Good film distracted by terrible camera work

Rating: Null/10 (15 May 2003)

Although I enjoyed the story, acting, tension and message of this film, I cannot help but give it a low rating. The camera is almost never stationary long enough for viewers to recover from the constant sea-sickness inducing jiggle. I found myself so nauseated during parts, I had to close my eyes and just listen. A certain amount of this stylistic camera work could be considered acceptable, but here it permeates the film so completely as to not just distract, but to ruin what I would otherwise consider to be a good movie. ** (out of 5)