Leaves of Grass

this movie was so unexpected. its entertaining for a while, you expect most things and then out of nowhere, curveball and it ends up being more than what you thought it would be. Its weird how different norton can make himself. One of the better movies to have one actor play two roles, but he did it before in primal fear, this one was a cake walk for him. good movie

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.

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.

A comedy and a thriller, but never a comic thriller. It's that unnerving and offbeat, and it takes all sorts of risks and draws the most off-the-wall intertextual parallels, fascinating layers and daring tonal shifts. There is a mind behind it all, gleeful creativity, unmistakable ambition.

only because it featured songs by Townes Van Zandt & Steve Earles

Norton does great with the dual role, but the film has little to stand on beyond that as it confuses too many plot threads that don't gel as well as they should.

norton was good, but thats just him, movie was kinda boring

my favorite actor at his best...nice one

Edward Norton should play multiple characters in more future movies, I say.

Great theater with superb dialogue from all directions. One of Norton's best. The noodling scene expresses the tone superbly.

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.

Starts out bad in its blandness and implausibility, then slowly raises itself to the level of mediocrity before becoming completely fucking stupid in the third act. There are tiny moments of grace scattered here and there, and the script isn't terrible before it turns to shit, but the way this movie is shot and edited is so bland, staid, and artless it eventually turned me off completely.

#10#, story, Keri R!, E Norton!

So I watched this basically twice because my housemate really liked it and all I remember is some vaguely cool philosophical dialogue and stuff and Norton being awesome but with a plot that took some crappy turns and some shoehorned-in strong violence that added nothing. There was enough good to make it worth watching, I suppose, but not enough to invest me fully.

Felt like a wrap up of the highlights told by a philosophy major. Has the kind of kook a Coen film would exhibit with some of the format that they would avoid. Unique project though. Recommended for the hillbilly Norton.

Too much bullshit classical philosophy. I like that they incorporated philosophy into it like that, but I wish they would've picked better philosophies.

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...

good material not used cleverly to reach the great potential it had

I love me a messy, weird movie like this. Especially if it's from Oklahoma.

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.

Meh, could have been good, but wasn't.

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

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.

This is one of those films where you don't expect a lot, then again one gets more than we could realize. Talents growing in different levels and directions.

Actually quite good. A little gem with a unexpected finale

sloppy film, sloppy acting. The film is ok for just an hour and a half of nothing much to do, but nothing beyond that point.

It never quite figures out what identity it wants to have and a for film that comments a lot on thoughts and the way we perceive them it was not well thought out at all. Norton shines in the double role but nothing materializes amidst a million different plot threads and potential storylines alluded to.

Norton is great as usual. But the movie is badly written.

Norton is good, besides that the movie never reaches its full potential. Too bad really, because it had some half-witty material, like an unpolished Coen film.