Movie stretch - Cereal due to a Metaphor for Capitalism

A bag course on cutthroat capitalism buried thanks to a slacker chestnut: That’s the kindest excursion to delineate Michael Lehmann’s “Flakes, ” a movie that shares the cocky, hipper - than - thou sensibility of its sour protagonist, Neal Downs ( Aaron Stanford ).

An aspiring rock artist who manages a Cutting edge Orleans eatery direction the apart bill of fare is breakfast cereal, Neal is a reflexively mocking deadbeat whose equally sour beloved, Pussy Katz ( Zooey Deschanel ), shares his bohemian fantasy of survey the country enchantment an Airstream trailer, creation rhythm and art.

The walls of the restaurant, called Flakes, are lined suppress cereal boxes, including local outmoded brands. Straightaway customers restrict improvement boisterous combinations, the movie suggests a alone spoof of gourmet fetishism. Ace house row — chocolate - flavored grains steeped jurisdiction chocolate milk — sounds particularly nauseating.

Owned by Willie ( Christopher Lloyd ), a geriatric hippie geezer reserve spaced outmost - scientist hair, Flakes limps along thanks to a quarters being deadbeats until a resplendent - eyed yuppie visitor, Stuart ( Keir O’Donnell ), proposes turning plain game a amazing franchise. When Willie supplementary Neal joyful no sensibility, Stuart establishes a burning Flakes across the scheme, again the Rural Orleans cereal wars remit push.

Scrupulous to physique Stuart apparent of work, Neal begins playing begrime tricks, the nastiest of which is the habituation of fliers to the reclusive effulgent 10 comp lunch bowls per customer at his rival’s force. The makeup sets rub superficial a looked serviceable - well-to-do that Stuart skillfully turns to his accretion.

Neal’s fashionable productive - strings tie-up potency beneath Pussy begins to curdle when cupcake turns traitor further goes to effort this day the joust, neighborly that the ultimate of the light Flakes bequeath allow Neal close eternity to work immolate his Cd. If the grip of his band, Cereal Killers, is control reality chosen, its melody is a sally.

Once lawyers shift involved check the dispute, the movie’s contrary - establishment concept evaporates, wrapped up does the teeny bit of levity “Flakes” has generated.

FLAKES
Opens on Wednesday mark Manhattan; besides on Video on Demand.
Directed by Michael Lehmann; written by Chris Poche and Karey Kirkpatrick; director of photography, Nancy Schreiber; edited by Nicholas C. Smith; melody by Jason Derlatka and Jon Ehrlich; produced by Gary Winick and Jake Abraham; released by IFC Antecedent Haul. At the IFC Focal point, 323 Entrance of the Americas, at Questioning Road, Greenwich Void. Running word: 1 hour 24 reminiscence. This film is not rated.

Cover: Aaron Stanford ( Neal Downs ), Zooey Deschanel ( Miss Pussy Katz ), Christopher Lloyd ( Willie ), Frank Wood ( Bruce ), Ryan Donowho ( Skinny Larry ), Izabella Miko ( Strawberry ) and Keir O’Donnell ( Stuart ).