Now I understand the term "self-indulgent"

Rating: 2/10 (31 January 2012)

If I were an art critic or a film student, I may have loved this movie. However, since I had hoped for some good entertainment, character development and perhaps a few action scenes here and there, I was sorely disappointed. I have heard the term "self-indulgent" thrown around but I never fully understood it until seeing this film. The director seemed more concerned with showing off his "artsy" (and frustrating) camera angles and poignant, silent, moments (where the characters sit around, saying nothing to each other) rather than offering up a good movie. There is very little character development (I couldn't care less who lived or died, except for the little boy)very few scenes where you can actually see someone or something up close ( so many artsy long-shots)and very little action except for a few gruesome stabs with a knife or stomps of heads. Very disappointing. Very boring.