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The Immaculate Conception of Little Dizzle

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A batch of experimental cookies leads to male pregnancies and hallucinations for a group of janitors (Marshall Allman, Vince Vieluf).

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Perri Nemiroff CinemaBlend 08/13/2010
4/5
Caters to those with short attention spans looking for a quick laugh and the film's immediate payoff is just that, but the underlying message still holds some degree of truth. Go to Full Review
Stephen Cole Globe and Mail 08/13/2010
3/4
In the cookie-cutter world of movies, it's a pleasure to come across a story you've never encountered before. Or ever will again. A film for which there can be no sequel. Go to Full Review
Michael Upchurch Seattle Times 08/13/2010
3/4
A wildly imaginative if erratically executed urban fable. Go to Full Review
Sean Axmaker Parallax View 12/21/2010
[Director David] Russo hasn't quite mastered narrative but his compassion for the characters is genuine ... Go to Full Review
Jim Slotek Jam! Movies 08/06/2010
3/5
A 90-minute exercise in heightened reality. Go to Full Review
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07/08/2014 Artsy effects tied to some kind of story. See more 12/09/2013 This is a weirdly wonderful film. Its funny, trippy, thought provoking, and re-watchable. This is now my favorite movie. The story centers on a group of janitors who become participants in an ongoing research study for a food company. Dory, a main character, is obsessed with religions and is going through a spiritual crisis. O.C., another main character, is an "artist" and a pretty good guy who is filled with hate for the world. Dory and O.C. become unlikely friends. SPOILER Long story short the men end up giving birth to fish like creatures, someone falls in love (maybe), and someone matures. See more jesse o 10/11/2013 I have to give credit to David Russo for writing, and directing, a film that is unlike any other out there. It's a strange surrealistic comedy about a group of male janitors who, after eating a batch of incredibly cookies thrown away by the company whose building the clean, start to experience strange hallucinations and, even, pregnancy. The movie's certainly very hard to explain as it is one of those types of movies where you have to see it to get it. And I'm not even sure I did get to be completely honest with you. But what this movie brings is an energetic and imaginative approach to its story. David Russo isn't exactly a master storyteller but it's clear he had something to tell, and I do believe there is an underlying message to all this madness, and I do think that he genuinely wanted to focus on the characters as the driving force of the film and not necessarily its strangeness, even if the strangeness is what, slightly, wins out in the end. So the narrative is certainly full of flaws, but I think its inventiveness, and solid cast and writing, help make this film more than it would've been otherwise. The fact of the matter is that, as goofy as this sounds, its imperfections are part of the charm. I do think that the ending of the film was poor, almost as if they had no other way to end it and chose to go for the quickest and painless way to get out of everything. It's always been really hard for me to review these unique indie films because it's really the type of thing where you have to see it to truly "get" it. I realize that may sound as a cop-out for not writing a better review. But once you see this film, you'll understand what I mean. But yes, I think the movie gets a lot of points for at least going out of its way to do something unique and different, even if its imperfections are glaringly obvious. I still really enjoyed this film. It wouldn't appeal to a mainstream audience, at all, but it is an entertaining little film that is, surprisingly, character-driven. Flawed, but entertainingly ambitious. See more 05/18/2013 Waaaaay too weird!!ð??³ð??³ð??³ See more 05/03/2013 Cleaning, cookies and constipation................ See more 04/10/2013 The first few minutes of cinematography are worth the price of admission, also great characters that are likeable, and do develop, but the plot seems to move in fits and starts, and I wish the movie had developed a theme. The title suggested religion, and the main character goes through a bunch of them, but then there's no comment at all ABOUT religion. There seems to be a criticism of unethical business, but that is frustratingly abandoned. Is it about mind-altering drugs? Well, no, that just falls apart. It could have been a comedy, but while it has humorous moments, such as what the janitors do when no one is looking, but there were no real laughs. So while it started off solid 5-star, I'm inclined to give it 3, but settled on 3-1/2, because it is, at least, different. See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis A batch of experimental cookies leads to male pregnancies and hallucinations for a group of janitors (Marshall Allman, Vince Vieluf).
Director
David Russo
Producer
Peggy Case
Screenwriter
David Russo
Production Co
Visit Films, Northwest Film Forum / WigglyWorld Studios, Congenital Engine
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Jun 13, 2011
Runtime
1h 40m
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