An average movie

What the hell was this movie? I was aware that it had been rather poorly received when it was released but since I always had a weak spot for David Cronenberg's work, I was still eager to check this movie. Well, it turned out to be a rather unpleasant experience and I would go as far as saying that it is the weakest movie directed by Cronenberg that I have seen so far. Of course, you could blame Robert Pattinson for ruining the whole thing just because of the whole 'Twilight' phenomenon but I think he was actually well cast and he has delivered here a solid performance, just like the rest of the star-studded cast (Juliette Binoche, Samantha Morton, Paul Giamatti, Jay Baruchel, Mathieu Amalric). The problem is that I just couldn't care less for these vacuous characters who were apparently unable to have a normal conversation but, instead they would constantly give some rather obscure and annoying riddles. Seriously, after 5 minutes, I pretty much knew where the whole thing was getting at, I was already completely bored and the only thing I could do is wait until it ended. Anyway, to conclude, after 3 really solid movies starring Viggo Mortensen, this feature was definitely quite a step down for David Cronenberg and I don't think it is really worth a look.

5/10