is filmed handles the madness and melting realities very well. I had not seen these kinds of visual symbols before and thought they were quite effective. Why some call this a comedy or a black comedy is beyond me. Yes, there are some comic moments, but the overall intent of the movie is serious. True, Bob carries on mutual conversations with his goldfish, but what do you expect such an isolated man who has drifted into madness to do? I think this is a very effective movie and recommend it for the right audience (keeping my caveats in mind). For me, it was a Christian Slater tour-de-force. Reviewed by Craig Matteson, Ann Arbor, MI 12 of 14 people found the following review helpful 4.0 out of 5 stars Christian Slater puts forth possibly the best performance of his hot and cold career Feb 7 2008 By Jenny J.J.I. - Published on Amazon.com Format: DVD | Amazon VineT Review This movie wasn't bad for a Slater film. "He Was A Quiet Man" (the title refers to those comments by neighbours, after they discover that kindly Mr Jones at number 23 was actually an axe murderer) is the role of a lifetime for Christian Slater, who almost disappears into his character. It's hard to believe that this watery-eyed dork is Clarence from True Romance. Bob is quite possibly the most ineffectual man you could wish to meet - he just lacks a cruel mother to make the picture complete. And yet Bob