Synopsis
In Paris, a young American who works as a Michael Jackson lookalike meets Marilyn Monroe, who invites him to her commune in Scotland, where she lives with Charlie Chaplin and her daughter, Shirley Temple.
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Cast
- Diego LunaMichael Jackson
- Samantha MortonMarilyn Monroe
- Denis LavantCharlie Chaplin
- James FoxThe Pope
- Werner HerzogFather Umbrillo
- Leos CaraxRenard
- Richard StrangeAbraham Lincoln
- Jason PennycookeSammy Davis, Jr.
- Anita PallenbergThe Queen
- Rachel KorineLittle Red Riding Hood
Recommendations
- 100
Film Threat
The film is damn near a masterpiece. Let’s hope we don’t have to wait so long to see what Korine will do next. - 75
Premiere
What to make of it all? Hard to say. Just to take in the fact that its soundtrack is made up of music by both J. Spaceman and Sun City Girls is to understand that this is a picture that's divided against itself in a way that's perhaps too hermetic to be comprehended. - 70
The New York Times
Mister Lonely, self-enclosed though it may be, nonetheless demonstrates that Mr. Korine, who showed his ability to shock and repel in earlier films, also has the power to touch, to unsettle and to charm. This is undoubtedly a small movie, but it's also more than that: it's a small, imperfect world. - 60
Variety
Less outre than "Gummo" and "Julien Donkey-Boy," Korine's most lavishly produced pic to date begins as a sweet-tempered tale of social misfits-turned-celebrity impersonators, but falls short of its ambition to say something meaningful about the obsessive nature of celebrity culture. - 50
New York Magazine (Vulture)
I'm glad Korine has pulled himself together, but the film is pretty ramshackle, full of obvious group improvisations that fail to spark and an overdose of bathos. - 50
Village Voice
Co-written with his brother Avi, Mister Lonely is startlingly straightforward compared to his earlier work. But, like that work, it stands or falls on each single, self-contained scene. - 42
The A.V. Club
Has its moments of wonder and beauty, but the film is obscure by design, and meant to appeal to those who favor the alternative canon of directing greats: the one that includes the likes of Alejandro Jodorowsky, David Lynch, Crispin Glover, John Cassavetes, Claire Denis, Abel Ferrara, and Vincent Gallo. - 38
TV Guide Magazine
The film is really little more than an array of sometimes imaginative images.
