This is not an easy film to describe.
It's a tour de force of ideas, emotions, moments; each like the bits of fire released by a sparkler on the 4th of July. They shine and then they're gone.
The theme is opera meets techno dance culture. There are amazing moments with great detail to set design and location. The performances by Dan Spielman and Leeanne Walsman are wonderful. Lots of great music, especially Lisa Gerrard's (Dead Can Dance) haunting vocals. The dealer-pimp drives a YELLOW sports car. If not for the cinematography (At times reminding me of "Amelie"), it would be a collection of enthralling moments plopped down in a murky movie. How is it that other countries (Australia, in this case) can produce such interesting films for a fraction of the cost that mainstream US films demand? Well, worth the dime/time, if you can get access to it.
A couple of quotes from the film:
“.... Governor, tell me something. Who do them crickets luv?.....
Maybe they just love life. For them it sounds like this..... See, crickets have very small minds that move really fast. So, what we hear as legs vibrating, they hear as a holy hymn."
AND
"If you throw your voice into an empty space, it echoes to the ones you love."
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