A really good musical, which tells an interesting story using metaphor and song.

A really good musical, which tells an interesting story using metaphor and song.

although I mostly loathe the character limit of the mini-reviews in criticker, what i want to say about the wall is rather short and simple: if I had seen this movie before I had listened to the wall, the lyrics, the visuals and the music would have blown me away. but with things as it is, the movie the wall is nothing but a companion to a fantastic album for me, despite being an absolutely stunning picture.

While it's not Pink Floyd's best album, the movie is fascinating.

Quite amazing how a movie without any conventional plot kept me so focused and interested throughout the whole movie, especially for me, normally not such a big fan when things get really too arty or complicated. However you don't always exactly understand what is going on, you always get the general feeling of the plot, a plot perfectly matched with the music. I guess it helps to apreciate this movie if you're a fan of the album already. Which I am.

It's a momentary lapse of reason. The film is interesting to look at, sometimes entertaining to watch, great to listen to (no doubt there) and it's decently put together, but it's just not very profound. For a film with this much beautiful imagery and promises of thoughtful subtext, there's not much going on beneath the hood. Sure we're dealing with a troubled protagonist, but it doesn't go anywhere interesting and it just seems like a slightly absurd road-trip. Very dissapointing.

This is something else. The music becomes haunting when combined with visuals especially in the animated sections that usually show nothing but despair. I think you appreciate how everything has came together with such synergy more than anything.