Slamdance Review: ‘Bliss’ offers a slow burn, unexpected drama
<p><em>Bliss</em> is the 20-year-old follow-up to the 2001 film <em>Virgil Bliss</em>, a film about a troubled man Virgil Bliss, played by Clint Jordan (Film Independent Spirit Award Nominee for <em>Virgil Bliss</em>, and TV series’ <em>American Crime Story</em>, <em>This is Us</em>), who just wants to settle down with his wayward girlfriend. In <em>Bliss</em>, that man has settled with a new girl Amy (Faryl Amadeus who plays Amy and Jo). Both are opioid addicts in a relationship that thrives off the addiction. However, their bond is tested when a celebration takes a bad turn. Virgil, going by the name Dwayne, is left questioning if he truly knows the woman he loves.</p>
<p>In the middle of a crisis, lands Jo (Amadeus), Amy’s sister. She is a strait-laced, uptight holy roller who will not leave Virgil alone. Worse than that, she moves right in and rearranges Virgil’s life in a day. The entire time, Sweet, pious Jo refuses to reveal the reason for her trip. Instead, she seems to take joy in watching Virgil build a web of lies about what is actually going on in his and Amy’s home.</p>
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