Wristcutters: A Love Story
Ninja July 22nd, 2007
Recently I read a snippet of Keret’s Kneller’s Happy Campers which prompted me to buy his book, The Bus Driver Who Wanted to Be God & Other Short Stories. Then I discovered that director Goran Dukic had turned it into a movie titled, Wristcutters: A Love Story. It premiered at Sundance last year + will be out in theaters in late August (limited release) this year. You can check out the trailer here.
What’s it about? Before you start thinking I’m a miserable, dreary person, it’s a dark romantic comedy. It starts off with the protagonist Zia (Patrick Fugit of Almost Famous) slitting his wrists because of girlfriend issues. He is immediately transported to limbo where all the other occupants have also committed suicide. Even in the afterlife, he still suffers + pines over his former girlfriend Desiree (Leslie Bibb). He later finds out that she was so heartsick + distraught over his death, that she too committed suicide about a month later. Purgatory’s a big place, but Zia wants to find Desiree again. So he sets off for a road trip + encounters quirky, interesting friends Eugene (Shea Whigham) + Mikal (Shannyn Sossamon) along the way. Will he find his dream girl? Will they rekindle their romance in the afterlife? I’m dying to find out (no pun intended). I definitely need to see this! =)
Random kinda-related Link:
+ buy the graphic novel version of this story, Pizzeria Kamikaze by Asaf Hanuka
