Landscape with Invisible Hand Movie Review

Sometimes, I’m a bit outlandish and quirky, so this movie fascinated me. Though, once you sit back and think about the world being taken over by what these little creatures are, it’s pretty hard to believe they could. ​

You can see from the poster that the Vuvv, seem to be little squishy boxes with thick, gooey skin covering them. These little things took us over? I don’t see that happening, but this story itself is what you see this for, so don’t let the little things bother you. What you get out of this is inexplicably beguiling, even getting rather political at times yet trying to remain neutral. If science fiction is your game, this is your movie.

The Vuvv are trying to figure humans out. We have ruined our planet, taking everythi%ng for our own use. We consume everything to make products, never considering any creature or what we’ve been taking away from the world and our own future.

The Vuvv first came to our planet to help, but that was just worthless, so they took us over. Watching, you can see that it’s based on a Y.A. novel because what happens between the two main characters is more interesting to teens than their elders, but you’ll enjoy it, too. It isn’t terrible by any stretch of the imagination. Oh! At one point, school is completely ended. I’m sure the teens hate that the Vuvv made that move.

Writer-Director Corey has worked with quite a few big names in the few films he has made. In 2017, several people, including Nat Faxon and Jim Rash, produced one of the films he wrote and directed called Thoroughbreds. It starred Olivia Cooke, Anya Taylor-Joy and the late Anton Yelchin. He had thoughts of turning it into a play until Rash and Faxon came along offering to produce and got it an 87% on Rotten Tomatoes. Bad Education, a crime drama for HBO, came out in 2019. It starred Hugh Jackman, Allison Janney and Ray Romano. It was very well received, with a 94% on the TOMATOMETER. And now here comes Landscape with Incredible Hand, a title I find hard to recall no matter how many times I say it. It was produced by Brad Pitt, Gabby Shepard, David Kern, M.T. Anderson, Megan Ellison and Tiffany Haddish, who also starred in the film.

It’s 2036, just a short distance from now. Haddish is marvelous as a woman willing to take in a family who has been displaced but not willing to give up her sovereignty. Her name is Beth Campbell. Her scenes add some comedy to the film, which is desperately needed but had little of. She’s the mother to the main character Adam (Asante Blackk), who is an exceptional artist. Throughout the film, his work pops up here and there, telling the story in ways never done before. It’s awe-inspiring. Focus on it… it’s the life Adam wants and is establishing in specific ways.

Haddish was amusing, but she was also earnest about remaining in control of the situation at hand. She has a house, something many do not have the money for, so allowing Mr. Marsh (Josh Hamilton), his son Hunter (Michael Gandolfini) and daughter Chloe (Kylie Rogers) will keep her out of the shelters and comfortable. They don’t always get along, so the Marshs are moved downstairs to live in the basement.

Adam and Chloe devise a way to make money before Beth changes her mind and kicks them out. The Vuvv likes to watch old television shows, seeing how humans live… or lived in this case. They can see and feel what humans experience and like the emotional imprint they get from it. Chloe and Adam attach something to their temples, allowing the Vuvv to encounter their relationship and observe and sense the teen’s love and excitement. They’re basically livestreaming their relationship for the Vuvv. They’re watched, views are up, and money is pouring in. That’s all I’ll say about that.

This story somewhat suggests that humans have a hard time adapting to change, that we’re sexist and racist and that not much has changed since we were created. The message in “Landscape with Invisible Hand” is that we need to get to know one another better because we share everything but land. If we work together, everything can be improved… but you must be willing to change what’s happening today. Oh! I love how the Vuvv talk. It was odd as hell. They rub their “paddles” together and a speaker is used to hear what they’re communicating to us.

This, and the rest of the film, is creative and rather strange but sensational at the same time. Give it a try, but if you don’t like the truly bizarre, there might be a better movie for you.

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