Blu-ray Review – Assholes

"Assholes" is not a movie for everyone. The title alone is a strange, exhibition-killing move from writer/director Peter Vack, and he's intent on making a film that's only for viewers into extremity, going wild with grotesque imagery to fuel a comedy about life, love, horniness, and poppers. There's so much going on in the effort, yet nothing really happens in "Assholes," which emerges as an experiment in charged imagery and New York City neuroses – a kind of Woody Allen riff, if the helmer decided to make a feature for Troma Entertainment. The endeavor is certainly memorable, which presents a creative victory for Vack, but his determination to chase every whim quickly grows tiring, even for a picture that's barely 70 minutes long. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com