Not having seen "Leaving Las Vegas" (or any of his other films), I had no idea who Mike Figgis was. After seeing this movie, I don't think I ever want to hear of him again.
I suspect Figgis is a Fellini or Kubrick wannabe. Lucky for both of them that they died before this film was released and didn't have to sit through this rubbish.
I have nothing against 'Art' movies, or movies with minimal dialogue, or movies that develop in a non-linear fashion, but as these sort of movies go, this is a dud. It has lush scenery, great cinematography and features beautiful music from composers like Chopin and Beethoven, but overall the movie is so completely mind-numbingly BORING! (Thank goodness it was on cable and I didn't PAY to see it!)
I sat through the full 106 minutes of this film, just to see if in fact there was any point to it at all. Nope, afraid not. It's simply symbolistic tripe assembled with over-the-top editing.
Despite having said all that, I will say that I thought the scene at the airport where the two twins encounter each other was very well done. Unfortunately, that one scene is not enough to make up for the time I lost, when I could have been doing something more exciting - like watching the grass grow!
I suspect Figgis is a Fellini or Kubrick wannabe. Lucky for both of them that they died before this film was released and didn't have to sit through this rubbish.
I have nothing against 'Art' movies, or movies with minimal dialogue, or movies that develop in a non-linear fashion, but as these sort of movies go, this is a dud. It has lush scenery, great cinematography and features beautiful music from composers like Chopin and Beethoven, but overall the movie is so completely mind-numbingly BORING! (Thank goodness it was on cable and I didn't PAY to see it!)
I sat through the full 106 minutes of this film, just to see if in fact there was any point to it at all. Nope, afraid not. It's simply symbolistic tripe assembled with over-the-top editing.
Despite having said all that, I will say that I thought the scene at the airport where the two twins encounter each other was very well done. Unfortunately, that one scene is not enough to make up for the time I lost, when I could have been doing something more exciting - like watching the grass grow!