over-rated

Rating: 5/10 (12 December 2004)

i went to this film yesterday expecting a lot, unfortunately, it didn't deliver. i think the initial buzz about yet another small & quirky US film was justified, but its all been blown WAY out of proportion. similar to 'lost in translation', this was an OK-but-not-THAT-great-compared-to-so-many-other-similar-films type of film. perhaps the biggest let-down was how self consciously wacky it was, and the occasional overly self-important 'just live' speeches from main character large was straight from a stv movie. natalie portman was great tho. all-in-all, i think that in a few years, people will realize that this isn't such a wonderful film, so, if you want to see a slight, quirky little film, watch the far superior, and far more honest station agent, or, the best movie of the type; Rushmore.