I approached this movie with great anticipation given all the Oscar hubbub. Great cast - Michelle Yeoh, JL Curtis. I loved Ke Huy Quan's acceptance speech at the Oscars. I was ready to enjoy it!

But holy moly. This was mind blowing in a bad way the filmmakers did not intend. The style felt like a cross between The Matrix and The Shining - but did not approach the entertainment of either of those films. The storyline was difficult to comprehend despite its mind numbing repetitive nature.

Twenty minutes into the movie I was already asking how much longer till it's over (answer: a lot!). This movie is in dire need of an editor at an excessive 2hr23min runtime. In addition to fast forwarding parts to get it over with, there are numerous cringeworty plot triggers involving the characters paper cutting themselves and impaling things up their rectum.

The acting quality was the uniquely impressive part of this experience as the characters must transform abruptly through a myriad of emotions. But in no way did that make up for the stupidity and drawn out torture of the plot.

My wife opted out watching it with me and she was the lucky one. I would never watch this movie again and I'd warn friends if they asked me about it.