"Kalifornia"- 

I think this movie is excellent. I originally saw it only 
because I like Brad Pitt, but if you want to see a movie to 
drool over Brad Pitt, this is definitely *not* the movie you 
should see. He ain't pretty, I can tell you that much... 

David plays Brian Kessler, a writer whose sole claim to fame 
was an article he once wrote on serial killers. Unfortunately, 
as he says himself, he doesn't know sh** about serial killers. 
Yet he wants to write a coffee table book on famous serial 
killers complete with pictures taken of the crime scenes by his
girlfriend Carrie. In order to pay for a road trip to 
California, which Brian spells "Kalifornia" apparently because 
his writing skills do not include spelling, the couple puts out
an ad for someone who is willing to go cross country - with 
stops at several major serial killing sites - and pay for half 
of the costs. Of course Early - Brad's character - and his 
girlfriend are the first to volunteer since Early just killed 
his probation officer and needs to leave the immediate area as 
soon as possible. 

My favorite line in the movie is Brian's response to Carrie's 
discomfort at inviting strangers to go on a road trip ("they 
could be murderers for all we know"). She asks him what kind of 
person Early sounded like over the phone. Brian says "he was 
very polite. He called me 'sir'." I could go on and on about 
the irony of this statement and the way the human tendency to 
"label" people can kick you in the a** sometimes, but I think 
movie critic Roger Ebert says it better than I can and in fewer
words. If you're interested in this movie, I would recommend 
you read his review. 

~Diandra Hollman