Just watched a contemporary interpretation of Dante's Inferno (one of my favorite literary works). It is described as "The unholy offspring of Mike Judge and R. Crumb" by Robert Adele of the LA Times. I found it funny, relevant, and highly irreverent. The shadow puppetry was a bit boring at first, but improved along the way. The big musical number about lobbyists was the highlight of the movie. Watching a giant, red devil eating people dipped in Cheez Whiz and drinking RC was bizarrely entertaining as well (not as grotesque as it sounds). The film itself has its grotesque moments, however, so I wouldn't recommend it to the easily offended. James Cromwell is brilliant as the voice of Virgil, considering the fact that all Romans are supposed to have British accents. Overall, a good watch and fairly faithful to the spirit of the original work.
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