Completely undeserving of a high IMDb score

Rating: 1/10 (22 March 2008)

Please spare yourself and avoid this film, it is utterly boring and undeserving of a high rating.
This should not be in the top 250. Although the cinematography was of high quality, it does not make up for the two and a half hours of pretentious tedium I had to sit through.
The main character is portrayed as a sophisticated critic of modern life, but in reality is just self involved and is seemingly oblivious to the pain and suffering he pointlessly inflicts on the people closest too him.
At around the 40 minute mark we all considered (4 of us) ejecting the DVD, and I regret we didn't. Usually I do not bother to comment on films, but in this case I feel it is my duty to save others the pain.