Reply #31: Didn't like it at all. I saw an Ebert & Roeper show when the DVD came

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out (I had already rented it and viewed it at home). They had highly recommended the movie and were shocked when they received many e-mails from people who rented the DVD and thought the movie sucked. They wondered if it *lost* something in the *translation* from big screen to TV viewing (like the wide-angle desolate scenes that pop up on occasion).

Whatever, I didn't see it on the big screen and didn't care for it. Maybe the over-hype played into my disappointment (unfulfilled expectations and all). This is the kind of movie that is great if you discover it on your own (ie:Talk to Her; Sex and Lucia), get a warm feeling about it and file it way back in your memory. Ten years later, it shows up on late night TV and you say, "oh, yeah, I really liked that one...maybe I'll watch." But when the critics shove it down your throat that that's what it IS, the personal discovery element is eliminated...and a small enjoyable flick is overwhelmed by unrealistic expectations.

My 2¢.