Strange Way of Life (2023)
After 25 years, an ex hired gun visits his old colleague, who is now a small town sheriff. Their past relationship is explored, as is how they reflect on it in the present.
- Pedro Almodóvar
- Yuyi Beringola
- Luna Frax
- Manuel Calvo
- Pedro Almodóvar
Rating: 6.4/10 by 289 users
Alternative Title:
Čudan način života - RS
Étrange façon de vivre - CA
Country:
France
Spain
Language:
English
Español
Runtime: 00 hour 31 minutes
Budget: $0
Revenue: $1,057,090
Plot Keyword: sheriff, reunion, murder, desert, cowboy, lgbt, reunited friends, almería, spain, father son relationship, gay theme, short film
EXT. STRANGE INDEED - DAY Indeed a film worth seeing. Don't take it seriously, as at its core; it's just a lot of fun. I can see Pedro and Ethan having the time of their lives with this short. Think of this film as a more campy Brokeback, where the humour grows on you, like our protagonist's budding love. It would work as a YouTube video. The internet would go wild, especially with the current 'Daddy' love for Pascal. FADE OUT.
Several hundred people turned up at this one-night-only cinema screening and very, very few of us appreciated that is was only going to be half an hour long!! "Silva" (Pedro Pascal) rides half way across the desert to meet up with his old pal "Jake" (Ethan Hawke) who is the local sheriff. It's pretty clear from the get-go that there is a degree of personal baggage between the pair and that the true purpose of the visit is more than to relight old candles and have a good old reminisce... It's OK, this - nothing more. A testament to the drawing power of Almodóvar and Ethan Hawke to watch what is essentially a non-story that tells a little by way of flashback but for the most part just shows us a glimpse of something not especially interesting or unique. Looks good enough but I left a little disappointed and certainly underwhelmed.
