framptonhollis To say that "Gerry" is merely a "slow" movie is an extreme understatement. The film is INCREDIBLY slow!!! At times, it is genuinely boring, but it also is an interesting piece of art."Gerry" tells the story of two mean named Gerry who get lost in a desert with no food or water. Originally, they were walking to a place simply referred to as "the thing", but they never reach it. Instead they walk and walk and walk and walk and walk and walk and walk and walk and walk and walk and they also briefly run and walk and walk walk (in short: there's a lot of walking), until the tragic conclusion.Technically, the film isn't JUST the two guys getting lost and walking around in silence, if it was, it probably wouldn't have watched much more than 5 minutes of it. There is, indeed, dialogue which includes some brief discussion about video games and "Jeopardy!" There's also a suspenseful sequence in which one of the Gerry's has to jump off a really high rock. But, as the film continues, and the characters get more and more lost...they do less and less. They just slowly walk-and eventually they are hopeless. They're made to last so long with no food or water that they eventually don't have the strength to even utter a simple sentence. In the end, "Gerry" is a sad film that probably captures getting lost in a desert far better and more realistically than any other film ever made."Gerry" has some legitimate power, and the ending nearly moved me to tears. It really shows how horrifying the situation is in a hypnotic manner.But I will not deny that I really wanted to doze off during a few points throughout the film. While the amount of aimless walking adds to the tragedy and realism, Gus Van Sant easily could have cut out at least 10-20 minutes of the waling footage and the film would be just as powerful and good.Because it has such a slow pace, it's extremely easy to make fun of "Gerry" and call it "pretentious". It's definitely not the type of movie your average moviegoer will be willing to sit through. I cannot come up with many people I know that will want to watch a movie because it accurately portrays getting lost in a desert. I mean, sometimes it feels boring on purpose!

nymeria-meliae This is quite possibly the most boring film I've ever watched... and it took me three attempts to get to the end because it is a fantastic film for sending you to sleep.SPOILER ALERT: Not sure if this counts as a spoiler or not... but the film consists of 10 minutes of two blokes walking followed by 10 minutes of a close up on the faces of two blokes walking followed by 1 minute of very brief dialogue followed by 10 minutes of two blokes walking followed by 10 minutes of 360 degree panoramic shot of the scenery followed by 10 minutes close up on the faces of two blokes walking followed by 10 minutes of one bloke on a rock followed by 5 minutes on top of a hill followed by 10 minutes of walking followed by 10 minutes lying down in the sun The end The lack of dialogue, the lack of anything, and the rhythmic sound of marching just sends you to sleep.Just an awful film. There is literally nothing good to say about the film. I can only think that positive reviews are from people who have a thing for one of the two actors because there are a lot of close ups of them walking. There is a homo-erotic feel to the film that might be why it gets some positive responses from those who like that kind of thing but except that... what was the point of this film?

ChojinWolfblade This is 103 minutes of my life i will always regret. I watched this title in 2003. It is now over 10 years later and i still get an uncontrollable desire to punch someone in the face when i hear they're called Gerry. Do yourself a favour, drop a hairdryer in the bath before indulging in any morbid curiosity you have in watching this abysmal movie. I can't believe I'm even forced to write 10 lines on this review! My therapist has cautioned me that if i start on a tirade on Gerry i will suffer immediate regression. I feel like slitting my wrists just thinking about it, so please allow me to cheat....This is 103 minutes of my life i will always regret. I watched this title in 2003. It is now over 10 years later and i still get an uncontrollable desire to punch someone in the face when i hear they're called Gerry. Do yourself a favour, drop a hairdryer in the bath before indulging in any morbid curiosity you have in watching this abysmal movie. I can't believe I'm even forced to write 10 lines on this review! My therapist has cautioned me that if i start on a tirade on Gerry i will suffer immediate regression. I feel like slitting my wrists just thinking about it, so please allow me to cheat....This is 103 minutes of my life i will always regret. I watched this title in 2003. It is now over 10 years later and i still get an uncontrollable desire to punch someone in the face when i hear they're called Gerry. Do yourself a favour, drop a hairdryer in the bath before indulging in any morbid curiosity you have in watching this abysmal movie. I can't believe I'm even forced to write 10 lines on this review! My therapist has cautioned me that if i start on a tirade on Gerry i will suffer immediate regression. I feel like slitting my wrists just thinking about it, so please allow me to cheat....

Red_Identity Gerry will not be for everyone... although that's a pretty big understatement. It moves at a snail's pace, it has a very minimal plot, it has very few editing choices... and all of that is exactly the type of film that appeals to me. Both of the leads are pretty strong, although Affleck considerably moreso. He's a very talented performer who's always filled with the inside of his character and who's naturalism is a benefit in all of his films. He's the reason I sought this out and I was not disappointed. I'm not too familiar with Gus Van Sant's work besides Milk, but his directing is key here. This is a pretty strong film all around, despite there being so little.