most people are just thick?.
It's a serious question. I read reviews from people saying it was too confusing for them. I don't get why its confusing, I loved all the twists and turns and honestly, no I didn't see the ending like that, so that was a nice surprise too.
Yes. I admit I wasn’t concentrating on the film as much I should have been (I found the main characters unlikeable, which made it less involving, so I didn’t pay as much attention as I should have), but I got lost in the non-chronological presentation and the misdirection.
I realised what it was all about only at the denouement, when Tom Wilkinson revealed all. Up until then I had little idea of who was double-crossing whom, and found it dragged as a result. I can easily see why some people didn’t stick with it all the way through.
Of course it would be different if I were to watch it again, as I could pick up on the details better, but it was too much for me to digest in a single, first viewing.
As an aside, I would say that some films work well despite their complexity, but they have to be satisfying to the viewer. This film didn’t draw me in enough; even though I smiled at the twist at the end, I didn’t get the sense of reward associated with films where you’re rooting for the main character(s), and feel more emotionally involved. Hence the low rating I gave it.
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