Well,...not my favorite film

Rating: 4/10 (21 September 2009)

I am going to go out on a limb here and say this as honest as I can; this is not my favorite film. But there is a reason for this-I didn't like any of the characters and that includes the boy played by Christian Bale. I know I'm supposed to feel strong feelings for this kid but I didn't. I did feel empathy for him when he was alone in his house but after that I didn't feel much. There was something missing from the performance here-frankly, he wasn't a warm character. In fact, there isn't even one character that I truly loved in this film and for me that is very, very unusual. I like all types of films and I think my collection reflects that. But this didn't work for me. Therefore, I wouldn't really recommend this to anyone. I found the documentary that comes with the film much more interesting than the film itself. I know I'll catch a lot of flack for this one but I just wanted the film to be over and I was relieved when it was.