A confused and pretentious celebration of death

Rating: 2/10 (26 January 2007)

Despite some excellent acting performances from the lead caste and some imaginative special effects this movie cannot escape its flawed confused and occasionally disgusting philosophical message. The pace of the film varies from slow to a full stop. The director, who also wrote the script, provides a jigsaw puzzle of pieces that he is irritatingly slow to develop into a meaningful narrative. Once we discover the central thesis we find that it is a celebration of the spiritually fulfilling nature of death. The scientist lead is portrayed as emotional and self-indulgent in his desire to come up with a cure for a fatal disease. His potential for success in developing a life saving remedy is portrayed as a foolish failure to understand the spiritual significance of a fulfilling death. This film was surprisingly antilife and truly dreadful. Its most satisfying feature was the fact that we shared the theatre with only two other couples. Clealry word has gotten out. I was severely disappointed with the IMDb rating which persuaded me to part with money for this offensive rubbish. One to avoid.