It's the kind of movie you'll want to see a second time with someone who hasn't seen it yet, to remember what it was like to watch it for the first time.

Mostly, the movie is committed to the value of a good time.

Great movie. Not sure what people expected but I found it highly entertaining.

One of the film's great tricks is that, for a time, you think it will go down a rabbit hole of unrealistic glorification.

This movie, whether everyone chooses to admit it or not, is a masterpiece. I think what many others are missing is that it is intended to leave you open ended, feeling the need to take it in. You really need to watch the credits and listen to its music to let the weight settle in. The mothers problems with stealing allow foreshadowing into the future spasm problem with the main character and though it may not seem like it, in a way the family comes back together again. Perhaps one touch I failed to see, though the movie is equally good without it, is the addition of this: As the MC walks away from the stage, she turns and smiles. You see her mother crying from inside the mental institute. I think it would have been great if she had mouthed "o-r-i-g-a-m-i" before turning away from the cameras.

Looking at the summary text on the DVD, i was expecting a run-of-the-mill family drama, watchable because Juliette Binoche and Richare Gere were in it. Little was i prepared for the deep dive into many-faceted overt spiritual searching that each character was going through! It is rare to see this subject treated with such respect and subtlety as this this film does! Some of the scenes moved me deeply and even sent chills up my spine. The subtle use of special effects was a definite plus.There are several unanswered questions at the end of the film but all in all a must-film for all interested in films about spiritual seeking.

I can't understand why so many people have given this film such a bad wrap. Well, I guess it's no action flick or thriller, but it is one of the most complex, layered, beautiful, thought-provoking films I have seen in a long time. I am an aspiring writer, and if I ever write something that comes even close to representing an interesting analysis of life as this film does then I will consider myself a success. It was also visually absolutely stunning and whilst there were, for me, no single outstanding performances I thought all the actors did a wonderful job.If you like head films that challenge, question and rip back the layers, then ignore the lowish rating and give this film a go.

The first one was "Man on the Moon" which I had to stop as I couldn't take it any more. But I was really surprised how bad THIS movie was. I remember the "wonderful" reviews about Bee Season last year. Half way through the movie I thought to myself that who ever produced this movie, must have been on some good drugs or a young teenager making a movie for a class project. This movie was dragging so badly that I was able to make a cup of coffee without missing anything. The back and forth of different scenes with no explanation as to what it's about was absolutely ridiculous.The best thing that could happen to this movie is if someone remakes it - and it makes sense.