Maybe it was late and I was tired, but the second half of the movie I fast forwarded during some of it - times when the boy would be walking, and walking, and walking . . . .
I think some countries use different filming techniques to build up suspense, but to me it was way too slow in spots
I agree. There was some places where the visuals were effective to establish the expansive emptiness, the beauty, the total isolation, and the elemental nature of the place, but after a while, come on, we get the point.
But then there were some sequences where the sound was completely monotonous - crunch crunch crunch ... it wasn't just boring but mind numbing. I think it was an attempt to viscerally relate the audience to the madness that could easily take hold, but I didn't like it either.
The charge has frequently been directed towards Russian films in general perhaps. I agree that I think the film could have been edited more tightly and still essentially told the same story.
shareThe movie was too slow for me as well. Probably would have been fine watching it in a theater but at home I have a much harder time focusing.
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