The worst movie I've ever seen

Rating: 1/10 (17 March 1999)

Without question, the worst movie I've ever seen. It isn't an issue of style - I like Tarantino movies, for example - but one of quality. The plot was unimaginative, the characters insipid (which I hate to say, because I like William H. Macy, Steve Buscemi otherwise) and the writing weak at best. There was no flow to the story, if it could be called that. The film was so bad, in fact, that we almost shut it off in the middle and took it back to the video store early - and I sat through all of 'Jacob's Ladder'.
An associate of mine suggested the appeal was the constant juxtaposition of the absurd and the banal, but that's how it felt - like the writers sat there and said, 'if we juxtapose the absurd and banal, it'll be a great movie.' Completely forced and artificial.
Their idea of what midwesterners sound like was pulled from thin air. Having lived in the midwest all my life, I can honestly say I've never heard anyone speak like that before. It's not an issue of being offended, it just wasn't accurate.
As it is, I would not recommend this movie for anyone for any reason. There were absolutely no redeeming qualities to it whatsoever.