Amazingly well done film but....

Rating: 8/10 (18 March 2020)

Good god that was boring. This might be one of the most boring films I've ever watched - and I've seen a LOT of films!
There was nothing intriguing or engaging about it. The story was, as much as your cinephiles don't want to admit, jumbled and a mess, at best.
Yes the acting was amazing. The direction was amazing. The cinematography, editing, music, all that yes it was incredible!! But that wasn't enough to save me from being bored to tears.
Nothing in this movie kept me engaged, nothing pushed me emotionally. For the last 40 minutes I kept saying "okay can it just end already?"
I'm being serious. Cut the last 20-30 minutes out and nothing changes. Sure you get more scenes with the "dad" and the kid and the priest, but you could garner everything you learn in those scenes from past scenes in the film.
It goes on for an unnecessary amount of time, and there are an unnecessary amount of scenes.
If you're a cinephile, you're pretty much required to like this movie. It's OKAY not to like this movie, it's okay not to hype-train this movie like Reddit users like to do. It's okay to think that this movie was boring to death.
None of the story aspects, characters, or even cinematography or acting make this movie worth the 2 1/2 hour run time. Sorry, that's just how it is. This is one of the most overrated movies ever.