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Gerry Reviews

2002

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In Gus Van Sant's GERRY, a film more concerned with atmosphere and visual breadth than with story or plot, a frivolous hike through the desert evolves into an existential journey for two young men. The film features only two characters, both named Gerry and played by the film's co-creators Casey Affleck and Matt Damon. Driving .. Read more

Starring	Matt Damon, Casey Affleck
Director	Gus Van Sant
Genres	Drama

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- "...One of the most intriguing American films of the year... Mesmerising and extraordinarily tense... A glorious off-beat original..."
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- - Dazed and Confused
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:59
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  - 8
  Poetry In Slllooowww Motion
  
  I have always been of the opinion that slow doesn't always have to mean boring. Judgement At Nurmeberg, Dances With Wolves, JFK, are all excellent examples ... read more »
  
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  - David Levy
  - Totteridge, England
  - 16 May 2004 at 22:42
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  Nothing happens?
  
  I'm not a fan of overly 'arty' films in which nothing happens - some might say that this film fits into that category, but I was completely, utterly... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - 12 Oct 2011 at 13:55
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  They didn't seem that stupid.....
  
  I know that nowadays, audiences such as ours are used to the MTV like editiing and fast paced storylines but I really do believe there are those out there which... read more »
  
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  - JustAFanTC
  - 121 reviews
  - Leeds
  - 15 Aug 2010 at 02:29
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  Almost unwatchable
  
  I love to watch the landscape and I love slow-moving, thoughtful films especially when they're about a journey. However I thought this film really missed ... read more »
  
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- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - Sally Fox
  - S.E. England
  - 31 Jul 2010 at 21:56
- - 2
  - 1
  'gerry' pointless filmaking at it worst
  
  It is difficult to find the words to describe how mindnumbingly tedious this film actually was. Very little happens and what does is truly dull.
  
  I ... read more »
  
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- - GG67
  - 1 review
  - Scotland
  - 27 Mar 2010 at 14:53
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  new fatalism
  
  I've watched this film twice now, and I liked it better the second time. It's one of those.
  
  Of course it's a one trick pony if you're... read more »
  
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- - nostalgiac
  - 6 reviews
  - Glasgow
  - 28 Jan 2010 at 00:11
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  Why?
  
  THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS | Show review anywayHide
  
  This is a film about two guys who get lost in the wilderness. I don’t think they ever seem to even get very worried about being lost. One of them is an ... read more »
  
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- - calgacus
  - 12 reviews
  - ALLOA
  - 20 Nov 2009 at 11:01
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  - 0
  Truely Unique
  
  This is a film I had been waiting for and it did not disappoint. Some uterly incredible filming in Salt Lake, Nevada and Argentina I believe. It would be ... read more »
  
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  - Ell1981
  - 169 reviews
  - London
  - 04 Nov 2009 at 10:54
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  gerry
  
  if you want to see an indictment of American foreign policy this is the film for you - two unfocused, disorganized individuals stride off purposefully but ... read more »
  
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- - lostandfound
  - 1 review
  - saxmundham
  - 17 Oct 2008 at 11:47
- - 3
  - 0
  DO NOT WASTE YOUR TIME!
  
  This is the kind of pretentious garbage we have come to expect from Gus Van Sant, but Gerry takes the biscuit! There are VERY long scenes with NO dialogue ... read more »
  
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  - Glasgow
  - 01 Aug 2008 at 09:04
- - 2
  - 0
  BAD BAD BAD!!!!
  
  I like Matt Damon and I like Casey Affleck. I also like meaningful and arty films.
  
  I hated Gerry. It now stands as the worst film I have EVER seen. ... read more »
  
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- - StephenC
  - 11 reviews
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  - 17 Jul 2008 at 07:43
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- - 22
  - 8
  Poetry In Slllooowww Motion
  
  I have always been of the opinion that slow doesn't always have to mean boring. Judgement At Nurmeberg, Dances With Wolves, JFK, are all excellent examples ... read more »
  
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- 5945
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - David Levy
  - Totteridge, England
  - 16 May 2004 at 22:42
- - 9
  - 2
  hard to review
  
  I've never seen a movie quite like this one. As the description says, two friends get lost in Death Valley without provisions - er, and that's it.read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - London
  - 11 May 2004 at 23:07
- - 8
  - 0
  Certainly worth a look
  
  Released a month prior to Gus Van Sant’s critically acclaimed Elephant, Gerry was given a limited cinema release and then consequently overshadowed by its ... read more »
  
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- - DillonOli
  - London
  - 26 Aug 2004 at 13:30
- - 7
  - 3
  Silent Beauty
  
  'Gerry' (Gus Van Sant 2002) is what film making should be. It is what all aspiring film makers hope to one day create, and what film critics & ... read more »
  
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- - Kimberly Softley
  - Wolverhampton, England
  - 30 Aug 2004 at 11:57
- - 6
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  Deceptively simple
  
  I suspect this will be one that film students will be poring over decades from now. 'Gerry' doesn't really sound like much of a film - two guys ... read more »
  
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- - Karen
  - London
  - 10 Jan 2005 at 11:57
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  - 1
  Two guys called Gerry ...
  
  Two guys called Gerry drive into the desert. They leave their car to walk the rest of the way to see the 'thing'. They get lost. It should be the most ... read more »
  
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- - Eva#5
  - GLASGOW
  - 10 Jul 2004 at 22:29
- - 3
  - 0
  Gerry
  
  Don't waste your time watching this.........rubbish!
  
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- - a customer
  - Suffolk, England.
  - 13 Feb 2007 at 21:07
- - 3
  - 0
  How Gerry was for me...
  
  I've never written a review before, but i read so much viscious crap on the imdb comments page about 'Gerry', with a recurrent common thread being... read more »
  
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- - Benny
  - 1 review
  - Edinburgh
  - 04 Dec 2007 at 09:59
- - 3
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  DO NOT WASTE YOUR TIME!
  
  This is the kind of pretentious garbage we have come to expect from Gus Van Sant, but Gerry takes the biscuit! There are VERY long scenes with NO dialogue ... read more »
  
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- 606560
- - a customer
  - Glasgow
  - 01 Aug 2008 at 09:04
- - 3
  - 0
  gerry
  
  if you want to see an indictment of American foreign policy this is the film for you - two unfocused, disorganized individuals stride off purposefully but ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 645299
- - lostandfound
  - 1 review
  - saxmundham
  - 17 Oct 2008 at 11:47

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