Like many other actors honored at the Academy Awards, Adrien Brody was hit by the dreaded Oscar curse. Win an award, star in a series of poorly conceived box office and critical disasters. That's just the way the world works. But he actually shot a really cute independent film back in 2000, one whose 2002 distribution deal was presumably hastened by The Pianist's success that same year. It's about a shy eccentric young man and his foray into ventriloquism, which is alternately aided and impeded by his dysfunctional family and klezmer music-playing best friend Fangora. It only had a limited release in theaters, but was a surprisingly charming and unique film with likable performances from stars Adrien Brody and Milla Jovovich. You might like Dummy if: you have a soft spot in your heart for quirky romantic comedies and need to get your fix of Jessica Walter as a passive aggressive mother now that Arrested Development is off the air.