My mood whilst watching Natural Born Killers went like this: intrigued, confused, disillusioned, re-engaged, before finally, unsatisfied.
Oliver Stone's acid-trip of a pseudo-action/comedy/drama is a demanding watch, switching between so many different mediums that sometimes you're tired just watching. It makes sense, given that over 3,000 cuts are used during the movie (the average being 600-700), but that is about the only thing that lines up.
The first half sets a scene (supposedly), but I found it more grating than anything. You have no empathy for the characters, the wackiness is borderline headache-inducing, and the plot seems thin to say the least.
Towards the latter half I did begin to engage slightly more, and I actually thought it was the best Robert Downey Jr performance I've seen; despite this, I was not convinced that this was anything more than an artistic experiment - and not one that needs repeating.
Oliver Stone's acid-trip of a pseudo-action/comedy/drama is a demanding watch, switching between so many different mediums that sometimes you're tired just watching. It makes sense, given that over 3,000 cuts are used during the movie (the average being 600-700), but that is about the only thing that lines up.
The first half sets a scene (supposedly), but I found it more grating than anything. You have no empathy for the characters, the wackiness is borderline headache-inducing, and the plot seems thin to say the least.
Towards the latter half I did begin to engage slightly more, and I actually thought it was the best Robert Downey Jr performance I've seen; despite this, I was not convinced that this was anything more than an artistic experiment - and not one that needs repeating.