Waste of Time and Money

Rating: Null/10 (2 September 2004)

We were two of three people in the theater, and with no one behind us and beside us we were able to stand up from time to time just to keep from screaming at the dumbest film we have ever seen.
I think the script was penned by about 15 persons who were handed blank sheets of paper -- to write anything regarding these characters. Then all these chapters were gathered, with a few rewrites to connect the stories. That's how horrid this film is.
The differing speeds of the film were arbitrary -- as in, HUH, what's the purpose for that? So many scenes were stupid, ditto the props and the costuming. And what's with the leading male character's red, red lips? The abyss, the sneak-peeks, the gerbil set-up -- everything was so forced. And the dialogue -- not to mention the vulgarities -- was awful.
Upon leaving, we asked the one other viewer her thoughts. "Heavy," she replied. So I guess that's it -- we were just too dumb to appreciate so esoteric a film.
At one point, the screen was dark and quiet. We thought that was the end. What a disappointment when "action" resumed. I know we could have left, but we did not fathom that this would continue to descend into the trash it is.
I went just to see Peter Sarsgaard -- pardon the spelling. Anyway, we did get to see previews for three Jude Law films.