Buffalo '66
Film1998110 min

Buffalo '66

Taste attributes: comedydramaromancemusic/dancewholesomelightrealisticsimplelinearenclosedemotive & stirringall consuming questcomplex relationshiphuman spirit/resilience/survivallove conquers allrescue/escape/jeopardy

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"Billy Brown just got out of jail. Now he’s going to serve some real time. He’s going home."

Boxlist takeEmotional and small-scale: a simple romantic comedy, wholesome rather than dark. Best if you like close-up stories over spectacle.

Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: wholesome · Weight: light · Realism: true to life · Story: very simple · Structure: very linear · Look: balanced · Scale: very confined · Emotional punch: very stirringHow we score

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What lines up

  • Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it
  • Pace: Balanced pace, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

  • Intricacy: Basic story, where this profile leans smart / intricate
  • Weightiness: Light / accessible, where this profile leans weighty / heavy

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Synopsis

Billy is released after five years in prison. In the next moment, he kidnaps teenage student Layla and visits his parents with her, pretending she is his girlfriend and they will soon marry.

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Taste Attributes

all consuming questcomplex relationshiphuman spirit/resilience/survivallove conquers allrescue/escape/jeopardy

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Cast

Vincent GalloChristina RicciBen GazzaraAnjelica HustonRosanna Arquette

Details

Genre
Comedy
Year
1998
Runtime
110 min
Status
Released
Studio
Cinépix Film Properties (CFP)
Taste scores
How we score

Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.

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