about finding this film "boring"

Rating: Null/10 (30 January 2004)

While watching the very last scene of the film, I thought that this is another movie that many people won't like due to its lack of "entertainment" or "message" or whatever. The point is, if you - or me - as a normal person were in exactly that situation, (being in a strange country, slowly falling in love with someone, knowing that there actually can't be a happy ending) you would be anything - but certainly not bored. And it's only by the tremendous skills of the two lead actors and the director that one can really identify with them and understand every single move either one of them does as it happens. Of course you should be in the mood for such a kind of movie, and maybe the fact that it was not overly praised by the media nor sold as a comedy here in Germany helped to adjust the expectations. I got exactly what I wanted from this movie, and even though it won't make it into my "top five", I definitely recommend it.