lopsided

Rating: 7/10 (28 October 2005)

It is weird to see a movie with brilliant direction, acting and a somewhat compelling story and yet still be left unsatisfied. The previews do not do this movie justice in any way, since they focus mostly on the brief moments of intense action and those are few and far between. To say that it is anti-climatic oversimplifies the deliberate choice to not have a climax. However in the sense that all of the tension of the movie builds up to a moment that contains none of the tension you would expect, the movie is classically anti-climactic. There are brilliant scenes throughout, though the voice over was a little melodramatic and the epilogue seemed pointless. I feel that everyone should see this movie, because where it is good it is transcendent (the interaction and culture of the men), but ultimately it falls short of its potential.