Most underrated movie of all time??

Rating: 10/10 (30 July 2009)

Is this perhaps one of the most underrated movies of all time? It seems most people just hated this movie. The simple explanation for this is that the nature of the movie is very dark and Director Crowe does a wonderful job of presenting an intellectual psychological masterpiece that just seems on first viewing to loose the average viewer.
Watch this movie a second time, sometimes even a third time and you will pick up on all those hidden little details, those delightfully subtle clues and even some of the not so subtle clues to understand what is happening.
On the second view you learn to appreciate the story of this movie which is a journey through the materialistic, egocentric condition that has been so linked to the American dream. On this journey first you see the superficial, the basic lusts and desires. Watch again you can see the deeper philosophical undertones (429 pop references, references to art, literature, classic cinema and music) that as the movie develops gain power to the point of literally destroying the superficial first perspective.
This movie plays with perceptions and layers, blends dreams and reality to such a point that we reach a critical point of confusion. Then as all good stories should; brings sense out of the chaos.
If you watched it once and hated it - but are a fan of psychological and philosophical works such as 'one flew over the cuckoos nest' 'Jean e jim' then give this a second chance. The second view is so much more rewarding!