Bad Aftertaste

Rating: 6/10 (21 January 2014)

It could have been an enjoyable movie, but it left a terrible taste in my mouth. From the beginning the movie seems to be pandering to some wishy- washy conventional "respect-all-religions" message, but it's only a front. By the end it becomes clear that the message of this movie is something even more insidious: that life is cold and cruel and meaningless, and humans just like to make up pretty stories to placate ourselves.
The movie would have been fine if they had just told the story without pushing the theme so ham-handedly. The story is touching, the imagery beautiful and masterfully done, it has scenes you'll never forget. But then at the end the movie cuts off it's own legs with its cynical theme.