I keep trying, still don't quite have it.

Rating: 5/10 (9 May 2005)

OK, technically beautiful, great to look at. A real technological trailblazer.
But why hasn't anyone noticed the acting and dialog? Though I found most of the actors to be completely bereft of talent I am not sure a good actor could make the stiffly written script sound good. Sometimes it seems like they are reading cliff notes about their current events rather than having a conversation. Perhaps that's a writing device movie makers used, I don't like it if so.
I bought this movie before I saw it, so I had the chance to give it 3 watches. Actually it's 5 watches if you count the times I didn't make it through the first 40 minutes before passing out. I really do regard myself as a semi-sophisticated semi-learned movie buff but for some reason I can't wrap my brain 'round this one. I'll watch it again in 6 months and come back and tell you if I still don't like it.