One of the worst movies I've ever seen

Rating: 1/10 (21 April 2005)

I couldn't believe how pretentious, boring and ultimately stupid this movie was. I had no identification with any of the characters, found them to all be messed up in some way, and the repetitive nature of the writing is simply inexcusable.
I've certainly seen my share of films dealing with relationships and have no problems with language, but this simply went nowhere.
And the ending was a fraud. What possible big payoff are we supposed to have discovering what the character discovers after everything that has gone on before?
Mike Nichols is an immense talent, and Roberts surprised me in an odd sort of way (not that I thought that she was untalented before this movie). Portman does remind us that she is one of the best American actresses currently working today. But give me Ingmar Bergman any day. At least his films have a dramatic arc that makes sense.
This movie was painful to watch, and I'm glad I didn't have to pay $8.00 to see it.