Luminous Motion (2000)
Film:
DVD:

Directed by Bette Gordon
Written by Scott Bradfield & Robert Roth, based on the novel The History of Luminous Motion by Bradfield
Starring Eric Lloyd, Deborah Kara Unger, Jamey Sheridan, Terry Kinney, Paz de la Huerta

Features:

• Trailer
  
• Filmographies
  

Anamorphic: No.

My Advice: Rent It.

Phillip (Lloyd) hasn't had what you would think of as a normal childhood. For about three years or so, he's been on the run with his mom (Unger). They drive from town to town, Mom sleeps with guys and rips them off. It brings new meaning to the paraphrased question, "You kiss your son with that mouth?" Anyway, not only is Phillip's father (Sheridan) apparently closing in on them, but Mom's getting a little tired of the life. So she decides to settle down with a hardware store owner named Pedro (Kinney). But Phillip, the little MENSA guy who wants to stay in motion, will stay in motion no matter what it takes apparently.

It's really a formidable mindgrope. I won't say mindf***, because it's not so rude as all that. It's like...David Lynch on lithium. Gives you enough to spin your mental wheels thinking about it for a while, but doesn't sink the hooks in too deep for you to actually function on a daily basis--unlike straight-up Lynch.

There isn't much in the way of features on the film, which is a bit of a shame. A commentary from the director and perhaps the technical crew would have been nice, since the film is quite rich in imagery and the decisions to shoot scenes in certain ways would have been interesting to have discussed. The trailer is about the only thing worth mentioning, and what's interesting is that it's a microcosm of the film itself--only towards the end does the thing start to creep you out and make you actually want to watch the film.

Regardless, the film itself makes it worth at least a rental, and I recommend it to you as such.