alan rudolphs breakfast champions slides theaters little fanfare much derision makes think back  keith gordons mother night came out talk kurt vonnegut unfilmable surprising gotten two superb cinematic treatments the slaughterhouse five mother night certainly one underappreciated films decade cannot understand why brilliant stays almost entirely faithful vonneguts book without stilted overly literary adds poetry purely cinematic many film adaptations authors work claim that vonnegut even puts cameo appearance towards end film ask better endorsement that beautiful film beautifully acted written directed film among picks top five american films s mournful inspired surreal masterpiece deserve neglected would sincerely encourage anyone see mother night  even take familiarity vonneguts work fully appreciate as slaughterhouse five sometimes does powerful affecting piece cinema