Took more than one viewing to appreciate.
When I saw this in the theatre I was a little underwhelmed by it. I mean this is by the guy that did The English Patient which is one of my favorite films so I was really psyched about it. Maybe I had to high of an expectation because in the theatre this film fell flat. Fast forward to now and I realize how wrong my first impression was this is truly a haunting piece of visual narrative. The cast with the exception of Rene Zellweger was take it or leave it but the direction the visuals and the score where enough to make me change my tune. I haven't read the book and now I want to. I would say definiley put this on your Netflix cue and watch it as soon as you can.
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Saturday, September 27, 2008 12:27 PM
i quit partway through the first time. maybe i'll go back and have another look.