Overrated.

Rating: 4/10 (31 December 2002)

I'm really surprised by the positive commentary viewers have given this, and I think that's attributable to how open to personal interpretation it is. Viewers as of late enjoy films that ask something from the audience, giving the relationship between art and spectator a false two way relationship.

This is just poor filmmaking. The number of loose plot lines in this movie had me wondering when it would finally decide on a route to take and go with it. Instead, it meandered. The acting was poor. Characters that seemed to hold relevence really didn't. They were functions to drive other main characters or instigate certain situations. Grandma Death is one of the biggest examples of this.
I have one word for this film. Arbitrary. Because that's what most of this felt like. You had things happening for no reason. You wait patiently for certain things to come together -- some do, some don't. It's poor storytelling. Dissapointing. 4/10. If you're serious about story, look elsewhere. This is largely aesthetic.