Product: Persona (1967)
Rating: 2.0
Detached monstrosity of a film. In a word: boring!
I fell asleep four times trying to watch this enigmatic masterpiece. The only thing that could have wrapped this mess up would have been a car crash killing the two leads. Instead, at the end, what we get is this flash of a movie crew to further frustrate the totally disinterested and removed viewer. What was that all about? I would have rewound the tape, but was tired and ready for this project to come to an end. How can so many people like this?! What about a story for crying out loud?! The most interesting scene is when Bibi Andersson freaks out and repeatedly slaps Liv Ullman in the face. It's kind of over-the-top--something you'd see in a Saturday Night Live skit. And please, no comments about how I'm missing the meaning, the poetry, the depth. First spark my interest, move me in some way, and then we'll discuss depth. In a word, BORING.