just watch it!

I wanted to like it more than I actually did... But much of the humor totally escaped me and I walked out only mildly impressed.

The film's masterful storytelling did its job. The message was clear. No need to overdo.

It really made me laugh, but for some moments I was tearing up because I could relate so much.

Seeing this film in a theaters absolutely blew me away. The sound design and cinematography is absolutely brilliant. So dope. Subtle way to tell a large story, I loved how the movie didn't just blast out some fool talking at me about fishing. Who gives a f*ck. This was a more powerful way to get at the same point. I recommend this film to just about anybody with an open mind, but this is a MUST see in theaters to experience the power of this film. I can't imagine watching this film on a tiny computer screen DON'T DO IT!Powerful film, beautiful filmmaking, looking forward to these cats next flick

Absolutely horrendous. I can't believe I just spent an hour and a half of my life watching a group of fishermen twiddle their thumbs, waiting for something to happen. I hate this 'documentary' and everyone who made, produced, starred in and thought up the idea for this abortion of media. I wish I'd read a review, or indeed anything about this before I'd sat through it so I could spare myself the agony. Please, whatever you do, seriously reconsider watching this if you have intentions to do so. I've seen some godawful films in my time, but never anything to tedious, mind-numbing and painful. 1/10 would not recommend to my worst enemy.

I've never felt compelled to counteract negative reviews on this site before, but in the case of Leviathan I couldn't help myself. If I had come to this film expecting a traditional documentary on the commercial fishing industry, I may have been contributing my very own one-star critique right now. Then again, if I'd thought this was going to be a traditional documentary on the commercial fishing industry, I probably wouldn't have watched it in the first place.Leviathan is definitely experimental (though experiential may be a better descriptor for it.) It offers no narration, no facts or figures, no conclusion or agenda. The only dialogue we hear is, for the most part, distorted to the point of abstraction. What Leviathan does offer is an immersive, hypnotic experience. The sounds and images are alternately nightmarish, surreal and eerily beautiful. Even the rudimentary glimpses into the lives of the fishermen on board are rendered at an odd reserve, remaining as enigmatic as the seabirds we see throughout the film, crashing into the black waves. Experiencing this movie is like being transformed into an alien observer; the ordinary becomes extraordinary.Of course, everyone's entitled to an opinion, and I can completely understand why a person might hate this movie. It truly is a Rorschach blot of a film, allowing the audience to engage with it from almost any angle imaginable. I think that's where Leviathan's beauty lies. Anyone interested in what movies can show us should at least give this one a shot.

This is a "documentary"... and barely one at that. Like some have posted, this seems shot with a Go-Pro and no enthusiasm what so ever, or attempt at any form of narrative. No one really talks, they mostly mumble. I did somewhat like the moment when the Go-Pro seemed to have been dropped at sea... was hoping they would leave it there... the fish could have probably made a better movie. Stay away unless you feel a need to know the inner turmoil that burly fisherman must go endure when bored out of their minds. Catch, gut, sweep, sleep... yawn.Stick to the one true Leviathan movie staring Peter Wellers facing off against a deep sea creature.