A well-done, boring film

Rating: Null/10 (7 August 2003)

If you narrow it down, this film is basically an exercise in directorial skills, but nothing more. You respect the director for his effort, yet you feel hollow inside by the time the film ends. Its like looking at an abstract painting - you know it is supposed to be art, but more often than not, it sucks to look at. Pi is an "art house masterpiece" so to speak - an art for the sake of art, with no real meaning. If you take away the quick montage, and sharp cinematography, you will have a film about some guy who is trying to crunch out some numbers out of his computer that constantly breaks, while being chased by somebody (actually everybody)... and that's it. If you are one of those people that enjoys discussing how socioeconomics effect the soul of an artist, and various other "I understand and other people do not" nonesense, while drinking coffee in starbucks on a friday afternoon, you will probably like this film. But then again, if you are that person, chances are, you already saw this film. If not, I would recommend a find a film that has a story in it, and Pi is not one of those films.