American Perfekt

Recalling the first time I saw this movie, I thought of a tense thriller involving a killer whose methods presaged the approach of the killer in “No Country for Old Men.” However, when I bought this film and viewed it again, I was a bit disappointed. It wasn’t quite as good as I remembered.It’s an uneasy mix of the offbeat and the realistic – of the quirky and the disquieting. The killer’s descent into insanity seems to almost comically parody “The Shining” more than it suggests the impersonal implacability of “No Country for Old Men.However, Robert Forster is always interesting to watch. I became a fan of his during the days of his Banyon TV series where he played a jaunty 1930's detective. He and Amanda Plummer develop an unusual chemistry here that will probably hold your interest and carry you along to see what happens next.

This movie was a difficult choice for me to watch. Can't stand Amanda Plummer. Think it's her voice. The rest of the cast are favorites of mine so I dove in. This is really an interesting film Quirky, sad, funny, improbable but you just never know it just might happen. Other reviewers have given you the story so I won't go into it. Let's just say that it is a very intriguing idea and kept me guessing until the end. Not satisfied with the ending. Would have liked 5 more minutes to see the outcome.

An odd movie. The acting was top notch, and the plot was different. I would have given it three stars, because it’s weird, but I just love driving through the desert movies. It’s desolate, and haunting, and being completely on your own. Whenever I drive through the desert, I fill my tank the first chance I get, after it hits the half tank mark.

The previews looked promising so I bought this DVD. About halfway through this film, I began to figure out who the good and bad guys were. Amanda Plummer (Christopher Plummer's daughter) was excellent as was Robert Forster who seems to have disappeared from the Hollywood scene for several years. The movie will keep one interested, but I personally hated the ending; almost too Hitchcockian for me to accept. I won't disclose just how it ends, but I would never, if directly the film, have selected this predictable ending.

This movie might have been interesting. Robert Forster does fine work as usual. However Amanda Plummer is such a "mannered" actress, and so homely, that the story is unbelievable. Robert Forster and the rest of the cast do credible work but Plummer's annoying mannerisms and voice only emphasize her poor performance.

Not for everyone .... a really bizarre but well made film. The veteran acting and cinematography are excellent with a great ensemble cast. Lots of twists keep this movie interesting.A woman in the SW desert has car trouble and is picked up by a seemingly nice guy. They become romantically involved while other characters weave in their sphere. Ultimately there are murders as the tension builds up.Not for small kids.

I only watched this movie to see Fairuza Balk. Loved her in The Craft. Her character here isn't nearly as interesting but she still does a good job. The movie itself is garbage. Balk's character is the only one that is even halfway sympathetic, and she's a drifter who has no home and hitchhikes from place to place. I don't like Amanda Plummer. And what was with that weird sex scene? Crazy, nonsensical movie.

I used the product to make bacon wrapped chicken. It was not smelling good whilst cooking.I walked away and sold my house.

American Perfekt is a memorable quite powerful little thriller tense and chilling. Robert Forster is very good as a psycho who sometimes makes decisions on whether to murder on the flip of a coin, which is both frightening and funny. The rest of the cast are all good a special mention to Fairuza Balk whose excellent as the in periled heroine, Amanda Plummer and David Thewlis also deserve to be mentioned. American Perfekt is different (which I like) and should be better known, as should some of the cast (Robert Forster, Fairuza Balk) - well photographed, should be on Blu-Ray.

Kopf oder Zahl ist sicher kein Film, der mit einem besonders hohen Produktionsbudget ausgestattet war. Also ein echter B-Movie. Viele Effekte braucht der Film aber gar nicht, um zu gefallen, denn die Story ist hier das vorantreibende Element. Das klappt über weite Strecken des Films auch recht gut. Aber es gibt auch ein paar Längen.Kopf oder Zahl ist ein Roadmovie mit Protagonisten, die allesamt das Etikett "Kaputt" bekommen könnten. Aber genau da liegt für mich ein Teil des Reizes. Auch das der Film ab und zu mal richtig trashig wirkt passt eigentlich ganz gut zum Charakter eines Roadmovies.Fairuza Balk ist erst ab ca. der Mitte des Films wirklich an der Handlung beteiligt, und das auch wie gewohnt überzeugend.4 Sterne finde ich, trotz magerer DVD-Ausstattung und auch nur mittelprächtigem Ton und Bild, durchaus o.k. Denn Kopf oder Zahl ist wirklich spannend und sehenswert. Aber auch nicht ganz perfekt; eben ein richtig guter B-Movie.

The purchase was as advertised and timely