Leaves of Grass had a red carpet premiere at the Sunshine Cinemas on Houston St in downtown New York tonight hosted by Gen Art.
The movie was directed by Tim Blake Nelson who had a featured role alongside Ed Norton. Norton played Billy and Brady, twin brothers from Oklahoma who grew up to live completely different and separate lives. Billy, a published writer and professor, lives an ordered life in New England while his brother lives a life of crime and growing marijuana.
The movie is filled with excellent actors including Richard Dreyfus, Susan Sarandon, Keri Russell and Melanie Lymsky.
It's a good film. Well paced and interesting with some good humor and touching moments. Ed, as usual, gives an excellent performance. It's funny to watch him playing an intelligent redneck, which he somehow manages to pull off believably.
Keri Russell, who plays Billy's love interest, is endearing. Although she seems a little too thin, she's very naturally pretty in the film. Her character is extremely insightful and poetic and leaves you wanting to embark on some introspective soul searching.
I'm not sure what kind of distribution this film will get, but if you have a good independent movie theater, then I'd suggest you go see this film. It's Ed at his versatile best.
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