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Beatnicks

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This is a great movie definitly different from other movies. Norman Reedus did an amazing job in this movie. This movie has a dark feel to it and so do the characters.

The Beat Nicks are musician Nick Nero(Norman Reedus) and poet Nick Beat(Mark Boone Junior), a pair of self-styled truth-seekers who'd better find a gig or they'll be out on the street. Their luck begins to change when they find a box on the beach, a treasure chest of infinite beats that will set the stage for the ultimate success, a gig at the Monkey Club. But when Nick Nero falls in love with Nica(Élodie Bouchez), the club owners captive bride, he learns that they are some truths better left unsought. Hard knocks and a trip to rock bottom reunites the Nicks to preform the gig of a lifetime, and return the box to its source.

I'd recommend this movie to others definitly.

The Beatnicks is one of the strangest and most unique indie flicks I've seen in a long time. Its dreamlike sequences and quirky characters definitely makes it a must-see for anyone who's into great independent comedies.

The film stars both Norman Reedus and Mark Boone Jr. as Nick Nero and Nick Beat, respectively. Both are struggling artists looking to hit it big, and risk becoming homeless in the process. Down on their luck and struggling to find that one special gig, they find a hidden treasure buried by a strange little monkey.

This treasure chest of infinite beats gives them the chance to turn their life around, but Nero could lose it all when he becomes entangled with Nica (ÉlodieBouchez), the fiancé of mafioso nightclub owner Mack Drake (Eric Roberts).

One gig at the Monkey Club can decide their fate and the true origin of the treasure chest.
Both Reedus and Boone Jr. deliver phenomenal performances early in their career, considering the movie was made in 2000. Check it out. It's well worth it.

With an underground fanbase of thousands of people, the star power of people like Norman Reedus, Mark Boone Jr., Elodie Bouchez, and Eric Roberts, "The Beatnicks" is one of those movies that exemplifies a "cult hit".

"The Boondock Saints" is one of my all-time favorite movies, so when I heard that Reedus was in another film that came out around the same time, I knew I had to see it.

It's a really cool film with a laid-back feel about two guys (named Nick) trying to make it in LA. They finally get their big break, encounter some romance, and begin to see their true purpose in life.

Eric Roberts is great as Mack Drake, a hardened LA club-owner, and Elodie Bouchez plays his wife who gets a little too close to one of the Nicks.

If you're looking for an entertaining independent film, with a lot of great star power and an awesome soundtrack, "The Beatnicks" is definitely for you.

I think most reviews have stated what this film is about, so all I have to say is that when I found it I just had to have it. I'm happy to say that I was not disappointed, I really enjoyed it. Norman Reedus performance was great as I had only seen him in "TBS", it was nice to see him in this.

I'm so happy this movie has come to DVD. I've told numerous people about this film only to have to tell them it wasn't out on DVD. It is poetry on celluloid. Norman Reedus as Nick Nero and Mark Boone Junior as Nick Beat how could you possibly go wrong. Not to mention Eric Roberts can play creepy like nobody's business. There wasn't a single role that wasn't played to perfection. Nor was there a shot that wasn't beautiful. Add in the great soundtrack and you've got gold. You won't find a movie quiet like it. You should definitely give it a try you won't be sorry.

This movie was filmed some time ago b ut just recently released for public consumption. Definitely worth checking out, Interesting to see how much the actors have changed. Eric Roberts is characteristically creepy. Norman Reedus does a great job as the main character.

As a huge fan of "The Boondock Saints" I assumed that I would also love "The Beatnicks"...and my assumption was right! Norman Reedus puts on a great performance - definitely made the film a great one. This film highlights the struggles of two young men trying to make it in Los Angeles. This film is extremely enjoyable and fun to watch. You end up rooting for the main characters as if they were your friends. Not only is the movie extremely laid back and cool, but it also has a great soundtrack! This film is sure to develop a strong cult following.

Its no surprise that The Beatnicks finally gets a home DVD release in the year that Jean-Jacques Beineix's director's cut of Betty Blue finally gets the attention it deserves. Some times the good things take time, I guess.

A quarter of a century later traces of Jean Jacques Beineix's Diva and Betty Blue can be found in The Beatnicks exquisite cinematography, luscious composition and rich, atmospheric perspectives. With a suave anti hero in the shape of Nick Nero played by a louche Norman Reedus and the sexy, evanescent Elodie Bouchez as Nica (foxy kohl eyeliner - check; hot French accent - check) get ready to reset your parameters for this engaging and expansive, arthouse caper.

Reedus is outstanding in his role as Nick Nero. He possesses that rare ability to superbly deliver a well placed comic turn with existential angst and seduces us with his wise-beyond-his-years whisper of beat poetry, "I walked into your ocean, freed like a slave, Lay down in your waters, like a shallow grave".

There's some wonderful Buddhist weirdness going on too involving ice cold baths for Mark Boone Jnr. where we get to glimpse the deathless nature of the ultimate. Then Eric Roberts turns up waving a gun around and generally bossing folks around in his dressing gown in the Frank Lloyd Wright house from Bladerunner, yep, THAT Frank Lloyd Wright house. You begin to suspect that this film is potentially more self referential than Blue Velvet - and that's a fact that only recommends it yet further.

This is such a beautifully made film created very much in the European cinema tradition but with a story that is firmly rooted in the slightly altered but seductively sublime united states of The Beatnicks.