Very disappointing and downright boring

Rating: 3/10 (25 December 2008)

This movie is bad and long for no reason - amazingly long. Even if this movie were likable (which it may be to some, but I really don't see how), it's undeniable TOO LONG. It just keeps going and going, with nothing to justify the length. Several of the scenes not only could have been cut out - they SHOULD have been cut out (the whole affair with the swimmer lady? i get the whole coming of age thing, but that scene seemed like 30 minutes?). The length is not my only complaint, actually my biggest complaint is the story itself -- I didn't find it interesting at all. The storyline is weird, but not weird in an interesting way, weird in a kind of creepy. Honestly, this ranks among the most disappointing (and worst) movies I've seen in a long time.
Cut the movie down to 90 minutes, maybe even an hour, and it might be an interesting made-for-TV movie with the reverse-aging thing, but at just short of 3 hrs - ridiculous.