Heheh, a lot of people are hearing two sides of the coin on this. I support that it's worth seeing.
I think Ebert had good reason to give it a thumbs up. This is a new vision entirely, but the director and cinematographer really pull it off. It is NOT just a music video. All visionary scenes have SOMETHING to do with the serial killer's character. The film does well balancing the internal landscape of the killer with the FBI serial killer hunt on the outside.
Jennifer Lopez is rather weak in her voice, also dampening Vince Vaughn a little in their interactions. But, he knows what he's doing and comes out good. Vincent D'Onofrio (the killer) is believably childlike AND brutally mannish at the same time. The ending is wistful but reasonable.
Worth seeing. It's intellect for your eyeballs.
I think Ebert had good reason to give it a thumbs up. This is a new vision entirely, but the director and cinematographer really pull it off. It is NOT just a music video. All visionary scenes have SOMETHING to do with the serial killer's character. The film does well balancing the internal landscape of the killer with the FBI serial killer hunt on the outside.
Jennifer Lopez is rather weak in her voice, also dampening Vince Vaughn a little in their interactions. But, he knows what he's doing and comes out good. Vincent D'Onofrio (the killer) is believably childlike AND brutally mannish at the same time. The ending is wistful but reasonable.
Worth seeing. It's intellect for your eyeballs.