Painful on many levels - a minority view.

Rating: Null/10 (3 February 2003)

If you are looking for an evening of entertainment avoid this film. If you are looking for a film for intellectual stimulation also avoid this film.

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If on the other hand you enjoy stories about a willful child that inflicts damage to himself and because of it grows up to be a sick (physically, not mental) and brilliant mathematician who has no life beyond crunching numbers and finds peace only when that aspect of his life is lost, then this may be your cup of tea.
The black and white format does lend nicely to the dark images and pain. I guess you would call this an art film.
Overall rating 1/2* out of ****
I rate movies based on whether I would watch it again. **** Could watch it again, and again, etc. *** Could watch it once or twice a year. ** May watch it again if it showed up while flipping channels. * Would NOT watch it again.
Rating for this film is no *'s at all.