I give this movie credit for being the only one I have seen that has an epileptic taxidermist as a protagonist. I assume that there is some meaning intended by the taxidermist's day job and the frequent appearance of a dog with an ominous stare, but whatever meaning is there escaped me.
It does not take long to understand that this is a mood piece rather than a realistic crime drama, and it succeeded for me in that context. It's just that I did not care for the mood it put me in, bordering on existential despair. The drone of the menacing score creates a somber mood--it's the kind of music that is meant to suggest significance and depth, but I found it repetitive and ultimately irritating. And don't look for any comic relief here, there is none.
The setup for the heist is interesting, but in the end the crime story devolves into a rather standard conclusion.
My interpretation of the final scene that had the dog glaring at us was that he was trying to say to us that we should be ashamed for having watched this.
What with long takes and extended silences I found this to be overly ponderous and plodding.
It does not take long to understand that this is a mood piece rather than a realistic crime drama, and it succeeded for me in that context. It's just that I did not care for the mood it put me in, bordering on existential despair. The drone of the menacing score creates a somber mood--it's the kind of music that is meant to suggest significance and depth, but I found it repetitive and ultimately irritating. And don't look for any comic relief here, there is none.
The setup for the heist is interesting, but in the end the crime story devolves into a rather standard conclusion.
My interpretation of the final scene that had the dog glaring at us was that he was trying to say to us that we should be ashamed for having watched this.
What with long takes and extended silences I found this to be overly ponderous and plodding.