Huievest Instead, you get a movie that's enjoyable enough, but leaves you feeling like it could have been much, much more.

WillSushyMedia This movie was so-so. It had it's moments, but wasn't the greatest.

Janae Milner Easily the biggest piece of Right wing non sense propaganda I ever saw.

Aneesa Wardle The story, direction, characters, and writing/dialogue is akin to taking a tranquilizer shot to the neck, but everything else was so well done.

richard-fieldhouse A rich seventies couple - Roland and Vanessa, played by Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie - visit a remote Mediterranean paradise to stay for a while in the hopes that he might get passed his writer's block and she might get over.... something. With him indulging in too much drink and her indulging in too much of absolutely nothing, progress seems to be very poor - at least until a second, younger honeymoon couple arrive at the same hotel. Judged by its indifferent scores and very underwhelming box office take you might dismiss this film as a vanity project hatched by an actress with more money than talent - but that would be very unfair. In Angelina Jolie's Wikipedia page "episodes of depression" are mentioned and in this film it seems clear that she's addressing these and other demons from her own past even if the basic plot is fictional. This is not the kind of subject matter suited to an entertaining evening with a romantic dinner or after a curry and a pint (substitute non-UK alternatives here if you wish). This never was a film that even targeted at big box office.Is it a good depiction of depression? I'm lucky enough not to have personal experience here so I don't know. But I do feel that I learned something and in that Jolie must have succeeded - for that most surely have been her true goal. And I respect her for taking on the challenge.The film isn't perfect though. Even with the chosen subject matter, the pace is sometimes a little slow and the new interest that Vanessa eventually finds and shares with Roland is a little creepy. (If the gender roles were reversed I'm sure it would be judged as great deal worse than creepy.)Overall, though, if you feel up to trying to understand something of depression from the inside, this might be a good place to start.

SnoopyStyle In the 70's, writer Roland (Brad Pitt) and former dancer Vanessa (Angelina Jolie) are in a tired marriage. They hope to rekindle their relationship and his writing in a small seaside town in the south of France. She finds a peep hole and obsesses over their next door neighbor especially Léa (Mélanie Laurent).Angelina Jolie continues to try to be a real filmmaker. She seems competent as a director. I don't see any outstanding style but her work is functional. The acting is tired although that's their characters. Her depression needs to be over-dramatized. When depression is depressed, it's depressing to watch. That's mostly in the writing and I don't think Jolie is a good writer. She may have fair concepts but her dialogue does not sing. The flow is stuck in mud. The plot could have gone somewhere compelling. She needs to collaborate with a better writer who could help her work. This has potential but Jolie lacks the skills to exploit.

hellolori 1 star just because Brad can act. Watching Angelina is like nails on a chalkboard... she pouts and poses... changes her outfits and puts on a lot of makeup. That pretty much sums it up! Hubby and I have been laughing throughout it and making snarky comments. I'd feel pretty bad it, except I'm irked I'm still up trying to ride this snail out to the end. Do we ever find out why she's so depressed? Do we even care? Ridiculous! Can she please slink back into the bathtub with all her makeup on, so Brad can just drown her already?!!! Just kidding... sort of. We have no idea how this movie scored anything above a single star. Oh wait, Brad can actually act!

VhaugnndeixU 1. Should have been 20-30, even 45 minutes long. For what it was it would have been a great short film. Painful 2 hours.2. WAY too much smoking and drinking. EVERY SCENE has one or both! Sickening and pathetic.3. Angelina is a good director, and would have had a much better fare with shortening 90 minutes from the movie.4. French scenes have no subtitles. WHY?5. The end. WHY would Angelina, being who she is in real life, ever write the ending like that? It leaves a bad taste in your mouth. The ending "reason" for the troubles would make more sense if it JUST happened recently, NOT 3 years prior. That was unbelievable. It seems that the message is the solution to the couple's strife is to be miserable and terrible, when Angelina and Brad in real life have DONE the solution to the film couple's problem! She wrote the opposite message you would expect her to write concerning family. It's like someone else entirely, with a seething, ignorant bitterness, came up with the story. Somewhat recommend for a look into a couple's troubles and French/Malta/Meddeteranian scenery, as they are presented competently, but all the other stuff in between sours it from being a great film.