Yes, I too had high hopes for this movie after hearing nothing but good things about it, and in all honesty I will say that it was a good movie. But it was better several years ago when it was called "BREAKING THE WAVES".
Lars von Trier seems to recycle the same ideas from his last movie and play them again here. I just couldn't stand all the effort that was gone into martyring Selma.
The acting was exceptional, especially Bjork and Catherine Devenue, and the musical scenes were very enjoyable and there very presence was original and exciting, but I really couldn't wait for this movie to end. The camera work didn't bother me at all, but after seeing Selma go through so much c**p and not really do anything about it, I only began to roll my eyes and wait until it passed.
SPOILER: Bjork is wonderful, but the character, Selma, was just another version of Bess from Breaking the Waves, who meets the same fate as Selma with the same results: all in the name of love.
I seem to be the only person I know who didn't think this movie was fabulous, so maybe it was because I saw "Breaking the Waves", so I would still recommend it, but still say that save the music videos, "Waves" is much better film.
Lars von Trier seems to recycle the same ideas from his last movie and play them again here. I just couldn't stand all the effort that was gone into martyring Selma.
The acting was exceptional, especially Bjork and Catherine Devenue, and the musical scenes were very enjoyable and there very presence was original and exciting, but I really couldn't wait for this movie to end. The camera work didn't bother me at all, but after seeing Selma go through so much c**p and not really do anything about it, I only began to roll my eyes and wait until it passed.
SPOILER: Bjork is wonderful, but the character, Selma, was just another version of Bess from Breaking the Waves, who meets the same fate as Selma with the same results: all in the name of love.
I seem to be the only person I know who didn't think this movie was fabulous, so maybe it was because I saw "Breaking the Waves", so I would still recommend it, but still say that save the music videos, "Waves" is much better film.
