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Dischord (2003)

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Reviews Counted:14

Fresh:4

Rotten:10

Average Rating:4.3/10

Rated: Not Rated

Runtime: 1 hr 42 mins

Genre: Dramas

Theatrical Release:Feb 28, 2003 Limited

Synopsis: Self-absorbed New Age composer Lucien (Andrew Borba) feels overshadowed by the talent and fame of his "improv" violinist wife Gypsy (Annunziata Gianzero), so she abandons her music to placate him,... Self-absorbed New Age composer Lucien (Andrew Borba) feels overshadowed by the talent and fame of his "improv" violinist wife Gypsy (Annunziata Gianzero), so she abandons her music to placate him, and together they retreat to their beach front home. Gypsy just "needs to fly again, needs to dream," like she did when her grandfather played for her as a little girl. Meanwhile Lucien's serial killer brother Jimmy (Thomas Jay Ryan) comes to visit after a long absence. The three walk on the beach, drink, and talk about their pasts. Gypsy listens to wind chimes and confides in a mysterious beachcomber; Lucien grows frustrated composing his next album, and Jimmy drowns the local women. Meanwhile a retired Boston detective is on Jimmy's trail, and eventually explosive confrontations erupt on both artistic and psychological levels. DISCHORD is a unique, low-budget indie from writer-producer-director-editor Mark Wilkinson. It seems to take place in an alternative New Age universe where even cops and Cape Cod fisherman talk about appeasing the spirits and New Age music is more popular than rock and rap combined. Naturally there's an intriguing score, and Hal Hartley fans will relish seeing HENRY FOOL star Ryan in another meaty role. [More]

Starring: Andrew Borba, Annunziata Gianzero, Thomas Jay Ryan, Michael DeLuise

Starring: Andrew Borba, Annunziata Gianzero, Thomas Jay Ryan, Michael DeLuise, Rick Wessler, Richard Bakalyan

Director: Mark Wilkinson

Director: Mark Wilkinson
Screenwriter: Mark Wilkinson
Producer: Mark Wilkinson
Composer: John McCarthy
Studio: Artistic License

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Full Review Source: Premiere Magazine | comment Comment
03/04/03
Premiere Magazine

The story is so crowded with incident and implication as to be both nonsensical and impossible to act, so the actors, when they are not bursting into fits of temper, smile mysteriously.

Full Review Source: New York Times | comment Comment
02/27/03
A.O. Scott
A.O. Scott
New York Times
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A small but bracing breath of fresh air; if a little under-told, its problems at least stem from a creative gait that’s refreshingly out of lockstep with the Hollywood-ized regurgitation of indie film convention.

Full Review Source: Entertainment Today | comment Comment
03/03/03
Brent Simon
Brent Simon
Entertainment Today

It'd be a far more interesting movie without the detective...it's a conventional, commercial cop/killer movie when he's on screen and an edgy, passionate one without him.

Full Review Source: TheMovieChicks.com | comment Comment
01/16/04
Cherryl Dawson and Leigh Ann Palone
Cherryl Dawson and Leigh Ann Palone
TheMovieChicks.com

Writer-director Mark Wilkinson gracefully elides backstories while arranging his converging narratives into a neat fugue, but the overall preciousness of his conception is suffocating.

Full Review Source: Village Voice | comment Comment
02/25/03
David Ng
David Ng
Village Voice

A beautiful to look at thriller/drama, but lacking a good story to go with its gorgeous Cape Cod winter setting.

Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews | comment Comment
07/01/02
Dennis Schwartz
Dennis Schwartz
Ozus' World Movie Reviews

A husband's jealousy, a brother's fury make for a good story marred by a woefully inadequate budget.

Full Review Source: Compuserve | comment Comment
02/18/03
Harvey S. Karten
Harvey S. Karten
Compuserve

A flawed but ultimately worthwhile first directorial effort.

Full Review Source: Filmcritic.com | comment Comment
02/23/03
Jules Brenner
Jules Brenner
Filmcritic.com

If [Wilkinson] is at times arty and self-conscious, he shows promise as a deep-digging and personal filmmaker.

Full Review Source: Los Angeles Times | comment Comment
02/27/03
Kevin Thomas
Kevin Thomas
Los Angeles Times
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Like an old relative you haven't seen in ten years, you know the story of Dischord, but enough has changed to make for an interesting visit.

Full Review Source: Countingdown.com | comment Comment
03/01/03
Larry Carroll
Larry Carroll
Countingdown.com

The wintery New England landscape is the most striking thing about the film, but it's not interesting enough to justify watching it for 100 minutes.

Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide | comment Comment
02/28/03
Maitland McDonagh
Maitland McDonagh
TV Guide's Movie Guide

A disappointing hodgepodge that fails to tie up its conflicting strands of family drama and suspense thriller.

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02/27/03
Mark Olsen
Mark Olsen
L.A. Weekly

A hackneyed, by-the-numbers race against the clock to stop a serial killer from striking again.

Full Review Source: New York Post | comment Comment
02/28/03
Megan Lehmann
Megan Lehmann
New York Post

An atmospheric but insufferably soapy drama.

Full Review Source: Hollywood Reporter | comment Comment
02/27/03
Michael Rechtshaffen
Michael Rechtshaffen
Hollywood Reporter
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A bunch of loosely gathered storylines strung together with mostly rote dialogue, stilted performances and a disquieting sense of meaninglessness.

Full Review Source: Boxoffice Magazine | comment Comment
02/28/03
Tim Cogshell
Tim Cogshell
Boxoffice Magazine
 
 
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