Good Drama,,,But NOT a Comedy

Rating: 6/10 (21 January 2009)

A good drama about the human relationships dealing with love, death, and the purpose of life. The ideas are taken from Dostoevsky's "Crime and Punishment". Great scenery throughout the movie. This movie is not, though, a comedy. It is treated as a comedy and was even nominated as a comedy, but its not a comedy or a dark comedy. Not through the wording nor through the actions. The acting is good, Colin Farrell's performance is good, but having few facial expressions mimicking Johhny Depp or Heath Ledger are not enough to grant a Golden Globe, so the acting is overrated also. In overall, an overrated film on all aspects, i have no clue why it is 8.1, but it is a good flick that you can enjoy if you know what you are going into. It is not a dark comedy, it is a pure drama, with slight dark humor relief undertones, the word comedy was probably entered for marketing campaign. If you want good drama, go for it, a light comedy (or any comedy) skip this one, because it is not.