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Although there are some sweet moments in Bass Ackwards, the stench of "nice guy" borderline-incel, toxic masculinity is overwhelming. The main character, Linas, is a loser and somehow we're supposed to feel bad that women don't want to be with him, purely because he wants them? He also wears a v-neck t-shirt with a distractingly deep v that really made it hard to watch. Also why are Linas' home movies silent reels like he was born in the 1950s?? It all just felt manipulative and gross.
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars
01/30/23
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Absolutely loved it. "Bass Ackwards" is a solid addition to the realist genre, fitting well with slower paced films like "Man Push Cart" and "Old Joy". The film is a road movie of sorts, following a late 20 year old who just can't get his life off the ground. After a rough patch, including a break up with an already married girlfriend, Linas decides to head back east and live with his parents as he rethinks his 'life options'. Like most of the films in its genres , "Bass Ackwards" is not about the end of the journey but rather the journey itself. On his way to Boston Linas encounters a diverse cast of characters whose life has an 'element of broke' just like his own. "Bass Ackwards" is a film that reminds us that life isn't perfect, but that at the endo f the day we have each other and sometimes that's good enough. "Bass Ackwards" is Arpke Approved at 4 1/2 out of 5 stars
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Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars
02/22/23
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innovative way to film
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Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars
02/09/23
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After I watched the whole thing and thinking what just happened it was something else mixed into something else with some special ed class to go with it...
I don't know why but I feel dumber... I wonder how many brain cells did I loose watching this.
"Bass Ackwards." Linas, our hero, has basically gotten kicked out of Seattle. No one there who he thought he was tight with wants him around anymore. He ends up on an alpaca farm to make a few bucks and the owner is glad to give Linas his rattletrap VW microbus, a ridiculous vehicle in any man's motor pool. Linas hits the road.
Linas' parents are glad to hear he's on the way home to where they live in Boston. But you can tell they are dubious over what he's up to. They definitely do not want him as a permanent boarder.
Bottom line, Linas is leaving nowhere and headed nowhere. All that matters is what happens to him along the way. And interesting things happen. He picks up and befriends a guy with heavy marital baggage. He flirts with a girl he does not know is married and ends up in a punch-out. He runs out of gas and has to do a Christopher Walken imitation in Lithuanian to get the gas he needs (I kid you not).
It's not much of a spoiler to say Linas lands in an intriguing place in NYC and we see the beginnings of his new life. In fact, the movie ends abruptly where you are really curious what come next. Nevermind. He'll be OK.
A man coming off a disastrous affair with a married woman has a lyrical, strange and comedic cross-country journey in a modified VW bus.
"Bass Ackwards" is a captivating and consummately human film that reminds us that whatever we think the road is about; the trip is probably about something else. Alternating between scripted action, i... read more mprovisation, and the unpredictable spontaneity of vérité encounters, the film is the semi-autobiographical story of Linas Phillips, who stars as well as directs. Born of the imagination of Linas and his easy collaboration with old friends, costars, and co-conspirators Davie-Blue, Jim Fletcher, Paul Lazar, and Sean Porter, the film effortlessly and organically crosses the line between reality and fiction, incorporating the people and characters that Linas meets on an unscripted and adventurous ride across America.
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars
02/27/23
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Bass Ackwards has a lot more charm than youâ(TM)d expect from a film with that title. Main character Linas, played by Director Linas Phillips, is somewhat lost in the world â" living on a friendâ(TM)s couch in Seattle and filming weddings for cash.
After a devastating break-up with the married woman heâ(TM)s in love with (yikes!) and a boot from his friend, he takes a job on an Alpaca ranch and contemplates suicide. But discovering a still-running VW van in the rancherâ(TM)s garage causes him to form a new plan: take a road trip to Boston and stay with his family to recoup.
Watching Linas encounter several interesting people (I was happy to see one of my favorite character actors, Paul Lazar, in the mix) along the way, forming friendships, and taking time to find himself, is hilarious, charming, touching, and familiar. You canâ(TM)t help but love this guy and root for him â" as a director and an actor, he does an impeccable job of blending reality with the script to make you think and to make you care.
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Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars
01/31/23
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Genuine performances here bring out inspiring themes. However, I am not a road trip person. So when a movie like this is 20% "inspiring story" and 80% driving, I have a hard time being satisfied with the hour and a half I spent watching it.
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Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars
02/20/23
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