Article: Terry Gilliam's new film is frustrating.(Movie review)

Byline: Phil Villarreal

Nov. 16--Give Terry Gilliam this much: His movies are never boring.

The imaginative director crafts movies that defy expectations. "The Fisher King," "Twelve Monkeys" and "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas" are all eye-poppers that leave you much to ponder. Even his bizarre failures, such as last year's "The Brothers Grimm" and his new film, "Tideland" -- a disturbing story of a somewhat sadistic young girl -- are interesting. Adapted from a Mitch Cullin novel, "Tideland" is a twisted, fantasy-tinged drama involving death, abandonment, mental disorders and a love affair between a little girl and a mentally disabled man. Many of ...

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