Exhausting

Rating: 5/10 (9 July 2012)

I didn't think it was possible for a movie to deliver both a browbeating and confusion, but this one certainly does!
The fear vs. love theme is painfully clear. The details, however, are extremely convoluted, and the filmmakers knew this. Together with the original film, they created a website dedicated to explaining the storyline. This doesn't make for an intelligent movie; it makes for bad storytelling. It almost seems like the creators of the movie realized way too late that their thoughts don't translate well to the screen. I love a movie that makes me think, but not one that has me exhausted with the work of re-creating it.
There are some good points. The acting is excellent, and the rabbit is oddly, insidiously disturbing. It's been an hour and I still can't shake that image. The movie is worth a look for that alone.
For years I thought I was missing a compelling piece of cinema. I was wrong. If you haven't seen it but feel pressed to, relax. It can wait.