Sometimes bad is bad.

Rating: 2/10 (15 August 2009)

I'm getting kind of worried about the state of Western movie-going culture. Not only do we have X-men, Ironmen, Incredible Hulks, King Kongs and Lords of the Ring crowding in upon us from every direction: but this kid and teenage stuff starts creeping into the works of even apparently sensible directors like Aronofsky. It's really sad: this is a "story" which seems to be copied from a rejected late episode of the "X-files" â€“ and people discuss it as if it was important and thought-provoking! Well, maybe they are young and have no standards of comparison. Still. This kind of silly mumbo jumbo might do for a good kiddie's movie (ages 12-16), on a Sunday afternoon, but it's really appalling to hear it discussed in any other terms. What sh*te!