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An ambitious but misfired comedy about an agoraphobic junkie.
Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times
American Cowslip
It takes a village to raise an addict...
2009 · 1h 47m · R
Comedy
Directed by
Mark David
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American Cowslip
Overview
In Blythe, California, a small town in the remote California desert, Ethan Inglebrink is an eccentric, agoraphobic heroin addict who is obsessed with his garden. This dark comedy follows the last days of Ethan's life as he struggles to find purpose at a time when it might be too late to even matter.
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Rather than funny ha-ha, this is all meant to be funny sad, but American Cowslip's clunky pacing, chintzy aesthetics and aggressively juvenile tone vaporize any possible sympathy for the characters.
Tim Grierson, L.A. Weekly
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