DVD A ARTOIS THE GOAT

ARTOIS THE GOAT

Written by TroyAnderson Jul 13th 2010 Hits: 175 Favorites

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THE PLOT THUS FAR

Lab technician Virgil Gurdies embarks on an epic quest to create the greatest goat cheese the world has ever known, and reclaim the heart of his beloved Angie. She has taken a new job in Detroit and to follow her means signing his life over to his soul-sapping career in artificial flavor additives. To stay behind and pursue his newfound passion for fine artisanal goat cheese, is to risk losing her forever. Despite his lack of resources, experience, or basic competency in the field of agriculture, Virgil heads for the hills (literally) with a felonious German baker, a grave- digging hermit, and a tiny white goat named Artois. With Angie awaiting his imminent return and a conference of the International Cheese Consortium just a few months away, he has no choice but to go for broke. Throw away everything he has on a gamble: That, before it is too late, he can craft a cheese that will change the world. A cheese that will buy him a new life. A cheese of destiny.

WHAT WE THOUGHT

It took two viewings before I was able to make up my mind about this film. Virgil's tale of going to the limit with Artois seems to have been told before. But, there's something about watching a dreamer fighting the odds to do something unique. I guess a lot of that goes back to the individual's desire to break away from the pack. What I don't get is what that says about us as people. Isn't the individual concept a sign of the broken persona? Maybe, I'm just over-thinking it.

The problem with Artois the Goat was that it simply couldn’t sustain the breezy, euphoric mood throughout the entire film. The beginning was awesome, then the second and third acts kind of dragged. A little bit of editing would’ve gone a long way to tighten up the story. The dream sequences seemed to break the motif of the film, while trying to give the audience something fantastical to grasp. Also, there were some moments when the slapstick comedy became a little too much for me.

The DVD comes no special features. But, you get rather impressive A/V Quality for an indie flick. I really tried to find fault with the Dolby surround track or with the transfer. Outside of a few foul-ups that come with any shoestring production, there's not a lot of problems. I'd recommend the flick for a rental. But, I do have to say that I think it's coming to Netflix Instant View. I might be wrong.

RELEASE DATE: 07/27/2010