I found it very messy and overcomplicated. The fragmented timeline I found frustrating, with too many alternates. All of this for close to 2 and a half hours had me wanting it to end. Saying that, the cinematography was good, as was Leto but nowhere near enough to make me want to ever watch it again.
I thought the same thing the first time i saw it, i didn't actually though anything, i liked the young girl by the middle of the film, she was hot. I was young, i mean, very young, my favorite movie was
the green mile, i loved everything about
the green mile, especially
harry dean stanton, i fond it so charismatic, so unique, genuine and different, and because of that i wanted to know who he was. With him i fond a new door to buddhism, taoism and all those eastern religions ideas/philosophies. Years later i re-watched the film and was one of the most meaningful films i had ever saw, even so, it was messy and over-complicated like you said, could be simpler. I don't think anyone will enjoy this movie beyond the message he presented.