I do not disagree with the comments that have been made about this movie by other reviewers. But this does not change the fact that the movie is ultimately tedious and boring to watch. Yes, it might expand the traditional role of what movies can do, especially in the American market and yes it might give unique insight in the psychology of the three people involved.
That does not change my feeling that the movie is painful to watch in the sense of: there has to be a more comfortable way of bringing this message across. Experimental cinema is great; the message does not have to be a comfortable message, but if half of the audience turns off because the method of bringing the message across is like Sisiphous pushing the rock up the hill, then the whole issue is mute. I did like the visuals but the "oh so remarkable organ" reminded me of more of the background music of the early seventies softporn movies that are shown late night on TV.
That does not change my feeling that the movie is painful to watch in the sense of: there has to be a more comfortable way of bringing this message across. Experimental cinema is great; the message does not have to be a comfortable message, but if half of the audience turns off because the method of bringing the message across is like Sisiphous pushing the rock up the hill, then the whole issue is mute. I did like the visuals but the "oh so remarkable organ" reminded me of more of the background music of the early seventies softporn movies that are shown late night on TV.