Michael Stone is a man who goes a business trip where he meets someone real special
A lot of films come out every year. They can be funny, dramatic, thought provoking or even animated and meant for the whole family to enjoy together. Anomalisa is not your usual movie. It covers some of these areas but looks at them in a perspective that is not easy to understand right away. It is an interesting film and this is what this writer thought of it.
Michael Stone (Tom Noonan) is a father, husband and respected author of a book called “How May I Help You Help Them?”This person is crippled by the mundanity of his life and is not sure how to make it exciting again. When he takes a business trip to Cincinnati to speak at a convention of customer service professionals he checks into his hotel and is tired and already looking for something to do. Things begin to look up for him though when he meets a sales rep from Akron named Lisa who may or may not be the love of his life.
This is a unique kind of movie. The cast is stellar and do an amazing job of bringing this story to life in a sometimes graphic and at times humorous fashion. The soundtrack is beautiful and is the best this writer has heard in a good while. What really makes this a fun ride though are the special effects. The way all of the puppets seem so human is astounding. They act in a fashion this is realistic and the characters are far from perfect. It will not be a movie for everyone but for those who are looking for something out of the ordinary this is the movie for you.
This movie gets 7/10. It was a movie that is sometimes peculiar but weaves an amazing narrative that finds a clever way to tell an otherwise simple story. Michael is a character that is relate able and is someone who seriously has issues. Yet this movie will not be for everyone. There are those who will find this movie to be very odd or worse confusing. There were those who saw this movie the night I did who were not sure what to make of this film let alone what the message really was. There are also some adult situations and moments that will turn the stomach of the more squeamish movie goer.
If you are a fan of Charlie Kaufman than you will like this movie. If you are someone who enjoys a movie that strays away from the normal formula this is the movie to see. Anomalisa comes out this Friday.
Watch the intense trailer below:
https://youtu.be/DT6QJaS2a-U