Memorably bad

Rating: 1/10 (16 August 2008)

This is the second worst film I have ever paid to see in a cinema. (The worst was Zoolander)
Where to begin? The ersatz brooding music, the inane plot, the "heavyweight philosophical dilemma" posed by the two ferries episode, the overacting, the deeply pathetic ending. There was much made in the British press about its violent content, and the (un)suitability of its certificate - after seeing it all I can say is I didn't find the violence objectionable, but emerged thinking that perhaps a new certificate is needed for the irredeemably crap. Avoid!
The tragedy of this, and what personally makes me angry, is that directors like Loach and Leigh could probably have made ten films on this budget, even someone more expensive and supremely talented in the fantasy genre like Gilliam or del Torro could have made several. What a waste.