Everything in the movie is ugly and unpleasant. Except for the landscapes, which are gorgeous. But what happens between the people is so ugly, cold hearted, traumatic and unpleasant. The characters are unlikeable. Even the main character doesn't have much depth that would make her likeable so I couldn't really root for her. The whole movie was thoroughly unpleasant to watch.
I watched the whole thing, though, which means the movie managed to interest me enough to make me sit through it (although I was admittedly also doing other things on the side at the same time). That's why I'm giving it four stars. If it had been completely dreadful, I wouldn't have finished it.
The plot is predictable and I figured the resolution out quite early on, so when the ending came, it gave me the satisfaction of feeling smart.
I blame the writers. The characters are written to be unlikeable, it's not the cast's fault. They're not given any depth or redeeming qualities that would enable us to empathize with them or like them in spite of their flaws.
Plus the writers are guilty of the crime of making the characters do really stupid stuff that doesn't make sense and that nobody would do in real life, just as a plot device. I hate it when they do that. I'll hit Submit before I take two stars away just for that.
I watched the whole thing, though, which means the movie managed to interest me enough to make me sit through it (although I was admittedly also doing other things on the side at the same time). That's why I'm giving it four stars. If it had been completely dreadful, I wouldn't have finished it.
The plot is predictable and I figured the resolution out quite early on, so when the ending came, it gave me the satisfaction of feeling smart.
I blame the writers. The characters are written to be unlikeable, it's not the cast's fault. They're not given any depth or redeeming qualities that would enable us to empathize with them or like them in spite of their flaws.
Plus the writers are guilty of the crime of making the characters do really stupid stuff that doesn't make sense and that nobody would do in real life, just as a plot device. I hate it when they do that. I'll hit Submit before I take two stars away just for that.