An interesting failure

Back then, Jennifer Lopez used to be a bankable actress and this flick reached the first spot at the box-office when it came out. But, honestly, who am I kidding, who cares about Jennifer Lopez? Indeed, the actraction here was the director, Tarsem Singh, who made here one of the most striking directing debuts ever. Indeed, this movie had in my opinion some of the most amazing scenes ever shot. Unfortunately, even though the story was not bad, it wasn’t really strong either, I’m afraid. Indeed, it felt like a cheap excuse so that the director could include his great visuals. Furthermore, I had also a a hard time with Jennifer Lopez. Indeed, even though I have seen this movie a couple of times by now, I'm still not sure if she was really an asset for the movie or not. Anyway, the bottom line was that the whole thing was a rather pedestrian serial killer thriller with some amazing visuals, no more no less. Ten years later, Tarsem Singh would make 'Immortals' which turned out to be also really impressive visually but it also had terribly disappointing story, even more than his directing debut. It would be nice if the guy could focus a little bit more on the plot and if he didn’t put all his energy and attention on the visual aspect (some people would argue that his second feature 'The Fall' was a real masterpiece but I was still not really convinced). Anyway, in spite of its flaws, his first movie was a very well made thriller and it is definitely worth a look, especially if you like the genre.