Being verbose

Rating: Null/10 (20 May 2000)

I was aware of BJM when it came out, and I heard lots of good things about it. Original. Unholywood. All the good stuff. Didn't have a chance to see it though. Then came I guess the backlash. " Too smart". Being an easily influenced person, I lost interest in the movie. Then, a filmmaker friend of mine, a person whom appreciates similar things in film as me, called me up from Hong Kong because he saw it at a festival there and told me twas mustsee whattheheck. So I rented it tonight, saw it on my sick bed. engaged, during the whole trip. amused at times. astonished at times. amazed at times. definitely some very cool stuff going on there. The first fifteen minutes was pure genius. The dialogue was right on, so everyday life, so effortless, and says so much about the characters, the dynamics between the characters. Well,a few hours later, which is now, I think back. There was quite a stretch of the material in the film. It was an interesting premise but it seems the filmmakers are trying too hard to connect the premise with greater meaning. But it didn't work, at least for me. Felt contrived. Tried too hard. It's a lot of plot for not a lot of substance. kind of like this comment. Sorry for your time.