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Title: Well-meaning but Pretentious
Review: I agree with the previous reviewer but am writing only to correct the names. Joe is not the main character, he is a fat man the hero Michael loves. Joey is the brother with brain damage. HOWEVER, as I watched this film it seemed to be that Michael was the one with brain damage. Outisde of a love for rings (which he shares with one of the Beatles) Joey seemed much saner. The film though well-meaning on the part of the actor/director/producer/writer/editor is yet another proof that a second viewpoint (rather than have one person do it all) is necessary unless one is a genius like Chaplin or Welles. I found it impossible to identify with the character or even to like him. It's one of those films that bore to such an extent one keeps looking at a watching saying: "40 minutes to go...30 minutes to go...20....10...7" That no other film appears with this director/star is not suprising.
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