Reviews

It was the worst movie that I saw at the Toronto Film Festival.

Yes, there was some semblance of a story but after the "there and back again" storyline, it kind of gets a tad repetitive.

I too find Michael Pitt quite a wooden actor. Kiera Knightley was better I suppose but she played such a minor role that you barely noticed her.

The only actor that I really absolutely loved in this movie was Alfred Molina - he was probably the only actor that generated laughs from the audience.

The cinematography was stunning though, that is in part why I chose to watch this movie. However like they say, it was all style but no substance.

It's funny, about ten minutes or so before the movie ended, there was a scene that looked like the ending of the movie. The couple right beside me breathed a sigh of relief until the "ending" scene continued for another ten minutes. The couple then let out a whimper, "Isn't this movie going to EVER end?!?"

It was an unusual film to see at the festival just because I wasn't used to such a slower paced film.

I think in North America, we're so used to the plot being given to us blatantly that when a film like this comes along, it feels so foreign and so... different.

There are some moments in the film when I wanted the pace to quicken a little bit. It is like others have said a very character-driven movie.

It's not the worse movie I saw at the festival because at least it had a plot and something to say but I wouldn't say it was the best.

The director to me tries to make you fill in the gaps - like a book - rather than having everything said aloud. (There were a lot of silent moments... some of which were painfully long) Nevertheless, I still found it interesting to watch. Whether I would recommend it to someone, well, if you fancy something different from what you're used to North America (a slower-paced film) then go ahead and watch this film.