Nice movie, but that's it.

Rating: 4/10 (21 February 2000)

Just saw it today. The cast was pretty good, the directing was good also, but somehow it just didn't convince me. This worthy for the second place? I don't think so.
Before I went to see the movie, I heard alot of positive feedback about the movie, which for me meant that I would certainly be disappointed if I would see it. And after I saw the movie, I was thinking - 'so this movie is going to grab how many Oscars??'
The reasons? Okay, so it had a good cast, direction, sound, what-ever, what-not. But... it just didn't convince me. I reckon it's because what the movie had to say I was already aware of. Or maybe it's because I'm just full about neurotic people doing stupid stuff?
I am torn. I can't justify the (current) second place, nor the Oscar-nominations, no matter how hard I try. Maybe I shouldn't try, because I saw 'Shakespeare in love' and hated it. Even with the Oscars around it. Just shows how unworthy the Oscars have become to me. And I'm certain I'm not the only one who feels this way.