Okay, I'm going swimming against the tide on this one, since so many people consider it a brilliant work of art, but I found it pretty dull and pointless. The basic setup strikes me as ridiculously unlikely, and the movie feels very artificial. I found the petty power struggles between bland and uninteresting characters tedious. The movie picked up a little for the last third, finally giving a pay off of sorts to the wrangling beforehand, but while that last part is marginally interesting it hardly makes up for the preceding hour.
The best thing was actually the deep focus cinematography, which was well done and showed more interesting ideas than anything in the script.
The best thing was actually the deep focus cinematography, which was well done and showed more interesting ideas than anything in the script.