Belgiandirector/screenwriterBertScholiersjumpsallovertheplaceinhisimaginativefeaturedebut.OnemomentweareinanAntwerppub,thenextwearewalkingacrossanexpanseofsnow,theninacosmicblackholeorchasingaflyingpineapple.ThisishowbestfriendsCharlieandHannah’sdrink-fuellednightpansoutafterswallowingamagicalsweetthatchangestheworldsurrealistically–alsoforeveryonearoundthem.Thelaconictwenty-somethingsrespondtotheseeventswithamusedamazement(whethertheywindupinapre-warbrothelorareblowntosmithereensbyanatombomb),allthewhilesaunteringalonganddiscussingthereallyimportantstuff:dealingwithexesandrelationships.LikeatrippingWoodyAllenorNoahBaumbach,Scholiersplayswithform,usinginventivevisualhumour,colourandblack-and-white,switchingaspectratiosandreferringtosilentmoviesandItaliangiallohorror.
