Practically unwatchable.

(2nd viewing) I couldn't recall what was so bad about this film. Did it really deserve a 5 from my part ? You just can't fight enlightenment. The first hour is far from bad but the movie shows its true face about an hour in. So devilishly forced and deceitful, thank you Lars for shoving emotions down my throat with this loathsome, sad excuse for a story. plus 1 for triffid's review.

Palled only by von Trier's hallmark didacticism, mediocre anti-Americanism, and - as others have mentioned - distorted conception of America's legal system. Otherwise nonpareil. And Bjork is such a scintillating martian.

A really good movie up until the court scenes. It's sad how much von Trier doesn't understand the American penal system and the film suffers for it. I didn't find it as sad as everyone else did either. She kills someone and now has to die for it. I don't mean to be a dick but let's be honest here: worse things have happened to better people. Bjork's wonderful voice added so much to the film but I could live without her acting.

Merely good and not as great as hyped. Frankly it comes across as a bit contrived since the film tries to wring audience tears out of every single frame of screentime in the most maudlin ways. Despite its flaws Bjork is very likable and sympathetic in her role. The cinematography looks nice too and it has some interesting songs.

The saddest movie I've ever seen. Very painful to watch, but still one of the best.

Either this is a brilliant prank that should go on the annals of trolling, or an amazingly ham-fisted tragedy. Lars von Trier keeps the pretence of spontaneous, honest cinema even as he uses over 100 hand-held cameras to shoot elaborate dance sequences, Björk plays the part of Björk, and the film tries as hard as it possibly can to draw tears. At best, this is a curious tragedy and a hefty tear-jerker; at worse, it's contrived, manipulative, and a two-hour insult to one's intelligence.

The script is often absurd and the film is obscenely manipulative, yet it manipulates terrifically putting me through emotions I've never felt before. I'm not sure I want to feel those emotions but the film's power is extraordinary. The music is great delivered via Bjork in one of the best screen performances I've ever seen. The musical scenes with their saturated colours and disregard for reality stand out beautifully against the psuedo-Dogme state the rest of the film is filmed in.

Gorgeous and heartbreaking. Bjork is masterful.