I was excited to see this movie; but for all the hype, I have to say there was more drama from the director’s offscreen comments at his press conference, then his vision for this film. For those of you who may not be aware; the director, Lars von Trier, talked about his family being Nazis and that he understood Adolf Hitler. If you type his name in Youtube, it will be the 1st thing to come up. Seated next to him is Kirsten Dunst, the star of the movie. Watch her expression as she realizes any hope of an Oscar nomination has just fallen into the hole the director had dug for himself. Truth be told, I did not consider her performance Oscar worthy. Though individual scenes had excellent acting, the movie dragged for me. I was curious to see Alexander Skarsgard in a different role from his True Blood character, Eric Northman; however, I did not think the script gave him the opportunity to display fully his capabilities. The story involves two sisters, whose strained relationship is challenged further when a mysterious new planet appears on a possible collision course with the earth. By the end of the movie I did not care whether the planet was going to hit earth or not; I just wanted this movie over.

2 stars