This movie is dense, unintelligible, takes itself way too seriously and ultimately tells a story that eventually leaves you scratching your head. At first viewing, I saw a pretentious, opaque movie the likes of which I haven't seen since the old CBC broadcasts of weird foreign films at midnight. After watching it again I started to see things that make sense in the end but you don't notice on your first viewing, and I found myself enjoying it much, much more as a result. Which is exactly how I felt about Alien III - at first blush it's a dumb, self-absorbed vanity piece, and on subsequent viewings you start to "get it".
Outside of that it's got some excellent production values, some of the best gun-related special effects I've seen in movies, mostly great acting, a really egotistical writer and an otherwise okay movie - the second time around. Your first viewing isn't going to impress you though.
Outside of that it's got some excellent production values, some of the best gun-related special effects I've seen in movies, mostly great acting, a really egotistical writer and an otherwise okay movie - the second time around. Your first viewing isn't going to impress you though.