Only great films are this hard to pin down.

Rating: Null/10 (1 February 1999)

This is a monumental film. As proof of that claim, I offer two points to ponder. Firstly, look at the number of user comments on this site. Few other films contained herein have inspired such a reaction (good or bad, it makes no difference). People simply do not take the time or effort to make so many comments on a film of minor importance. Secondly, the comments made represent just about every opinion and point of view conceivable. Many movies on this site are referred to as both the best and worst films ever made by the people who send in their comments. Usually, those opinions display a number of recurring themes and tend to form a pattern. Not so for SPR. The comments I've read run the full spectrum of criticisms, some of them highly contradictory. Only a truly monumental film can garner this type and degree of reaction, and draw such a diverse response from so many. Some of the greatest films ever made have continued to be controversial for long periods after their release. "2001:A Space Oddysey" is a good example. It's still loved, hated and misunderstood by hordes of people. Love SPR or hate it, it appears to bear the same stamp of indefinability.