The Big Bore...

Rating: Null/10 (16 July 2000)

After an eternity of trying to find the director's cut on laserdisc, I finally got to see it...and I understand why the original release was an hour shorter. There are two films here - a love story, and a competition among friends. Unfortunately, neither story is fully developed, and the final result is a mess that just begs for editing. He loves her? Probably not. It doesn't really matter, because she just wants a baby. Why? Because another character with about three minutes of screen time told her she did. From that point on, it's her obsession. A diving competition? Not really, because Jacques doesn't seem to care. Eric Serra's score is nice, and Reno's performance is solid. The photography is nice, but if you want nice photography, you can always check out Koyaanisqatsi instead, where you won't have to deal with ambiguous/non-existent narrative. All in all, it's a film full of loose ends that never quite come together.
Two stars out of four, even in the director's cut.