tragic, but beautiful.

Rating: 8/10 (9 March 2005)

I've seen both versions of this film. The theatrical one with the happy ending just feels like "it was only a bad dream and everything is OK".That was good enough for simple entertainment at the movies. But the director's edition left me breathless, it's surprising the way that finale changed the film adding meaning and value to the story. In the directors finale, the main character makes the supreme sacrifice in order to get things fixed, especially the girl's chaotic life, and that gives him instantly the standard of a HERO as well as elevates the story quality. Like Eugene O'Neill said once " there is more happiness in one tragic ending than in 1000 happy endings"