Inflated Rating?

Yeah, it's probably just sample size as you said.

I personally enjoyed this movie a lot and gave it 8/10 myself. But you brought up some legitimate points on how the plot could be seen as flimsy.

It's too bad you didn't like the film. Thanks for being respectful about not liking it... It's really annoying when people go, "OMG WORST MOVIE EVA!" and fail to say anything insightful.

Of course the Rating is Inflated, there is no way 60% of ppl. who saw it gave this movie a 10.
10 is supposed to be reserved to masterpieces, and here clearly is not the case.

Don't worry because the geeky boys will bring down the ratings.

Your right it's hard to understand British humor because you actually need some knowledge other than the crap you see on this side ot the pond.

What in bloody hell are you looking at!

Mmm, yea. I like watching different/indie movies from actors I like, but not even Rob could save this one. To be fair, he was pretty good in it, but I thought everyone else was pretty terrible. There just wasn't a whole lot to go on.

I cringed every time his 'mother' spoke. Not only did she not sound like anyone's mother in the history of mothers, she was also trying desperately to sound British without feigning an accent. Americans/Canadians just don't talk like that.

Of course, that's mostly the fault of the writer. It could just be that British comedy style isn't the same as my own, but I really didn't think this hit the points it was trying to hit.

So yea, the rating is probably totally inflated by Robert fans who don't care what he does. Then again, I rarely agree with ratings. I usually think it's best to come up with my own conclusions.

i too was surprised to see the high rating (or maybe not). the movie's intention was good but on the whole it was just dry, charmless and humorless and everyone from Art to his ex's new guy friend annoyed me. Rob Pattinson's outburst in the end was a good scene but that's about it and I can't find a thing to like about Art's character. i wouldn't want to watch it again.

Very late comment, whatever.

Personally, I find this film hilarious and heartbreaking and wonderful, but it really speaks to me and it's not going to speak to everyone. Also, I didn't like it nearly so much the first time I saw it, I had to see it again.

Anyway, you can't really trust any rating. I dislike many films that have outrageously high IMDB ratings or have received superlative critical praise. At the end of the day, you don't know if you'll like something or not until you give it a chance. If you pay too much attention to hype, you bring baggage to the experience which may end up ruining it for you. I think people have this problem with classics and texts they're made to study; overdeveloped expectations can suck the joy of art.

And yeah, they have this problem with actors, too. I've watched a lot of films because an actor I liked was in them (they tend to have similar taste in films to me and I find great stuff I never would have heard of), but I'm not going to judge the film based on that person's being in it.

And indie films that are fairly inaccessible (as this was before it came out on DVD) are going to be rated exclusively by critics and hardcore fans who went to the effort of seeking the film out. And festival goers, I suppose. That would be another reason for a lot of 10/10 ratings. However, this film actually deserves an 8/10 in my book, so don't be patronising. I doubt that many squealing Twilight fans actually saw or liked it much.

"It's that kind of idiocy that I empathize with." ~David Bowie

I would give this about a 7 it really isn't as bad as ppl are saying. In fact it's quite hilarious.
I'm suprised that Rob can actually act. I wonder if he and Kristen are sad they did the twilight films, because those are such horrible films and might hurt their chances of being taken seriously as actors.

I wonder how many of those that didn't like would say differently if Rob wasn't in it.