Emperor's New Clothes

Rating: 4/10 (28 September 1999)

Sorry, but this isn't even really a film. It has no coherent plot, no characters, no tension, no beginning, no middle and no end. A lot of people love this film and I've been told quite a few times that in years to come this will be viewed as an under-rated classic. I doubt it. This ponderous, dreary film plays like the ramblings of an ageing philosophy professor....hmmmm, what is it Mallick used to be before he became a film-maker again?