Sixteen years ago, Bob Ferguson (DiCaprio) and his French 75 revolutionary group stormed a US Immigration & Customs Enforcement detention center, freeing hundreds of prisoners. But doing so put him in the crosshairs of a military attack-dog and white supremacist leader. Now, even after a decade living off-grid in a state of frazzled anxiety, Bob’s fears of a reprisal might not be paranoia.
Inspired by Thomas Pynchon’s novel Vineland, this movie sprawls wherever the hell it wants, sweeping up everything from weed-growing nuns to Benicio Del Toro as a karate teacher. Some critics calculate there could be seven overlapping narratives.
