The Most Boring Movie I've Seen In Years

I would tend to agree, but I think you could find a less juvenile way of stating that you found the movie boring. I felt for an hour and a half film, it was incredibly slow, the characters are unlikable, particularly Kate.

It was marvelous and haunting.
Care to share some great movies with us then?
People who appreciate this enjoy subtle and realistic cinema.
But hey you didn't like it. Won't stop me from thinking its a masterpiece.

I am no film snob but I did stay engaged with this one to the end. Yes, it was slow and I can see why some would perhaps find it boring but Charlotte Rampling's performance in this was excellent. Sometime's it's nice to take a break from the blockbusters and watch something a bit different. I would say, perhaps, the big action movies are there to distract someone from their less than exciting life! It's a bit immature to think that anyone who enjoys a film in this genre is all the things you have described just because you didn't particularly like it.

The screenplay was like by some film school student who idolizes Bergman but has zero life experience himself. I guess people are just starving for good dramas and give a free pass to stuff like this. It's not necessarily a bad film, but I agree that it was boring as hell. The dialogue was mundane. Look at a Bergman film. He really knows how to write great dialogue where just two people in a room for two hours feels thrilling. Andrew Haigh is no Bergman.

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delete this post right away. it is disgusting, very prejudiced and is clearly written by someone who'd much rather watch a terrible hollywood popcorn film with things flying at the screen every two seconds.
just appreciate that this movie is loved by many people, not to mention intelligent critics, and i personally didn't find one second of it boring. it's a masterpiece in minimalist drama, and yet still manages to knock your socks off.

There is no doubt that the movie was slow. But slow does not have to be boring.
I think that as we see faster and faster paced films, our patience for films that are delivered to us at life's true pace may tend to bore us. That is a pity. For some reason, I think of the analogy of someone who constantly puts too much salt or sugar in their food and drink, and then finds foods without excessive salt/sugar to be bland. The pity is that all that action (all that salt and sugar) can blind us to the subtle and sublime flavors in food, film, and life.
I too would have liked this film to deliver more, but I quite enjoyed it.
I will add that much of the husband's reflection and sadness might stem not just from losing an old love, but having to reflect on the loss of his youth and vitality. That reflection, which I feel could be viewed as a fair part of his melancholy, would not have to be a threat to the wife, but something that they might have had an opportunity to share, thereby enriching their life.

Most boring movie I've seen in years might be a bit hyperbolic, but I mostly agree with you about questioning the universal praise. I actually came to this message board after watching, to try and figure out why I didn't like it more.

First of all, I think you're mistaken about Geoff's disclosure about Katya in any capacity beyond mentioning having dated a girl who died. Kate stated that neither of them had ever spoken about her mother or Katya's deaths in their 45 years. The fact that she was pregnant at the time of the incident, or it's role in his choosing not to have kids with Kate were definitely off the table.

The acting and dialogue were superb and natural. The cinematography was well crafted, with some very interesting scenes (like Kate watching the slides in the attic against the sheet, with nothing but the sounds of the projector cycling through slides punctuating her getting deeper into reality.) The editing and pacing were slow at times, but I found it purposeful rather than daunting. The story itself (in reflection, as a whole) is devastating.

As a whole, however, I just didn't find it affecting for some reason. The only scenes where I really felt myself connecting to these characters were the sex scene (which was such an overwhelmingly human moment that it was painful to watch,) and Geoff's speech. My lack of attachment or empathy to/with the characters left the ending feeling like a cheap plot twist, rather than a revelation. I just didn't really care.

I think this movie must have fallen victim to the fact that it didn't have that much to say, but tactfully addressing each of it's plot points and creating the overarching sense of monotony in their lives would have been difficult to achieve at a lesser run-time.

If you sat down to watch this movie critically, there are a lot of components to rave about, but on an emotional level I was left wanting. I think we'll begin to see more mixed reviews, or people scratching their heads with the same question, as more of the general audience get to see it.