rooprect "Dummy" is an impressive movie for many reasons, but let's start with the show stealer... Milla Jovovich. Her character is something like a female Beavis & Butthead rolled into one but with great character development and evolution which pays off with her riveting singing performance at the story's climax. Her scenes alone (which some appreciative youtubers have strung together for our enjoyment) are worth the price of admission.Not to be overshadowed is Adrian Brody who plays a nerdy ventriloquist (whose only friend is Milla). And in case you're wondering, yes, he operated the puppet and did all the ventriloquism himself according to the credits at the end.The story: a nerdy ventriloquist wannabe (Brody), who is living at home at age 30-something because he can't keep a real job, pairs up with his high school pal (Jovovich) to chase his dreams and simultaneously win the love of a girl he's stalking. The humor is that the two of them, Brody & Jovovich, play characters who are so socially stunted that they'd be lucky if they could ride a bus downtown, let alone achieve their dreams of glory. By the way, Milla's dream is to be a punk rocker, but she keeps getting waylaid by the fact that her guitarist can never seem to get the right "reeear-weew-breeer-woow" (that's a quote). Until they switch to a bizarre new music genre which I won't spoil, you just gotta check it out and you WON'T be disappointed.There's a simultaneous subplot involving our hero's sister (played by the hilarious Illeana Douglas) who is a failed-singer-turned-wedding-planner also living at home at age 30-something whist being stalked by an alcoholic accountant who does community theater in his spare time.Perhaps you've figured it out from my description; this is a film about people who have failed in various degrees to achieve their dreams, and now solidly rooted in mediocrity, they make their way through life on the line of sanity. And frequently tripping over said line."Dummy" is a true gem of quirky excellence. The comedic timing between Brody's subdued character and Jovovich's hyper manic character is impeccable. Not to mention other supporting characters like the mother, father and of course Brody's love interest who each play memorable roles that contribute greatly to the humor. "Dummy" is an all round solid comedy that deserves a respectable cult following. Definitely not a wooden performance. Har har.

samarthan_mahaviran Dummy is a wonderful colorful movie that I just picked up because i really like Adrian Brody and Vera Farmiga. But surprise, surprise....the real star of the show is neither of the two. Milla Jovovich as the incessantly cursing punk rock star steals the show. The movie is essentially about a shy person(Brody) who wants to be a ventriloquist and his tumultuous life. Milla is his only friend who is brash and loud. She tries to help him out when Brody is interested in his employment counselor(Farmiga). A brilliantly scripted movie with a lot of funny scenes (mostly involving Milla's antics) is the second movie by Greg Pritkin and his best. I would highly recommend this movie to anyone who likes comedies of the Wes Anderson genre, i.e, either of The Darjeeling Limited or The royal Tenenbaums.....

Gordon-11 This film is about a talented ventriloquist and his loser life. He finds solace in his dummy and a girl of his dreams."Dummy" is interestingly fun and dark at the same time. Adrien Brody is great as a socially inept individual, he portrays timidness so well. Milla Jovovich plays an emotionally unstable rocker, and she also shines. The dysfunctional family interaction is eye catching. I feel so sorry for Illeana Douglas' character as she sacrificed her dreams to please others. Somehow, these wildly different individuals' interactions form a journey of self fulfillment and happiness.I find "Dummy" an intelligent and multi-layered comedy, I think it deserves a wider audience.

kramertron It's painfully obvious that this is an indie movie. Not in a Juno/Garden State "I'm going to quirk you to death" kinda of way, but in that the story is not polished at all, there are a lot of loose ends that could have benefited from an extra scene or two, feels made for TV and is just plain blah. The idea was pretty neat, but there was absolutely no setup, and the only exposition to him wanting to get a dummy was him watching the movie at the very beginning.All that said, it had plenty of cute and enjoyable moments. The whole romantic aspect was good, and I liked Mila Jovavich's character, who was perfectly annoying. And I found Adrien Brody's character, and by extension the dummy, pretty interesting.