i did not enjoy it as much as it was hyped to be...

Rating: 2/10 (12 February 2005)

I was a little disappointed...i read comments that discussed how great it was but did not actually read the paragraphs, just the titles so that the movie would not be ruined...i personally felt the film was very slow and i caught myself drifting off away from the movie mentally as they went into their lives and their opinions on issues...i felt as though ethan hawke's acting in this movie was sub-par and i found myself caught between the reality of and the lack of reality of their conversations(let me explain). The manor-isms in their conversations felt real at times, yet at times it seems as though they were trying too hard to make the conversations(the jokes, laughter, stories, playfulness) seem realistic to the point that it was annoying...i feel as though they did not pull that part off in this film...things i did enjoy about the movie were the following shots while they were walking instead of a lot of cuts, the long shots i feel like are harder to pull off...and i thought that the ending and storyline was good...unfortunately it just did not intrigue me and i became bored with it...if anyone else felt this let me know