In some imaginary past (somewhere within the 16th to 19th century), friends and socialites Autumn and Katie are inbited to no less than trhee weddings over one weekend, and they decide to seize the opportunity to try to get financing for the newsletter they plan to publish, basically some glorified gossip rag, but they intend to use their gossiping for good, in an uplifting rather than smearing way. But as they go about their mission, they find out about the town drunk Brandy, who has once been a powerful businessman but has been cheated out of everything by his former partner Donaldson, coincidently groom at the third wedding of the weekend. So suddenly what should have been a leisurly trip becomes a crusade for justice, helped by of all things some magic beans. That said, not everybody wants them to succeed, there are crooked lawyers around every corner, there's Donaldson of course, and then there's a rival gossipper hell-bent on eliminating the competition using what they know best: gossip ...

As an experiment (and a successful one at that), A Very Long Carriage Ride is nothing short of fascinating, as it's not just one but two AI-animated features following the same screenplay, made by only one person, Hooroo Jackson, one in style of classical 2D animation resembling vintage Disney, the other mocking 3D stop motion animation - and both versions look and feel rather incredible and incredibly close to the original. All that said, the films' plot might be a bit on the over-convoluted side, with some adult themes that don't go too well with the family movie looks of both versions, but that then is saved by relatable characters, poignant dialogue and some truly trippy sequences, making for a pretty unique couple of experiences.

review © by Mike Haberfelner

 

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