't understand what he's talking about, which makes this movie one narcissistic trip of Gallo showing Gallo...
Rated 05 Jan 2019
Rated 21 Jun 2018
89
68th
I feel like I have to watch it again immediately after. Gallo is precisely on my wavelength here. It has been a while since I cried like this at a film.
Rated 21 Jun 2018
Rated 26 Feb 2018
98
97th
Story aside, this would be in my top 25 list due to how ingenuitive the direction and cinematography are. I don't watch it often, but whenever I do I am in awe. Aside from the amazing aesthetics, the story and dark humor are amongst the very best.
Rated 26 Feb 2018
Rated 13 Mar 2016
90
63rd
Uncomfortable movie, I'd like to see it again someday
Rated 13 Mar 2016
Rated 15 Jan 2020
70
58th
Gallo: Ricci can have a little hot chocolate and heart cookie, as a treat
Rated 15 Jan 2020
Rated 22 Sep 2015
6
96th
A near-perfect movie. I'll elaborate in the future.
Rated 22 Sep 2015
Rated 05 Jul 2015
10
98th
Brilliant
Rated 05 Jul 2015
Rated 06 Feb 2015
95
90th
"We're the couple that doesn't touch one another. We span' time together, we just don't touch each other. Now let's span' time."
Rated 06 Feb 2015
Rated 06 Jan 2015
80
92nd
It's difficult to appreciate this film now for what it was. Its mix of Cassavetes, French New Wave, and 90's indie cinema now plays like the cinematic wet dream of a self absorbed hipster, yet in the late 90's it felt totally fresh and somehow new. Nonetheless, no amount of retro trappings are capable of disguising the raw beauty and tenderness that lies at the core of this story about lonely outsiders seeking meaningful human connection. The best tragicomedy of the 90's.
Rated 06 Jan 2015
Rated 05 Jun 2014
87
87th
A little shrill at times, especially the opening, but it's such an intriguing characterization by Gallo that it compels you to keep watching. And it's definitely worth it. His character is despicable but as the film continued I also began to feel sympathy for him, his horrible upbringing and terrible choices spreading blame quite evenly. Not that it absolves him of responsibility for the things he does, but it brings complexity to a character who on paper would be easy to dismiss. Nice style too
Rated 05 Jun 2014
Rated 20 Mar 2014
74
62nd
Samimi, icten, aile, cisi gelmek sikismak, bowling, romantik, sevkat duygusu eksikligi
Rated 20 Mar 2014
Rated 18 Mar 2008
87
12th
Christina Ricci's best role.
Rated 18 Mar 2008
Rated 11 Feb 2020
90
90th
I love the score but the song that plays during the 360 freeze frame at the end was awful and out of place
Rated 11 Feb 2020
Rated 07 Apr 2020
85
74th
Love me a film full of irrational dialogue and still holds all of its character.
Rated 07 Apr 2020
Rated 26 Apr 2020
95
92nd
w/ Gaye
Rated 26 Apr 2020
Rated 19 May 2021
69
35th
This is a fascinating film, because of how far it goes with showing this psychopath and his back-story to how he became one. It's fantastically put together, with incredibly strong characterisation, as well as some appropriate stylish flourishes. And yet it's the Ricci character that lets this down, though well acted, she's just a character that serves as propelling the story forward and feels unbelievable as a result. Given how integral she is to the core of this film, it's a let-down.
Rated 19 May 2021
Rated 10 Jul 2021
1
8th
Rated 30 Aug 2021
6
95th
Somehow had never seen Gallo’s films despite (correctly) assuming they would be right up my alley.
Rated 30 Aug 2021
Rated 13 Sep 2021
89
90th
Perverted beauty in a lot of ways. I know a lot of people in my town that act like Billy’s mom does but about the Canucks not the Bills
Rated 13 Sep 2021
Rated 26 Nov 2021
40
3rd
Cantbelieveshegoesalongwithitafterabuse/couldagotawaylool+himandrentssuchassholeslol+shetoonicetohimlolbang+likeadreamsequenceithinkofhimkillingthekickerthenhimself-thenbecomesniceguyinsteadlol
Rated 26 Nov 2021
Rated 14 Aug 2007
50
39th
Honestly i really want to give this picture more stars just for the scene of
Christina tap-dancing to "Moonchild." Interesting cinematography interlaced
with occasional tense scenes & dull stuff. Usually impossible to believe. Cool. Weird. Unlikeable and well done.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
Rated 30 Oct 2022
81
63rd
People either love or hate this movie. The cinematography is beautiful. It has nice human moments. It's only the acting that at times is just too caricaturesque. The music is amazing though
Rated 30 Oct 2022
Rated 09 Oct 2023
70
31st
Aesthetically I really like what's goin on here. The cinematography is great. I also think the acting, while not anything amazing, fits the vibe of the film well. But man the screenplay is just a total mess that severely weakens the potential of the film. None of the decisions regarding the two main characters make any sense and the pacing is far too slow. I like the climax in the strip club, and what Gallo tries to do at the end, but by that time it's simply too little too late.
Rated 09 Oct 2023
Rated 13 Jan 2024
44
10th
A sleazy vanity project by a deeply troubled narcissist? Yeah right, the haters are just jealous they can't afford Vincent Gallo's million-dollar sperm - https://www.vgmerchandise.com/store/pages.php?pageid=4
Rated 13 Jan 2024
Rated 27 Apr 2024
74
66th
I'd be lying if I said there aren't aspects of the narrative that I find troubling or that just don't work for me, yet the movie still managed to (mostly) win me over in spite of that, because the performances are all great and the filmmaking here is so audacious and bizarre in a very captivating and fascinating way. A flawed but unique and memorable piece of work.
Rated 27 Apr 2024
Rated 26 Aug 2024
83
68th
Formally scattershot, but in a way that I consistently found compelling. What a damaged soul. It's not until he's staring his death in the face that he's able to realize the wrongheadedness of his course. What is revenge now that he's finally had someone tell him they love him?
Rated 26 Aug 2024
Rated 08 Aug 2011
83
82nd
While Vincent Gallo may play one of the most irritating characters ever (really, he is just playing himself), Buffalo '66 is quite a wonderful experience. Insecurities played out to perfection in this definition of art house.
Rated 08 Aug 2011
Rated 10 Jun 2009
72
68th
Entertainment in this is to see it all turn to shit. Little known little gem.
Rated 10 Jun 2009
Rated 21 Dec 2009
84
60th
Gritty little film with great work from Ricci, Gazzara and Huston.
Rated 21 Dec 2009
Rated 08 Apr 2010
90
95th
Didn't think I would, but I really, really liked it. Excellent.
Rated 08 Apr 2010
Rated 16 May 2010
41
34th
Vincent Gallo is a misogynist and self-indulgent hack. While the character study and family relationship interaction is difficult and challenging in a good way, the MPDG (manic pixie dream girl) stereotype of Ricci is just awful. Add in a cop-out ending and a great movie is wasted.
Rated 16 May 2010
Rated 24 Jun 2010
80
67th
the only thing Gallo has ever done that was watchable..this movie is so dark in its tone, mood and humor..its a fun comedy
Rated 24 Jun 2010
Rated 14 Nov 2008
95
98th
Just endlessly likeable.
Rated 14 Nov 2008
Rated 29 May 2008
87
93rd
it's lost on me why uwe boll has more heard of movies than vincent gallo. vincent gallo IS this movie he did everything including produce, edit, direct, star-in, write, and write the music for this film. the writing is what truly shines in this bad boy, although he makes a very strange character for himself.
Rated 29 May 2008
Rated 02 Oct 2010
83
81st
It was like a family movie on amphetamines. Lights, angles, music... everything was genuinely bizarre. With a great cast, acting was the forte of the movie, and it made me feel that all of them enjoyed acting characters with short fuses. Buffalo Billy with his with blue shirt and red boots inadvertently scores.
Rated 02 Oct 2010
Rated 14 May 2008
23
7th
I respect all of the effort that Gallo put into this, taking pretty much every part of the production on himself. It's too bad that I couldn't stand the final product.
Rated 14 May 2008
Rated 30 Mar 2011
70
34th
Almost all of this score is for the scene in which Ricci tap dances in the bowling ally. Otherwise the film is pretty much terrible.
Rated 30 Mar 2011
Rated 29 Apr 2011
2
0th
Bullshit '66. It's so bad it hurts. Awful dialogues, obvious screenwriting, a horrible sense of character development, and pretentious in many ways. It's a shame to see Ben Gazzara in such a shitty 'wannabe cult' movie.
Rated 29 Apr 2011
Rated 08 May 2011
80
81st
Now this was a treat - Gallo, Rourke and Ricci with some round... yyyy (you know what I'm talking about). The ending was absolutely top notch - didn't saw it coming.
Rated 08 May 2011
Rated 31 May 2011
85
65th
he should've just peed on a bush or something
Rated 31 May 2011
Rated 13 Jul 2011
90
92nd
You need someone extraordinary and nice if you got to get out of your troubled head.
Rated 13 Jul 2011
Rated 23 Jan 2009
25
6th
uhhhh....no.
Rated 23 Jan 2009
Rated 26 Jan 2012
58
8th
As one fellow kumpler put nicely, he does have a "rare quality of capturing undiluted loneliness on film". Beside the arbitrary sequence of events that unfold in quite a seemingly meaningless and awkward direction, their was something extraordinary about the substance of this film. Vincent Gallo played an excellent role, capturing that purely devoid of life expression. The city of Buffalo was portrayed as a soulless and sullen wasteland successfully. Overall, a gripping and aberrant experience.
Rated 26 Jan 2012
Rated 05 Apr 2012
85
81st
Stay with it; this film is a bit of a softly-spoken classic.
Rated 05 Apr 2012
Rated 09 May 2012
73
71st
Great cinematography. Took me a bit to get into it, but I enjoyed it quite a bit once I did. It's got a unique feel to it - you can feel the various artistic influences (many from arts other than film) coming together in a cool way. The ending is really superb, too
Rated 09 May 2012
Rated 24 Aug 2012
85
59th
This was actually really great. Vincent Gallo is awesome. Ben Gazzara and Anjelica Huston are brilliant as Billy's parents.
Rated 24 Aug 2012
Rated 20 Sep 2012
80
49th
The best part about this movie is the Buffalo culture. Where the outlet malls at??
Rated 20 Sep 2012
Rated 28 Sep 2012
68
25th
Buffallo '66 has style going for it, but ultimately Gallo comes off here as a poor man's Jim Jarmusch. Something about it doesn't quite click for me and I found myself just kind of being bored with the whole thing. On the upside it looks fantastic, despite the obnoxious characters the acting is strong, and it actually has a pretty solid story behind it. It just lacks a charm that makes it all enjoyable.
Rated 28 Sep 2012
Rated 09 Jul 2007
4
83rd
Very cool looking movie I thought I was going to hate up until the last few minutes. Sort of like the opposite of The Brown Bunny. Gallo is a fucking weirdo.
Rated 09 Jul 2007
Rated 14 Jan 2013
7
41st
I struggled to suspend my disbelief at Gallo's character being too demure to just pee up a damn wall, but this was a good film. Can I just say those red boots were visually excellent? They should get their own credits.
Rated 14 Jan 2013
Rated 08 Apr 2008
75
94th
yes, my salted america.
Rated 08 Apr 2008
Rated 21 May 2013
68
78th
Vincent Gallo is a real character. From what I read about him, he seems like an idiot with strong convictions. I had a hard time separating his character in this film with his persona. Thing is, Gallo's narcissism makes this film. Even though this character is self-centered asshole teenage-adult, you can't but be fascinated by him. Great choice of the soundtrack, I discovered Yes because of this film. In Vincent's mind, everyone wants to see his penis. Poor guy.
Rated 21 May 2013
Rated 04 Jun 2013
5
98th
After a shaky start this turned into a very stylish little romance. It's very male-centered though, Riccis character only a signifier of ideal girlfriend.
Rated 04 Jun 2013
Rated 24 Jun 2013
61
64th
The middle section really won me over; there's some interesting lighting & sound and some really hilarious moments too.
Rated 24 Jun 2013
Rated 21 Aug 2013
66
45th
Christina Ricci's cherubic smile and offbeat charisma carry the film. Even for a character piece, Gallo gives us way too much filler involving his protagonist. The film drags like hell in several places, although I liked the spotlight divagations and the screen transitions to flashbacks. I have to admit that the buildup paid off when the film picked up real steam in the final act and finally delivered Billy Brown's oft-foreshadowed transformation.
Rated 21 Aug 2013
Rated 16 Jan 2014
82
85th
This is an original film with some interesting characters. Christina Ricci is excellent in this movie. The rest of the cast also does a good job here. The script is original with some nice serious moments and a few funny ones.
Rated 16 Jan 2014
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