Crystal Fairy

Sebastian Silva's Crystal Fairy (Chile / US, 2013) - A selfish man-child's Chilean quest to drink mescaline extracted from a San Pedro cactus turns into a more conventional sort of trip in "Crystal Fairy & the Magical Cactus and 2012," writer-director Sebastian Silva's emphatically goofy but ultimately sentimental coming-of-age comedy. Engaging perfs by Michael Cera in the lead and Gaby Hoffmann as a hippie chick along for the ride exclusively elevate a pic that promotes the pleasures of altered consciousness, but proves insufficiently psychedelic itself. Commercial prospects appear even more marginal than those for the average drug farce, as counterculture auds will be left jonesing for a stronger dose. 2013SUN. RATING: 6