What's all the fuss about?

Rating: 6/10 (16 February 2001)

I had heard such unmitigated praise for this film that I went to it expecting to see something really special. Instead I saw a good film that was beautifully shot, engaging story, well put together, very dreamlike. . . but the best film of the year? I think not. Not even in the year 2000 when there was a scarcity of good movies. And certainly not one of the best films ever made. I don't understand the fanatical devotion that many people seem to feel for this film.