The supreme movie that fails to entertain

Rating: 7/10 (17 August 2018)

To hear critics and many reviewers, this is THE movie. The movie to end all movies. Imagine my surprise when, eagerly, I started watching it, only to find out that I don't like it. I endured through all of it though, for art's sake.
It's a visual spectacle, alright. It's got everything a movie needs to succeed as a technical feat. But the story failed to grab me and I didn't feel anything for any of the characters. It's a drab chronicle of some man's life.
From Tarkovski and Bergman to Riddick and Guardians of the Galaxy I can find entertainment in movies in many shapes and sizes. But be it brainless action, suspense, existential pondering or mere wordless atmosphere, a movie has to give me something to munch on. Citizen Kane doesn't. I'll watch it again, for sure, but as of now, my impression of it aligns with Bergman's. A glorified bore of a movie.