Hijexx asked: I read some of the Amazon reviews. Is it really as depressing as they make it out to be? Sounds like a great movie ...
I highly recommend the film, but it sounds like maybe you should wait. Many people would call the film depressing; I would simply characterize it as quite likely the most intense film I've seen. You can literally feel the Waves crashing down upon you, relentlessly, one after another after another. I found it easier to take in doses, on DVD, with ready access to the pause button. There are long, almost intermission-like spaces between the chapters in the story, during which one hears nearly the only music in the film. But in practice they are not long enough. In talking to people who saw the film in theatrical release -- unable to pause it for a few minutes to breathe deeply and regain composure, ready to confront the next chapter -- it is especially rough going. As a safety valve, you might want to pre-load a few pages of Cute Overload!, just in case. | 
