I usually like art movies, but not this one...

Rating: 5/10 (25 June 2005)

In short, I couldn't relate to any of the characters. Holly Hunter's character and Sam Neill's character both seemed intensely psychotic to me, while Harvey Keitel's character seemed flat and unconvincing. Since this movie is a character drama, the lack of believable characters is, in my opinion, fatal.
Perhaps some people can still enjoy movies even when they can't relate to the characters at all, but I'm not one of those people. I found most of the characters' actions in this movie to be highly arbitrary, which is frustrating.
Some positives: The piano music is nice, and some of the visuals are quite good.
Another negative: I felt that the movie's feminist themes were somewhat heavy-handed.