Totally Unbearable

Rating: 1/10 (13 January 2001)

I've never had the urge when watching a film to actually walk out, so I spose that makes this one unique. Unfortunately I'd taken a friend with me so I didn't.
After a while I just had to stay just to see how they were going to actually get to an ending with all the holes in it.
I knew how bad it was going to be by the opening sequence. The camera work was so bad (the sort known as "experimental" amongst arty critics, i.e. bad) I started getting a headache. It almost seemed like two films. Some of the scenes were well-shot, like the 6th sense, with a measured pace to add to some sense of feeling. Some were "how can we move the camera around to be pretentious and most irritate the audience". Unfortunately these outweighed the others by 2 to 1.
Some scenes definitely were definitely too horrible for it's 12 rating (the stairs, the gun).
There were a few moments of genuine feeling and warmth and humour. But about 4 lines out of two hours does not make a good movie.
It's a shame as the general premise could have been handled so much better. Bruce Willis' character just accepts what he is being told far too early in the film. Some suspense (and believability) could have been brought in by him working towards even considering what he had been told as different events happen in his life. Instead as soon as the first question comes up he's asking his wife questions in the middle of the night. A good editor could have reduced the worthwhile parts of this film to about 20mins.
Bruce Willis is a good actor. He probably did this in his sleep as there is no sense of life in his acting.
Bad. Do not waste money or time seeing this film at the movies.