Saturday, November 17, 2012

The Barbarian Invasions (2003)

Pseudo-intellectual clap-trap concerning the nature of love, life and death. Where everyone spouts opinions and brief monologues, but nobody ever draws close to a conclusion. Relationships are paper-thin and side-stories (the police man, the lost computer) are tacked-on and also go nowhere.

The film tries its darnedest to be relevant, even going so far as to include footage (and another brief rambling) of the World Trade Center attacks. However as with everything else in this wandering, meandering film, it also suddenly appears, then disappears without comment. As a whole, this is deeply unrewarding and not worth the time.

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