The acting is absolutely superlative throughout. The three main actors do an excellent job of portraying the characters’ convictions and opinions with heart and emotion. Liv Ullman is intelligent and illuminating. The bearded John Heard (better known as Mr. McAllister from Home Alone) does a wonderful job at playing his artistic, yet slightly comedic, role. Also, Sam Waterston fits the political stereotype to the tee, with his Stephanopoulos hairstyle and his Dukakis eyebrows.
Mindwalk is a quiet and reflective journey that allows your mind to literally walk—wandering within its uncharted caverns. As long as you can sit through a ton of political, social, and ecological jargon, you can appreciate the imagination and the sublime sense of remedying the status quo. While there may be no action whatsoever in this film, there will surely be some action associated with your neurons being stimulated by this absolute mind-tripping brain-bender of a film.
By the time the credits roll, it is easy to agree with Jack’s closing opinion of the entire conversation, “Even the parts I didn’t understand felt right.” This film may be nothing but profound psycho-babble, but it's truly a cerebral hidden treasure that may change the way you see the world. Without a doubt, Mindwalk is a walk worth taking. (***1/2 out of ****)
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1 - Aaman
Too bad it isn't on DVD