this guy is totally getting under my skin :happy:

This and 'Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives' are competing together as the director's best film for me, a very minimalist and evocative take on a sexual and romantic rendezvous in the rainforest, contrasted and connected to the story of an older woman who knows them. It is a contemplative arthouse film which has a depth to it which, if you are patient with, rewards you greatly.

09 temmuz 2011 & yer yer sikici olsa da kesinlikle kotu bir film degil. sadece izleyiciye bir sey verirken, izleyiciden de bir caba bekliyor. bu cabayi veren izleyici de, filmin sundugu askinlik halini sonuna kadar hissedebiliyor. zamani havada asili tutup, anlarin kuvvetini cok guclu bir sekilde veriyor. cok basarili bir sekilde 'tasarlanmis' bir film. ikinci bolum, tam olarak yonetmenin tarzini ortaya koyuyor:uyku ile uyaniklik arasinda, duslenen bir ruya gibi. ruyanin tarifi imkansiz duygusu.

Several moments are dragged out for very long stretches of time. Sometimes it works in a Ming-liang Tsai kind of way, but there's a couple that seem a bit pointless and try one's patience. However, I do love the unusual little touches (the sudden appearance of the opening credits, the on-screen sketches) and overall tenor of the film. Very blissful, indeed, though the underlying sadness of these characters is always lurking. A meditative and interesting work.

Really the only Weerasethakul movie I found boring. It's not that it doesn't have merits... it's beautiful like his films always are. This just didn't do it for me. Not a bad movie, as I said it's still well made, and that's why it's got a 65.