In counterpoint to the notorious fellatio scene that appears towards the end of the film, for much of The Brown Bunny's duration there is little dramatic action, or dialogue. Yet Vincent Gallo strongly conveys the private turmoil, blame and irrationality that is capable of affecting any bereaved person... The film conveys sensations, records natural phenomena, pulses with desire and delirium and dispenses with "the narrative labour that most filmmakers submit to, without resistance".