A certain old & truly cult Polish movie features a short conversation between two guys about the shortcomings of Polish movies. Those guys take an exceptionally long time to exchange really short remarks about how nothing ever happens in Polish movies - the actors just sit there and do almost nothing for a long time.
While there is always something moving on the screen of the "Essential killing", I am still under the impression that the whole movie has enough story for ca. 10 minutes. With 83 minutes of actual length, it feels more like 8 hours. It took me two tries to actually finish watching it.
It does feature some good actors' play. It does have a message. It's the 73 extra minutes that made me rate it 4 instead of, say, 8 stars.
While there is always something moving on the screen of the "Essential killing", I am still under the impression that the whole movie has enough story for ca. 10 minutes. With 83 minutes of actual length, it feels more like 8 hours. It took me two tries to actually finish watching it.
It does feature some good actors' play. It does have a message. It's the 73 extra minutes that made me rate it 4 instead of, say, 8 stars.