Texas highwaymen make penis jokes, struggle with women, get existential
A beautiful, mysterious little film from director David Gordon Green (Pineapple Express, All the Real Girls) and starring the likable duo of Paul Rudd and Emile Hirsch. Prince Avalanche is as funny as it is eerily unsettling: Rudd and Hirsch (both very good) bicker and crack sophomoric jokes while seemingly losing their grips on reality as they repair unused roads in the middle of nowhere. The result is oddly moving at times; beautifully self-contained (the entire film takes place in post-brushfire Texas woods, completely removed from civilization), the film feels allegorical and mysterious. Prince Avalanche is eagerly open to interpretation, but impossible to pin down, so definitely avoid this one if you need an ending that neatly resolves everything.
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