Well, the premise of this film intrigued me. I was looking forward to something beautiful. Instead, I absolutely had to walk out after only 1 hour - I just couldn't take it anymore. If you think you're in for a meditative, transfixing, trenchant experience prepare to be massively disappointed. You know, you may as well sit in an old-folks home and sit still passively watching them because that is almost exactly what you get here. Sure, there are a few exterior shots that look nice, but overall it is STONE DULL. And at nearly THREE hours?? Please. I was also surprised at how bad it looked. Then I discovered it was filmed in Super 8. If you're going to film something like this up in a mountain monastery, at least shoot it with a good camera and lenses. If you're looking for something to fall asleep to, you might not do worse than to watch this. This might not be a bad film to have on like a virtual fish tank, something that you glance at in passing, but to watch it in its entirety in one sitting is tortuous and masochistic.
Review of Into Great Silence
