One gigantic lost in translation....

Rating: 1/10 (19 May 2007)

Dear god. I just got in from the movie at Silver City in Ancaster. I'm still hoping that I will wake up in my bed having a nightmare because the realization that I just spent $10 for garbage like that could only be the result of a bad dream. Sadly I fear it is truth. This movie is one big mistake from beginning to end. I don't think I could possibly say as much bad things that are needed to be said about this movie in one review but I will try. First and foremost, they tried to do WAY too much with this film. It comes off as very hurried and sloppy, and you don't have enough time to bond or relate to the characters before they are killed or Parker is crying about something else. I began worrying halfway through the film if I was going to be struck in the back from the vomit coming from the rows behind me. Poor Kirsten Dunst. This girl has SO much talent and so much potential and it all just gets wasted away in this film in a perfect example of bad directing, bad script writing and a tiresome story. The only thing that kept me from leaving the theater was the fact that my ride wanted to watch the whole movie. Otherwise I think I would have walked to the bathroom, jammed my head in the toilet and flushed it. It's that simple. This is just a terrible movie. Compounded by the fact that this new flirtation with hand held shots vs mounted cameras is just one headache. Through critical scenes, you would be able to follow the action if you were suffering a mild seizure. Just all around, a bad movie. Terrible script, awful acting from Tobey (not that I'm surprised as I was mortified by the second film), too many characters left undeveloped and the audience members left feeling violated. Do yourself a favor, and DO NOT pay to see this film. Get a free pass from a cereal box and smack the first person in the face that suggests you pay.