The doggy-style fornication is very creepy, with Maya shrieking laughing and mocking during the act. Nothing sensual about it. The violence at the end of the movie is risible.

This film is for poets, an exercise in vagueness. Like what is Moses talking about while looking outside the window? For one who likes clarity, this film is not for me. I do not see the narrative flow, maybe it is not meant to be.

A highly unusual film worth your time for its originality alone. The dialog is first class. Its highly intelligent with some deep insights into aging with the weighty knowledge that one's best years are behind them. This is countered by the examples of youth with their enthusiasm for the future and perhaps ignorance that none of it may come to pass. Such is the stages of life.

The poetry is genuine. Strong. Real merit. The cinematography beautifully done and the direction assured. The music too, by one of the directors I believe, also flawlessly complements the style.

The lead is strong, complex, ironical, paradoxical, controversial. Liking her or not is irrelevant. She's a superbly imagined flawed character.

My only criticisms is that the exchanges are sometimes hard to decipher and I really did want to hear every word. There's a lot of wisdom within. Patrica Arquette's character is sadly a misstep. She seems false. Aside from that, it's so refreshing to find a film that doesn't assume everyone watching is stupid. (Though judging from the rating perhaps they were wrong).

I would watch this again. To take in all those lush shots, every crisp word and that incredible central performance. Its a true testament to the creativity of the filmmakers. A remarkable achievement.

It is truly one of the best films to come out recently. It isn't even that hard to understand but I guess good things are always misunderstood at first. The main thing is the writing. It is really first rate. The visuals are good too, but the writing is on another level. I think the dialogue is like a woven piece of cloth. The main character played awesomely by Olin talks about her mind this way, like it used to be an "eleven-dimensional dulcimer" and that's how I feel about the writing in this film. It's a wonderful dulcimer of a movie.