Rijndri Load of rubbish!!

Tedfoldol everything you have heard about this movie is true.

Livestonth I am only giving this movie a 1 for the great cast, though I can't imagine what any of them were thinking. This movie was horrible

Roy Hart If you're interested in the topic at hand, you should just watch it and judge yourself because the reviews have gone very biased by people that didn't even watch it and just hate (or love) the creator. I liked it, it was well written, narrated, and directed and it was about a topic that interests me.

muffiemae Contains spoiler: How in the world did this awful movie get good reviews? I kept waiting for it to go somewhere, but it never did. I wasn't looking for an "action" movie but this one almost put me to sleep. I regret wasting my time with this loser. Terrible acting as well. The most "action" was when the two boring characters (state of Texas employees) got drunk and threw thousands of dollars worth of state-owned equipment into a creek. This not only polluted the creek, but there was shown absolutely no consequences for their vandalism. During this drunken episode, instead of painting yellow stripes (their job) they painted yellow undulating lines all over the road and an outline of the "kid's" body as he lay in the road. This was never shown again, like it never happened.Ridiculous also was that the "kid" of the two got a 49-year-old woman pregnant. Get real!

avik-basu1889 Prince Avalanche is a smallish independent film directed by David Gordon Green, a renowned filmmaker in the indie film circuits. Acting wise, this film is majorly a two-hander starring Paul Rudd and Emile Hirsch. There isn't much happening in this film plot-wise which makes it a study of these two characters and an exploration of their sensitivities. Alvin played by Rudd and Lance played by Hirsch are two road-crew workers. They are also related in some way as Alvin is in a relationship with Lance's sister. They are two very different characters. Alvin is the mature, organised, reserved man, while Lance is the younger, wild, immature and naive individual. The film mainly is about the gradual development of a bond between them after initial hiccups. The film makes us witness two characters undergoing subtle changes and each of these characters get glimpses of self realisations on account of their interactions with each other through the course of the film. The fact that these two fellows are making the roadways ready for usage with the rugged, abrasive and bleak looking remains of forests ravaged by wildfire at the backdrop tells everything that you need to know about the message of the film. The director wants to say that unforeseen and unfortunate events will keep happening as we move forward on this road called life, but what has to be ensured is that we don't allow ourselves to get irreparably affected by them and we should keep moving forward and enjoy ourselves without neglecting our responsibilities. I loved how the two characters went through a whole range of emotions throughout the film which range from trying to brutally beat each other up to having very heartfelt and intimate conversations about their lives and their decisions. They are very different characters, but both manage to change the other in the best way without changing their basic identities. The cinematography is brilliant with the film being completely shot outdoors. The dark, desolate forests and the barren tree branches growing out and almost giving the film stills a 3d effect, reminded me of the cinematography in Tarkovsky's 'Ivan's Childhood'. The direction by Green has to be admired too, as a film of this structure and such themes generally involve female characters, so to make a film like this with male leads and then to make it an endearing film as a whole is an achievement. However 'Prince Avalanche' isn't without flaws. I think the dialogue writing is a bit questionable at times. There are a few scenes where the dialogue becomes a bit too blunt and unsubtle. The characters become a bit too verbally explicit in these scenes. Another flaw is Emile Hirsch's acting in a few scenes. Overall, he is good in the film, but there are a few scenes where his acting comes across as forced and it loses its believability. Paul Rudd is fantastic in pretty much every scene. There is also a montage towards the end of the film after the characters decided to throw caution to the wind, and this montage looked extremely generic, something that is overused in a lot of similar films.So 'Prince Avalanche' is not a perfect film, but it is certainly very well made and it has noble ideas and a likable message. It might not linger in your mind for too long, but the characters in the film certainly will be good company during the film.

TheMarwood Some sort of return to form for David Gordon Green after the not even close to successful venture into studio comedy hackery with Your Highness and The Sitter. Two men are painting yellow traffic lines after a forrest fire in 1988 and dealing with their inner demons and immaturity. I apologize for such a simplistic and tedious sounding description of the premise, but the film is funny, grounded and very entertaining. Rudd and Hirsch are in top form here, but it's Green who makes this simple, small story worth a watch. Quickly shot in 16 days, it's well photographed and Green never lets this lapse into an indulgent, shapeless mess. It's a shame a film like this can barely find distribution and be dumped with little fanfare in a couple of theaters and VOD day and date.

zif ofoz Two guys, one young and the other older, are tasked with painting the dividing line on a new road through a now burnt out forest. They are the only one there and must contend with each others habits and thoughts.As the story develops we discover there is a common link between these two and that link is the young guys (Lance) sister who is dating the older guy (Alvin). Alvin sees himself as confident and educated. Lance is too young to know himself yet.By the end of this story Alvin and Lance are like the burnt out forest, each suffers a defeating reality in life just as the forest has suffered. But even in the devastation of the now ruined trees we see life coming back. The forest and the houses will return but not as before! The past is done with, as seen with the lady seeking her past in the ashes of her destroyed house. She is the forest! It might be destroyed now but it lives!Lance & Alvin toss out their past into the creek. Their differences, anger and disappointments mended and a new adventure starts. As they drive away they pass children playing with chickens - human and animal life are already finding their place along the road through the forest.