Just got around to watching it for the first time tonight. We had so many people tell us we’d love it and need to watch it, so it was high on our list. Great cast, and it won so many awards.
I didn’t hate it, but I was left scratching my head over all the hype. I like odd movies and books, so it’s not that I couldn’t handle the weirdness. It seemed like in the same vein as Scott Pilgrim, and if you told me it wasn’t a bit box office but got a cult following, I’d totally believe that.
My wife felt exactly the same way. Maybe it’s just one of those cases where there was too much hype for us, but I felt kind of let down.
It was a stupid family drama hiding behind a fantasy curtain in an attempt to make it interesting instead of the boring garbage it is. None of the Fantasy elements were of any material importance to the story and added nothing but visuals to hide how depressing and dull it was.
I’d say the SF or fantasy elements were just a way of showing the impact of life choices along the way. But that’s about it.