I had the opportunity to sit down here in 2022 and watch the 1997 Taiwanese romantic drama "The River" (aka "He Liu"). Sure, I had never heard about the movie prior to watching it, but I figured that it being an Asian movie that I hadn't already seen and with a rating of 7,2 on IMDb, then writers Ming-Liang Tsai, Yi-Chun Tsai and Pi-Ying Yang had something great in store for me.
But talk about a swing and a miss. Running at 1 hour and 55 minutes, there was virtually nothing happening throughout the course of the entire movie. So it was just insanely boring to sit through this ordeal of a movie. It was not entertaining or enjoyable, and I wonder how come the movie have managed to score such a high rating. Perhaps, I am just not cultured enough to appreciate the avantgarde cinema.
The storyline was boring and pointless, as were the characters and the dialogue. Everything felt so mind-numbingly slow and pointless. But yet, I managed to sit through 1 hour and 35 minutes of the ordeal. Then I was good and ready to claw my eyes out, and it was obvious that the movie would not pick up pace or become interesting. So why continue on?
I wasn't familiar with the cast ensemble in "The River", but I am sure that the actors and actresses put on fair enough performances, given the rubbish material they had to work with.
"The River" is definitely not a movie with a wide appeal, as it is somewhat of an acquired taste and preference. The movie fell short of providing me with entertainment.
My rating of "The River" lands on a two out of ten stars.
But talk about a swing and a miss. Running at 1 hour and 55 minutes, there was virtually nothing happening throughout the course of the entire movie. So it was just insanely boring to sit through this ordeal of a movie. It was not entertaining or enjoyable, and I wonder how come the movie have managed to score such a high rating. Perhaps, I am just not cultured enough to appreciate the avantgarde cinema.
The storyline was boring and pointless, as were the characters and the dialogue. Everything felt so mind-numbingly slow and pointless. But yet, I managed to sit through 1 hour and 35 minutes of the ordeal. Then I was good and ready to claw my eyes out, and it was obvious that the movie would not pick up pace or become interesting. So why continue on?
I wasn't familiar with the cast ensemble in "The River", but I am sure that the actors and actresses put on fair enough performances, given the rubbish material they had to work with.
"The River" is definitely not a movie with a wide appeal, as it is somewhat of an acquired taste and preference. The movie fell short of providing me with entertainment.
My rating of "The River" lands on a two out of ten stars.