Sometimes I dislike a movie, and afterwards I have to admit that my lack of enjoyment was mostly my fault. I admit that I wasn't in the right mindset to allow myself to enjoy and devote my attention to this movie. The result was that I was bored and wanted the movie to end. I could tell there was subtlety and quality to this film that was lost on me. I'll give it another try some day.

When I first saw this film I loved it. It was haunting and poetic and full of great, lasting images and a sense of longing, always longing for something just out of reach. Not sure I would feel the same way seeing it again, but still. "I am writing to you in the dark" --just lovely.

Pretentious, artsy drama with little to recommend it.

Pointless, plodding melodrama. It's not without some occasionally interesting storytelling and pretty visuals, but ultimately it doesn't go beyond doomed romance, and that's not enough to last over two and a half hours.

Muy Buena

Snooze time in excelsis! Need to catch a few Zzzs and having a difficult time going to sleep? The instant insomnia cure is this film. Put it on and you'll be put out in no time. Works like a charm.

It is no doubt well made and it looks beautiful but I don't know if you can justify spending this much time on it. I suspect the book is better, in fact I feel the same way about every Minghella movie, even the ones I liked. The movie really needed more Willem Dafoe, his scenes were extremely more interesting then the love story or anything to do with Binoche.