A good movie

I already saw this movie, if I recall it correctly, I even saw the damned thing when it was released in the movie theater. Anyway, since it was a while back and since it was available on Netflix, I thought I might as well check it out again. In fact, I remember quite well when this movie was released, it was a critical success and it would be Robert Altman’s last really successful movie. Back then, since I kept hearing some pretty good things about this movie, I had some rather high expectations but, eventually, pretty much like most of the other movies directed by this guy, even though it was indeed a decent watch, I can’t say I was really blown away after all. After rewatching it after so many years, I think I know why now. I mean, there is no doubt that it was very well directed and there was an impressive all-star cast involved which was another trademark in the late work of Robert Altman. However, I noticed that I tend to find Altman’s approach to mix up so many characters together and to have them talk very often at the same time rather confusing and this movie was not an exception, I'm afraid. As a result, even towards the end, I was still struggling to figure who was each character and how they were related to one and another. On top of that, I wonder if the whodunit was actually really necessary. Indeed, it came rather late and, as far as I was concerned, it didn't have much added value. And, yet, Altman did recreate a convincing and interesting microcosm, in fact, not 1 but 2 distincts worlds, living side by side, and the characters involved who were maybe not really fascinating were still quite intriguing. Anyway, to conclude, even though I don't think it is really a masterpiece, it was still pretty good and it is definitely worth a look, especially if you are interested in Robert Altman’s work.