Incomprehensible

Rating: 2/10 (15 November 2007)

Unless you know a lot about Bob Dylan and the context in which he lived - Vietnam War, folk music ... - you will be completely lost while watching this film. I went into it knowing virtually nothing about him, and really learned nothing from watching this. In fact, after about an hour, I think I slipped into unconsciousness a few times, wondering if I had been reborn in one of the 16 hell realms. I went for two reasons - Christian Bale and Cate Blanchett. Bale, at least in the beginning, was really only used in still photographs and Blanchett appeared after about one hour of absolute tedium. Her appearance livened things up, but really what does that mean? It's interesting to read through these reviews, because most of the British posters are in-line with what I'm saying, and the Americans are fawning all over this film. I'm not sure why, but maybe they are die-hard Todd Haynes fans, Bob Dylan fanatics, or being paid by the studio. Had I rented this pretentious piece of crap, I would have switched it off after about 10 minutes, seeing that it was going absolutely nowhere and making no sense. Or I would have looked under the title menu, found the few scenes, starring the actors I was interested in, and then switched it off. If you enjoyed films such as Last Days, another horrible exercise in film-making, then you might love I'm Not Here. I wish I hadn't been there - watching this film.