A film about nothing...

Rating: 8/10 (19 October 2008)

I don't often comment on films, but after seeing how my friends all reacted so differently to it I thought I would give my opinion.
This really is a film about nothing. Nothing happens in the beginning, it takes a long time for the film to get going, then by the end...nothing has really happened.
That said-I enjoyed it. It was completely different from what I had thought it would be given the amazing cast list, but enjoyable all the same.
I loved Brad Pitt in his role as the lovable idiot, it wasn't a huge part but he was clearly having the time of his life and his enthusiasm made me smile whenever he was on screen.
Out of the group of us who went to see the film-half absolutely hated it, a quarter couldn't decide whether they loved it or hated it, and myself and a couple of others really enjoyed it. We appreciated the subtle laughs and the good characterisation. Most of all, we perhaps appreciated that maybe a film does not have to be packed with action and explosions to still be enjoyable? :)