Terribly Lacking In Key Areas

Rating: 5/10 (30 November 2002)

I watched Pi last night with my friend and I must say, it was disappointing. This is not to say that I did not enjoy the movie, rather, I expected a lot more. I could live with the fact that the movie was in black and white, however, the graininess of the film detracted from the movie quite a bit. At various points, I struggled to make sense of what was being shown on the screen. In the end though, this movie was lacking is several key areas.
1. I thought that the main character should have developed some type of relationship with that neighbor lady. She kept trying to be nice to him and he always sat there listening to her "doing you know what." I thought that something would come out of that. Disappointing that nothing happened there.
2. The plot was very hard to follow. It seemed that there were too many flaws in the logic paths that the various characters followed. Just the lack of character development with regards to the Wall Street people led to questions regarding their actual role in the movie.
3. The ending made absolutely no sense at all to both myself and my friend. We tried to figure it out but couldn't. Oh well.
This movie would have been better if I had understood it. I'm not going to say that it was a good movie because I didn't understand it. When I do figure it out, perhaps I will have better things to say about it. Be warned, this movie can seem a bit long even though it is under an hour and a half. Also, be prepared to be confused and lost.