Still waiting.....

Rating: 4/10 (13 January 2009)

I went to this moving expecting to go on a journey, to learn a few lessons... perhaps to see things in a different way? Im still waiting....
The film gets lost half way through and stays that way to the end when magically, a man shrinks into the size of a newborn and then dies. I appreciate the fantasy aspect of the story but this is just ridiculous. And it hits none of its hinted at high points, there is no meaning, no outcome, nothing really. Its beautifully shot and well acted (Cate's crackling/dying/southern voice is completely over the top though)but the storyline is rubbish. Its like the exam paper you started and then went to a party instead so just winged it in the morning when you woke up with a hangover to hand in at 10am.
There is also absolutely no chemistry between Brad and Cate which makes the love story mildly unbelievable BUT this really doesn't matter when the storyline is so rubbish. I really wonder about the people who think its amazing - swept up in the hype/marketing millions perhaps?