The first scenes in the film, introducing the protagonist as a child and teenager, give the impression that the film does not take itself seriously. Later we would discover that it takes itself way too seriously to the point of being pretentious. This film has a book to live up to, which is what probably led them to creating such a mess:
The gags and script are generally pretty weak, I didn't smile even once. The fact that none of the characters is remotely likable made difficult for me enjoying this. Even though the idea of cynicism and amorality is the point in the film they didn't need to make it so unpleasant. The plot could have been worked upon a little bit too, most of the film is aimless rambling with a few relevant events to hold on to. This film also had the laziest soundtrack choice ever, being all of the songs hits belonging to this decade (so far) that all of the audience could recognize. And the message. I haven't read the book and I don't know to what extent this was the film's fault. Honestly, I've seen writings on toilets that were more mature than this vague anti-consumerism tirade. The alternative ending nearly made me puke. The ending line in other words: The roof tile market moves millions of dollars every year. With 1% of that money we could feed all of Malawi for a decade, ERGO, roof tiles are evil.
Not recommended.
The gags and script are generally pretty weak, I didn't smile even once. The fact that none of the characters is remotely likable made difficult for me enjoying this. Even though the idea of cynicism and amorality is the point in the film they didn't need to make it so unpleasant. The plot could have been worked upon a little bit too, most of the film is aimless rambling with a few relevant events to hold on to. This film also had the laziest soundtrack choice ever, being all of the songs hits belonging to this decade (so far) that all of the audience could recognize. And the message. I haven't read the book and I don't know to what extent this was the film's fault. Honestly, I've seen writings on toilets that were more mature than this vague anti-consumerism tirade. The alternative ending nearly made me puke. The ending line in other words: The roof tile market moves millions of dollars every year. With 1% of that money we could feed all of Malawi for a decade, ERGO, roof tiles are evil.
Not recommended.