Horrible film, horrible

Rating: 1/10 (1 January 2008)

From the beginning of this film to the end there is no consistency.
I would love to make millions of comments about how bad this film is, and why it is so, using words like "narrative" "cliche' " "heavy-handed" "badly-cast" "fan-service" but I don't need to use any of them.
This movie is a misery to watch... the music is awful and inappropriate.
There are only two reasons that make the sheep in all of us enjoy this film:
1/ they have read the book and actually know the story before-hand, turning the film into a series of visually pleasing memories from the novel. They already know the characters and the relationships and bring them to the film, because the film certainly does not bring them to the viewer.
2/ they enjoy feeling miserable because their lives are so easy that any kind of struggle (including watching horrible bad films) adds some variety and difference to their life. However, most people can't tell the difference between an emotionally sad story and an emotionally sad film-watching experience. I was sad during this film because it is a bad film.
so, if you liked "Babel" and "Hard Candy" then you should enjoy this film. If you don't like rubbish, then avoid this piece of trash with all of your powers.