REVERSE the DIS-CONNECTION - Movie Recommendation and Review of "Reverse The Curse"

Movie Review: Reverse the Curse by David Duchovny

Reconnect the Disconnection = Reverse the Curse

This is a movie about life and it’s about death and life through the eyes of death. First of all will say this is a spoiler. The trailer URL is also a spoiler.

Do you watch trailers before movies? If you do, enjoy. This is a drama, psychologoical death specialist - if was a movie catagory called relateful… Perhaps this would fit. It’s a happy sad ending all in one.

I watch a zillion trailers just to enjoy mini movies. RARELY do i watch the full film. This trailer intrigued me. No one in my life is actively dying. This isn’t about the death as much as REVERSE THE CURSE is about RECONNECTING DISCONNECTIONS. And Ducovny wrote and directed and starred, Good job David, seems like a long way from Californication.

Disconnection from too much love. Disconnection from too much hurt.

In this film, Duchovny plays a father who was a terrible father. There is no disputing the history. But it gets to be repainted in such a beautiful way. If only some of you smarter deeper personal development folks could find more words after seeing the film (if it speaks to you). The film plays him to be the bad dad really well, totally bought the innocent son and distant non loving father, one innocent and one wretched. I didn’t see it until the son saw it. I could not not blame the dad. But we humans are so much more than these double binds, victim molds.

It was so well done. It should win awards. SIDE NOTE: i’m on the selection committee for the SAG awards this year (it will be nominated by me).

This movie is focused on baseball. I do not like baseball or any spectator based sports, but that’s another story. It suits this film well. It’s perfect as it’s not about baseball - spoiler - love when he throws out the map on the way to the stadium. And really wanted his team to win, but it was so perfect the entire time.

The character who has job title Death Specialist almost became an FBI agent earlier in life. She shares a story from her moment at the academy. She takes one big message, In real life the fbi agent shares with her, agents are shot and often die because the mind thinks they are dying from the gun shot. While, in reality most bodies can survive a gunshot. He said most important thing he wants all his agents to know is Don’t let the bullet kill. Don’t let the trauma ruin your life. Don’t let the bad dad make you a bad son or have a bad life. Don’t let the bullet kill you is in my soul in a new way, similar concept, lodged in deeper. Wish could say more, it’s beyond words and done perfectly well in the movie.

Without spoiling more… some little personal tidbits.

Truth be told, i fast forwarded the part that knew was coming, when his protected world was uncovered and his reality was shattered. Much like in the Truman show, when Truman found out his whole life was fake. We all knew it would happen if he lived long enough, how long can they fake reality. Then his trauma is shared on screen. This kind of pain, have enough, know it well, didn’t feel the need to live vicariously. Maybe it’s an edge, a boundary, or a block… It doesn’t mean it isn’t a perfect movie. Doesn’t mean that should remove that scene, it is completely necessary. Makes me happy to say, i skipped that part. It’s like saying, i don’t like hearing sirens, so they should stop using ambulances (do think they should change the sound, another story). But i do close my ears if possible when sirens go by.

Summary the film is about WAKING UP. Taking responsibility. Don’t let the bullet kill you is about forgiveness. The movie caught me in blame for the bad dad and then woah, woah, woah, you all know, we are more complex. Here’s where i lose my wheelhouse. Want to speak on the relatefulness and growth of the characters. The love that is found even at the end of time, even when no more time.

Who doesn’t need a death specialist before they are dying????