IslandGuru
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Borgarkeri
A bit overrated, but still an amazing film
Allissa
.Like the great film, it's made with a great deal of visible affection both in front of and behind the camera.
lnoft97-412-316846
Dreadful. If I hadn't read up on this atrocity beforehand and vaguely knew what was going on, I would have been as lost as if viewing a student film made in Hungarian. OK, I am not totally stupid, I DO appreciate an artsy meaningless movie, and it had some nice scenery and special effects. But it was very dull, almost impossible to parse the thick Scottish accents, and left so many unanswered questions it was ridiculous. I understand this movie was popular mostly because the flavor of the month appears naked. If that floats your boat, there's maybe 30 seconds of that. Enjoy. We put it on fast-forward about halfway through just to see if anything was going to happen. It didn't, though the ending was very satisfying. To me. Also: poor baby! :-(
tonyparty
The goods:CinematographyVisualsScoreThe bads:No depth to anythingDoesn't spark much post-analysisComes off pretentious
Brandon Veracka
I've watched scores of Scandinavian films where there is nothing more than silence and people going about their business, and all in one continuous, still shot. I actually enjoyed many of those films. However, there is no concept built by the multitude of scenes which have no dialogue or "action" in them. This left me constantly asking myself questions that I shouldn't have to ask if I'm paying attention (and I was); questions such as, "Why is she doing what she's doing?", "What is the purpose of what she is doing?" and "How does any of this serve the loose plot?". By the time the credits rolled, I was left feeling like I'd watched a nearly two-hour-long intro to what could've been an excellent film. While it's not one- and two-star trash that so many morons rated it, on the other hand, it leaves a lot (and I do mean a lot) to be desired. Great cinematography, very good soundtrack and sound production, and great overall production quality, but in the end, it just wasn't entertaining.
jetsandzeppelins
Where to begin with this movie... Saying the plot drags is an almost unforgivable understatement. It was easy enough to mostly figure out what was going on early in the movie and then the plot just repeats itself multiple times, telling you things you already know with painfully long takes of mostly aesthetically boring scenes, or gratuitous scenes of Scarlett Johnasson getting naked. Near the end, the twist is a variation of a predictable trope that doesn't lead anywhere meaningful and then the movie dies with a whimper.There is little character development, and almost no dialog. Scarlett Johansson's character, really the only character in the movie, is incredibly flat. It's logical for the character she plays, but that character's story just isn't interesting enough to dedicate an hour an 48 minutes to.The beginning of the movie has enough mystery to keep it interesting for a little while, and there are a couple striking, visually interesting scenes which pull it off of an otherwise well deserved 1 star rating for me. I feel this movie would have been much better as a short film, and all important elements could have been fit into 30 minutes.
