Acute Misfortune

Audience Reviews

View More

john b @RT57721896 12/18/2024 I'm torn about this one.It's an unusual story which I like .The writer is beautiful and there is a brief, hot love scene between him and his boyfriend.The artist is mentally unstable and he is on hard illegal drugs.Artist does unusual things, like accidentally shooting the writer.A troubling story,but worth a watch. See more 07/21/2021 I actually didn't see this film and only read the very short book which was a difficult read. What the film trailer showed was HOT HOMOSEXUAL SEX! which the book stayed away from. The only mention of romance is Adam asking Erik to shower over and over again while being a stinky junky mess himself and rubbing poor Erik's thigh. Whether this was a romantic relationship, only Erik knows, but, the film looks like it blew this whole bit up. The ending of the book was about as cold as its introduction: Why would anyone want to write a book about Adam? Adam was cruel, he hated his mother, and in the end, he was no different than any other Atom in the universe, though he had to invent that myth for himself to keep working as an artist. Even I had a little bit more feeling than Erik did for Adam in the end, as Erik was using Adam to bring purpose to himself just as Adam looked to Erik to define himself. It was a need-need relationship, with Erik getting to bear witness. I'm not sure who had the harder go at such a relationship: The guy who pushes journalists off the back of his motorcycle, or the journalist willing to go on such wild rides? The book I received had a scratched out Bukowski quote inside the front cover which Adam attributed to himself "Endurance is more important than truth" which in just what a Chucky of the art world would steal for his own purpose. If anyone knew how to lie beautifully and endure, it was Bukowski. See more Read all reviews

Acute Misfortune

My Rating

Read More Read Less WRITE A REVIEW EDIT REVIEW POST RATING