"Pete and Dolly's" is a restaurant or bar that is their real home for regular guests. Here not very young, single men fall asleep at the bar and wake up in the hostess's guest bed. For Dolly (Shelley Winter), her somewhat plump son Victor (Pruitt Taylor Vince) and for Delores (Debbie Harry alias "Blondie") it is definitely their home. They don't have anything better. Here in Berlin "Pete`s And Dollly`s" would be a corner pub. None in Kreuzberg, rather Reinickendorf-Ost. If you spend an evening there and try to guess the sad secret of regulars and waiters, you know what I mean. The terrible secret of such places: There are no secrets at all! Everybody knows everything about each other and has done for years. Dolly sits mainly in her kitchen chair, complaining about her health and quoting her late husband Pete. Vaguely, anyway. We notice that Pete had an affair with Delores years ago. A meaningless affair. Anyway, Delores still works for Dolly. Leo (Joe Grifasi) sits at the bar every night, circling his drink with his forearms protectively. With his gaze he follows Delores. Her or another drink? We know the answer. After all, the dangers of a relationship far outweigh those of another drink! Delores on the other hand knows that there are probably only two men in the world with whom she will never have sex: Leo and Victor, the mama's boy. Victor hears it, but doesn't react, while his eyes flit back and forth like those of an injured animal. He wants a break, but how? This situation has gone on for years. Then Dolly hires Callie (Liv Tyler); a tall, playful student whose sexuality awakens all the sleepers in the bar. Delores can't help but see Callie as revenge for her affair with Pete. But Callie doesn't notice any of this, as she has her hands full learning how to wait tables. And every move she makes seems clumsy. But at its core, James Mangold's Heavy is about Victor. Pruitt Taylor plays Vince almost without words (Victor whispers more than he speaks). Mostly completely expressionless. Almost always Victor's eyes are following Callie. They are sexual needs, less romantic ones. All this is expressed so bluntly and sadly as in hardly any other movie. They are such lonely people! One time Victor steals a photo of Callie. It's like a doorway to another life he'll probably never live... ...hope is a strange thing. When we think we want to share our life with someone, we never compare our reality to his. We don't weigh them up. We just compare his reality to our needs. That way, it's a perfect match. Is it foolish that Victor dreams about Callie? But maybe she's lonely too. Who knows, maybe in fifteen years Callie will be like Delores? Or is there a chance that Callie might like Victor too?
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