Definitely not one of the best movies I have seen by any stretch
590075
The movie bounced back and forth between the present and the past making it confusing to follow.  Definitely not one of the best movies I have seen by any stretch.
4106477
It's hard to believe I never watched this movie before recently. I had caught a few minutes of it here and there on TV over the years but, never bothered to watch it through. For the most part the story itself is compelling enough but, the characters seem one dimensional and after a good first half the characters, not the story make the film drag. It's a shame because the film's not bad but, it's pretty forgettable. Like the movie 'Hoffa' which this film is obviously emulating it has an unsatisfying ending, this one being way too abrupt! I had invested 2 1/2 hours in this mediocre film and it just ended badly! It's OK as I did enjoy the film but, I doubt I will ever watch it again.
909404
I am not giving away the plot (you can check other comments for that) but I am pretty sure that for most this will be a movie that will leave you completely disgusted, I found no redeming qualities to it. It sure keeps you interested at times but the final effect is a disater, worst twist ever because nothing hints you to it. the worst Cusack movie I have seen mostly everything he does but I guess he has to pay the rent like everybody else.
1020687
This was one of the stupidest and corniest movies ever.  I can't believe I sat through it.  It was supposed to be touching and homey but it was just dumb and contrived.  The ending was supposed to be heartwarming but to me it was a feeble attempt to pull the whole mess together.  Have you ever seen an entire town gather to watch someone greet an out of the country relative?  Give me a break.  Doesn't anyone watch these movies before they are released?
359901
I didn't know much about the movie, seen some previews of it and I was anxious to see it. After seeing it I was very disappointed and I was tempted to even stop the movie and trash it. Acting is pretty good,  storyboard is a new version of kelly's heroes, the way they shot the movie  and cut it is really terrible. It's very annoying.
1961284
It was okay, but I wouldn't watch again or recommend it !
149857
Though not the worst that movie I've ever seen, it's definitely in the bottom 20 percentile.  With stilted dialog like a made-for-network-TV movie and perpetual cliches of plot and character, I was barely able to sit through it to the end.  You can do better.  Really.
386899
This movie was one of the slowest moving films I've ever seen, and the slow pace ultimately brings the viewer to a surprise twist ending but by that point you're so glad the movie is over you could care less about the premise. Boring characters, except the lead girl, she was the only saving grace in the film, and the only convincing character. That's my opinion. Not a horrible movie, but certainly not what it was hyped to be in the previews and commercials. It's not what you might expect. Certainly not the chiller that is promised in the advertisements.
3915554
This movie was bordering on terrible, the trailer makes it look like there is a compelling and suspenseful story line but this never really materializes amidst prolonged scenes that are funny and entertaining by themselves but a hodgepodge when  rolled together. I wish I could get my money back or at least a credit toward renting a future movie, better luck next time
4893984
This movie just did not live up to all the hype.
4889176
I didn't think that the movie was going to be Oscar-worthy when I bought it, but it was even worse than my expectations. If a permanent pout and useless dialogue is your cup of tea, enjoy. As for me, I'll watch Criminal Minds for free.
2436921
By a show of hands how many who rated this movie over 1 star either got paid or knows someone who worked on this film? That is the only way this thing got such glowing reviews from so many. This movie is an utter waste of time. A depressing atmosphere, convoluted storyline, disjointed scenes that seem more like a montage from a bad acid trip, and mediocre acting makes this movie not worth the hour and 20 minutes I just wasted of my life. I am usually one of those people who sees the underlying story, understands the motives and principles even when others are still scratching their head, but for this movie I just stayed confused. I continued watching hoping that at some point I would have that AH HA moment that would make it all worthwhile, but there is no payoff. You will be confused, bored, and wondering why this movie got 4 stars from the beginning and there is no coming back.
4852601
not my kind of movie not far that I even rate this cause I stopped it less then half way through but what I did see I give it 2 stars
4654722
This is my own opinion and I am not opposed to Black Comedy which this clearly was but have to tell you I did not like this movie.  Each of the characters presented a reason not to like them so everything that happened to each character in my mind was well they deserved that.  because of that lack of emotional involvement what did happen just did not seem funny to me
2469516
To begin, I thoroughly felt like watching this film was a waste of my time.

There's a number of things I could say that I didn't like about the film but I'll focus on the main reasons I didn't like it.  SPOILER ALERT

I got the feeling toward the end of the movie that whoever wrote it got so far, and things were going ok, and they didn't know how to end it, so they somehow came up with a bad ending.

Even from the preview, we know that the film is about depression.  I think most people are interested in the subject and how it was portrayed in the preview.  The film moves fast enough to the relief of the beaver.  It's an interesting idea, but one that is not fully explored.  Finally, things get worse and for the most part are left there.  We're left with a solution that doesn't give the characters any substantial relief, and the film ends with a rather pitiful attempt at displaying this.

This film just seemed to be one person's nod at personal demons and how they taunt us all.  Unfortunately, the message and story got of the film get lost in the writer's bleak outlook and leave the viewer with a feeling of "ummmm....." at the film's end.

I guess I just don't go for the notion that "we're all messed up but at least we're all in this together" and no real solutions to our problems.
3096841
Ok..alittle lame.i have definitely seen better film with this type of edge to it
4673903
I'm not gonna say it was bad acting, I'm not gonna say the plot was incoherent and lacked the statisfaction of an ending, I'm not even gonna comment on much of the movie... because that would take more of my time. If you have to go to existentialism and things outside of a movie to justify watching it guess what... you've just had a two hour time suck. goodnight