Review of Melancholia (2011) by Grant S — 18 Nov 2012

Pretentious drivel of the highest order. The scenario - the potential end of the world through the Earth colliding with another planet - was very interesting. However, the human drama side was labored, tedious, pointless and very time consuming. Von Trier could easily have cut out 30-45 minutes of the movie and had a much better, more bearable, story.

The best thing about the movie was the ending - quite powerful, plus, at last, the movie was over.

Kirsten Dunst is solid, and suitably depressing, in the lead role. Charlotte Gainsburg is irritating, as always - she only does pretentious roles. All-star supporting cast: Alexander Skarsgard, Kiefer Sutherland, John Hurt, Charlotte Rampling, Stellan Skarsgard. Must be one of the rare occasions where Stellan and Alexander Skarsgard, father and son, have appeared in the same movie.

So pretentious it should have been French.