I watched 'Babel' tonight. I had determined not to after seeing the trailer, however, a fille sympa who is staying the weekend with me discovered a copy in the hotel's DVDothèque and insisted on us watching it. All of it. Apart from being the most improbable fiction this side of a 'Batman' installment, the director contrived to tell the story in a way that precluded my giving a damn about anything going on in the movie and I was left with the task of waiting endlessly for the surprise reveal, which, if it came as a surprise to you, you shouldn't be allowed to drive or operate heavy machinery. I got the feeling that if the director were to make a movie about a year in the life of a character, the movie would be 365 days long.
On the other hand, it was great if you've never seen a movie before.
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