Boring!

Rating: 3/10 (21 September 2006)

I just watched this, knowing nothing about it except what you got from the trailers. Well ... that's about it, at least until about 20 minutes from the end. For most of the film, nothing happens, and it happens agonisingly slowly. The characters all seem to be on tranquilisers, their reactions don't make much sense, and anyway I don't find myself caring about any of them. Maybe if it were an Ingmar Bergman film I would at least have had the right expectations, it certainly isn't a typical Bruce Willis film - not only due to the lack of action, but also the total lack of humour. The ending is vaguely OK but not worth the wait.
Having watched the film I decided to have a look at the IMDb reviews, and I'm a little baffled to see so many reviews saying that it's great. Evidently some people appreciate it, but at least be aware that if, as I did, you wonder whether to give up on it after 45 minutes or so, it doesn't really get any better - or just skip to the last few minutes!