Leaves of Grass stars Edward Norton as Bill Kincaid and Brady Kincaid
Rated: R for violence, drug use, and language.
Leaves of Grass is a perplexing nutty film by writer/director/actor Tim Blake Nelson. Edward Norton plays twin brothers, Bill and Brady Kincaid. The two brothers are so different but at the same time strikingly similar. Bill is an intelligent professor at the Brown University that has abandoned his ways of his small hick Oklahoma town while his brother is far from the straight laced person his brother is by managing a small-scale pot farm.
To someone who doesn’t understand the two brothers, one might perceive this since Brady is a simple-timing guy who spends his off time smoking bongs that he’s not as successful or accomplished as his brother. Brady sees things kind of differently from most people and doesn’t judge his success on how others perceive him though. The film ultimately becomes an interesting character study between the two brothers who are on opposite ends of class system but despite their outward appearances are quite similar and both quite intelligent. Brady himself actually has a higher IQ than Bill but despite this decides to pursue a career in drug manufacturing. Does this mean that Brady is less intelligent though? To most it would seem so, but Brady actually uses his intelligence to form a complex system to manufacture the best possible product.
The plot is interesting as well as it serves as a way for these two brothers to interact with each other and maneuver around the situations that surround them.
Tim Blake Nelson said that he wrote the twin roles for Norton especially in mind and it shows, it’s hard it imagine anyone else doing it. Keri Russell serves her purpose that she does in most films she’s in being that sweet girl that people fall in love with. There’s nothing wrong with that though, Keri Russell is a girl that guys would want to bring home to their mom because she’s that cute of a girl.
The reason the film is so good resides in the genius of the screenplay though. The script is simply a masterpiece to put it into simple words. A lot of this is most likely due to Tim Blake Nelson reflecting on things in his own life.
This is surely one of 2010’s best films and features a stunning performance by Edward Norton. Norton plays both roles so great, both brothers have a very original feel to them. This is probably the best acting performance he has done besides 25th Hour. Unfortunately, the prospects for this film to receive a wide release are quite small and it's most likely that the film won't receive any recognition from the Academy. Well, when this hits Netflix or your local Redbox, make sure to check it out. It's a masterpiece. This is a day one purchase for me.
Tim Blake Nelson said that he wrote the twin roles for Norton especially in mind and it shows, it’s hard it imagine anyone else doing it. Keri Russell serves her purpose that she does in most films she’s in being that sweet girl that people fall in love with. There’s nothing wrong with that though, Keri Russell is a girl that guys would want to bring home to their mom because she’s that cute of a girl.
The reason the film is so good resides in the genius of the screenplay though. The script is simply a masterpiece to put it into simple words. A lot of this is most likely due to Tim Blake Nelson reflecting on things in his own life.
This is surely one of 2010’s best films and features a stunning performance by Edward Norton. Norton plays both roles so great, both brothers have a very original feel to them. This is probably the best acting performance he has done besides 25th Hour. Unfortunately, the prospects for this film to receive a wide release are quite small and it's most likely that the film won't receive any recognition from the Academy. Well, when this hits Netflix or your local Redbox, make sure to check it out. It's a masterpiece. This is a day one purchase for me.
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