Horrible characters ruined this film

Here's my review of the film. Feel free to agree/disagree :)


There's a lot going for this film. It's well directed and has a certain style. The animation sequences are quite beautiful, and the film's music soundtrack is very good.

However the film's bleakness and the lack of sympathy I felt towards the main characters ruined the overall appreciation of the film.

The four leads, Dominik, his parents, Beata and Andrzej, and Sylwia, are all horrible, selfish, people.

Dominik is a spoilt brat, an only child, spoon fed in life he childishly throws tantrums when he doesn't get his own way.

He is soon led into a world of madness by Sylwia, an immature and mentally unstable girl, who thinks the world revolves around her and her suicidal thoughts.

Beata and Andrzej are too wrapped up in their work to be good and attentive parents, and when they're not cheating on each other, and finally realise Dominik need help, their rudeness to the psychiatrists who offer their services is appalling.

When you have a film which serves up such unappealing characters there is no emotional investment, I really couldn't care if they all lived or died.

Having said that, I will watch out for director Jan Komasa's next film, he shows great promise.