Cannot live up to its hype

Rating: Null/10 (31 August 2004)

I have to admit - everyone I knew did nothing but rave about this film for about a year before I got a chance to see it. Needless to say there was no possible way a gentle little movie can survive the 12 months of "Oh my god, you've haven't seen it - it's the best . . . the absolute best" hype preceding my viewing it.
Had I not gotten my hopes up, I probably would have enjoyed it more. As it is, I found it a gentle, slow and engaging in its own somnabulistic way.

Young Miss Coppola has some talent, is in the right "family" and I'm certain we'll be seeing more of her work in the future (just don't let her act . . . remember Godfather III - Yikes!).
I'll probably look at this again in 5-10 years after I've forgotten it and enjoy it again.