i'm gonna rant now. there are some spoilers coming.
i truly hate this movie. i hate it for so many reasons. i hate everyone in it. i hate the way it was shot. i hate the writing and the story and music. the united states of Leland bothers me in a way few movies do. one of the main reasons is i can't understand why Leland fascinating to everyone? his writing is not intelligent. Leland's thoughts are the same thoughts every high school goth kid has. "oh. so much darkness and sadness around me, i can't take it". so he stabs a retarded kid? and the Chris Klein character. what? are you really supposed to buy him throwing his life away to avenge his ex-girlfriends brother? and don Cheadle. he cheats on his girlfriend. furthermore, he IS trying to exploit Leland for his own good. he says in the movie that he is an aspiring writer. there is nothing to suggest that he is doing anything to help Leland. and why does he find Leland fascinating? "maybe people only see the good so the bad and the bad so the bad and everything is dark and sad and bad so the good is bad". WOW! that kid is smart! and then there's the part where he goes to new york, alone, when he was 12 and starts to live with another family. who would let their kid do that? i don't care how detached you are, thats ridiculous. the main problem i had with this film is that i just didn't care about anyone. i don't care if don Cheadle gets back together with his girlfriend. he doesn't deserve to. i don't care if Leland's girlfriend is a Junky. i don't care if Chris Klein and his girlfriend split up, or if he goes to jail. and most of all, i don't care what happens to Leland. and the ending was so predictable. it has been a while since i've seen a movie that has bothered me this much. for whoever sees something in this movie, a deeper message or whatever, good for you. but i can't stand anything about this movie. its unbelievable how much IMDb edits these comments
i truly hate this movie. i hate it for so many reasons. i hate everyone in it. i hate the way it was shot. i hate the writing and the story and music. the united states of Leland bothers me in a way few movies do. one of the main reasons is i can't understand why Leland fascinating to everyone? his writing is not intelligent. Leland's thoughts are the same thoughts every high school goth kid has. "oh. so much darkness and sadness around me, i can't take it". so he stabs a retarded kid? and the Chris Klein character. what? are you really supposed to buy him throwing his life away to avenge his ex-girlfriends brother? and don Cheadle. he cheats on his girlfriend. furthermore, he IS trying to exploit Leland for his own good. he says in the movie that he is an aspiring writer. there is nothing to suggest that he is doing anything to help Leland. and why does he find Leland fascinating? "maybe people only see the good so the bad and the bad so the bad and everything is dark and sad and bad so the good is bad". WOW! that kid is smart! and then there's the part where he goes to new york, alone, when he was 12 and starts to live with another family. who would let their kid do that? i don't care how detached you are, thats ridiculous. the main problem i had with this film is that i just didn't care about anyone. i don't care if don Cheadle gets back together with his girlfriend. he doesn't deserve to. i don't care if Leland's girlfriend is a Junky. i don't care if Chris Klein and his girlfriend split up, or if he goes to jail. and most of all, i don't care what happens to Leland. and the ending was so predictable. it has been a while since i've seen a movie that has bothered me this much. for whoever sees something in this movie, a deeper message or whatever, good for you. but i can't stand anything about this movie. its unbelievable how much IMDb edits these comments