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Really pretty images, great shot choices and dedication to the films mood make this a unique but surprisingly rewarding experience. The film summary basically describes the whole film, which has minimal dialogue or plot, but more than compensates with fantastic ambiance. Damon and Affleck do their job admirably with characters that almost anyone can project themselves onto without seeming paper thin.

This was, ehm, shall we say.. deliberately paced. No no, that won't do. Very dull? Doesn't quite seem to cover the agony, either. What this film is is insanely booooring! I know, I know. As was pointed out in the recent Sight & Sound, comments like these are made at the risk of being called a philistine - but less simply will not do. I positively hate the film and, after sitting through this and 'Last Days', I will seriously consider never again watching anything by Sant. Unforgivably pointless!

"Gerry" takes its place in the wide, beautiful and endless plains of the desert and the film's two characters walk and walk through this desolate place, both positive that they will not be making it out alive; but refusing to give up hope. Director Gus Van Sant crafts his film with wide angles, time lapses, scorched color palettes, enduring long shots, and barely any dialogue to help capture that feeling of isolation and the ultimate realization that your life is slowly coming to an end.

A minimalistic yet effective piece of filmmaking.

Haunting and uncomfortable. Minute-long shots of people walking sounds about as exciting as sorting out your taxes, but in the context of this movie it becomes a fascinating and even gripping viewing experience. If you're easily distracted you might fall asleep after about an hour though.

Unbelievably tedious, and painfully beautiful. The 7 minute long walking scene towards the end was absolutely jaw dropping. There isn't that much there in the film and yet it's strangely unforgettable.

When Gus Van Sant goes anti-structure, he sure does go all in, doesn't he?! This time to deliver an overly long and paper thin story, that would have felt stretched as a short film. There's beautiful cinematography in there, but virtually nothing else, and what should have been a meditative journey, is a struggle to watch, as this power-walkathon lingers on and on, only to end in the ridicolously obvious.

Gerry is a film that a large portion of the audience will dislike. It's boring for a large portion of its runtime, and there isn't a lot that happens. But it looks good, and the background is beautiful enough to keep you interested. If you need to see what getting lost in the desert would be really like, without the typical romanticizing that happens in movies, Gerry is what you'll want to watch. But you can put this movie on 1.5x speed and have exactly the same experience.

It took me 9 years to catch up with this Van Sant and I'm glad I finally did. It's far funnier than any review I read indicated and far richer as well. Despite the serious long takes, I got the feeling that Damon and Affleck -- co-screenwriters and the two Gerrys -- were having a lot of fun. Van Sant makes the landscape movie he's always wanted to make and we get to mediate on the world's topography via Argentina, Salt Lake and Jordan. What are we supposed to think about? We're lost.

I can appriciate what Van Sant was aiming at but its either not that well made (other than the excellent photography) or it's just not my thing. Yes I did fast forward through that walking scene, big whoop wanna fight about it?

Oh my Gus Van Sant. I understand that there is not a lot to focus on in a story about two men lost in the desert, but this film was just exhausting. I love Van Sant's ability behind the camera, but it just didn't work here. I felt like I was there with Damon and Affleck, but after that there was hardly anything going on plotwise. It's visually pleasant, but that is not enough to save it. If you want to see Van Sant's abilities on point, and not be bored out of your mind, see Elephant.

"Not since his first film, Mala Noche, has Van Sant produced a film so pure, uncompromising and ravishing to watch." - Ed Gonzalez

Some of these long takes are incredible and I actually felt quite engaged at times (like figuring out how to get Gerry from off a boulder). I never wondered what it'd be like to be stuck miles away from all other human contact, but this film does a pretty good job at achieving that predicament.

I could see why it's good, but I didn't really get much out of it

58.750

This movie is difficult to rate. Part of me hates it and part of me thought it was quite alright. It has some beautiful scenes and realistic dialogue, but many scenes are painfully drawn out.