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Floundering takes you on a strange and comical trip that at times poignantly illuminates the absurd realities of modern life. This film takes on many issues through the "floundering" character of Le Gros; recycling, violence,sexuality, drug abuse, wealth disparity, family loss,mental health, and human fraternity to name a few.
Maybe it's because the film is ultimately hopeful and a celebration of uncertainty, serendipity, and that concept Keats called negative capability: the willful embrace of the poetics of not knowing - the right to choose beauty over cold, hard facts. Maybe it's all of the above. Doesn't matter. I'm in love.
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- Front Films
- Peter Mccarthy
Floundering. Floundering is a 1994 comedy film set in the aftermath of the Los Angeles riots of 1992. The film was directed and written by Peter McCarthy in his directorial debut and stars James LeGros, with appearances by John Cusack, Ethan Hawke, and Lisa Zane. The film is told as a narrative delivered by the main character John under the ...
Floundering has floundered so thoroughly by the time of this catharsis that it, like everything else in the film, falls flat. Full Review | Original Score: 1/4 | Jan 1, 2000. For those who enjoy ...
Rated: 2.5/4 Aug 26, 2013 Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Rated: 3/5 Jul 4, 2005 Full Review James Rocchi Netflix Rated: 3/5 Nov 7, 2002 Full Review Read all reviews Audience Reviews View ...
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- Peter Mccarthy
- R
- James Le Gros
At times implausible and woefully deadpan, but without any hesitation I would call my viewing experience of FLOUNDERING succinctly perfect. Maybe it's because I (like the main character) am living in Los Angeles, struggling to find full-time employment, while all the while attempting to quietly negotiate separate, unresolved frustrations, large and small.
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Both struggling and floundering people have a mental illness, but struggling people manage to report moderate to high levels of well-being whereas floundering people experience low levels. Keyes and Lopez say that the “languishing” state is where many mental health patients are left after their therapies/treatments are finished.
