Actuakers One of my all time favorites.

Freaktana A Major Disappointment

Murphy Howard I enjoyed watching this film and would recommend other to give it a try , (as I am) but this movie, although enjoyable to watch due to the better than average acting fails to add anything new to its storyline that is all too familiar to these types of movies.

Mandeep Tyson The acting in this movie is really good.

framptonhollis To say that "Gerry" is merely a "slow" movie is an extreme understatement. The film is INCREDIBLY slow!!! At times, it is genuinely boring, but it also is an interesting piece of art."Gerry" tells the story of two mean named Gerry who get lost in a desert with no food or water. Originally, they were walking to a place simply referred to as "the thing", but they never reach it. Instead they walk and walk and walk and walk and walk and walk and walk and walk and walk and walk and they also briefly run and walk and walk walk (in short: there's a lot of walking), until the tragic conclusion.Technically, the film isn't JUST the two guys getting lost and walking around in silence, if it was, it probably wouldn't have watched much more than 5 minutes of it. There is, indeed, dialogue which includes some brief discussion about video games and "Jeopardy!" There's also a suspenseful sequence in which one of the Gerry's has to jump off a really high rock. But, as the film continues, and the characters get more and more lost...they do less and less. They just slowly walk-and eventually they are hopeless. They're made to last so long with no food or water that they eventually don't have the strength to even utter a simple sentence. In the end, "Gerry" is a sad film that probably captures getting lost in a desert far better and more realistically than any other film ever made."Gerry" has some legitimate power, and the ending nearly moved me to tears. It really shows how horrifying the situation is in a hypnotic manner.But I will not deny that I really wanted to doze off during a few points throughout the film. While the amount of aimless walking adds to the tragedy and realism, Gus Van Sant easily could have cut out at least 10-20 minutes of the waling footage and the film would be just as powerful and good.Because it has such a slow pace, it's extremely easy to make fun of "Gerry" and call it "pretentious". It's definitely not the type of movie your average moviegoer will be willing to sit through. I cannot come up with many people I know that will want to watch a movie because it accurately portrays getting lost in a desert. I mean, sometimes it feels boring on purpose!

ramoajulia This is one of the slowest movies I've seen in a while.One way to describe the majority of the long and still takes is to say that they are basically photographs but with slights signs of movement - which makes it beautiful to look at for such a long while.At the end of the movie, I came to the conclusion that its purpose was to make the viewer an merely observer of the landscape but not in a submissive way, since we are the ones responsible to add some meanings to this reticent plot.(I also thought that the scenes were so lethargic that it was almost like playing backwards... Which gave me the idea of watching it again fast-rewinding the hole movie. Haven't done it yet, but probably will see some interesting results, who knows.)

eric rico Gerry - a metaphoric film of self-realization Okay - maybe I got something completely different out of this film than almost everyone else (including the critics). I believe the film is about the struggle of ONE individual (portrayed by a dichotomy of two characters in the movie). Let me try to explain my hypothesis as simple as possible......the movie is a metaphor of life facing internal struggle - a coming to terms with reality and overcoming a serious issue, finally being able to move on (for instance, addiction...death of a loved one....letting go of the thing that has been hurting you). I believe this movie shows us, ironically, two characters named Gerry for an obvious reason - it is split between the two sides of all of us. The one side that is struggling through and finding only more weakness (Affleck), and the side that represents strength, determination and the will to conquer (Damon). By the characters using the verbage in the movie - we "gerried" that up (used instead of messed up or f$*ked up) you begin to feel the Gerry is even a metaphoric name, perhaps, or the singular character that is dealing with their issue. Important note - I don't believe either Damon or Affleck represent the character who is dealing with this adversity (metaphorically represented as being lost in a wasteland with no support). They go to the desert to find a "thing" - it is never mentioned what the "thing" is, and for good reason. When you are dealing with a major problem in your life, you don't necessarily know what can save you - you just grasp at straws. The beautiful, yet barren landscape is the mind of the person dealing with this painful issue. Once alone in this metaphoric land - he can overcome only by never quitting and falling back - in essence, perishing. In one scene, Damon's character makes a dirt pillow for Affleck's character to jump down on once he becomes somehow stuck on a high rock - again a forward representation of a troubled person helping himself by showing strength and determination. A small step in the right direction....the weak may find a way into trouble, but it takes strength and sensibility in a person to get them out of it. In the end, it becomes obviously clear (assuming you believe what I am saying). By Damon choking Affleck's character - it shows us that the strength and determination of this individual will win - he will not remain lost anymore. When Damon's character is picked up by a man and his son, there is a clear metaphor of rebirth. He is being led out of the "desert" reborn again as a child (innocent). Looking back at the desert, he realizes that he is past the point in his life that has tormented him for so long...... This movie is about a lot more than two guys named "Gerry" that get lost in the desert. Bravo to Gus Van Sant, one of the most thought-provoking, cerebral and visualistic directors of our time....

Red_Identity Gerry will not be for everyone... although that's a pretty big understatement. It moves at a snail's pace, it has a very minimal plot, it has very few editing choices... and all of that is exactly the type of film that appeals to me. Both of the leads are pretty strong, although Affleck considerably moreso. He's a very talented performer who's always filled with the inside of his character and who's naturalism is a benefit in all of his films. He's the reason I sought this out and I was not disappointed. I'm not too familiar with Gus Van Sant's work besides Milk, but his directing is key here. This is a pretty strong film all around, despite there being so little.