Review of Begotten (1991) by Jon B — 06 Mar 2007

Interesting, to say the least. I was not bored, though I was not entertained either. I was intrigued. It is definitely a movie that is meant to be appreciated more than entertain people. I'm pretty sure I've figured out what was going on, though it took some thought, and no doubt a second viewing would help but I don't know if I could sit through it again.

At 72 minutes, it's far too long for it's own good. It would have been a much better film if Elias had shortened it down around the 30 minute mark, which he easily could have done. I was dangerously close to losing any interest in the movie during multiple scenes, and I am a person who can sit through some pretty boring films, so the normal viewer would probably turn this off after the first 20 or so minutes.