In reply to Bulls Crack:
I don't get that total detachment at all - I thought there was a theme of something going on under the surface from the beginning - curiosity about garlic, wanting to get the "hard part of the day" over before relaxing even in his first lines.
I thought the undemanding plot was what made the film - time to watch nuances reflectively and with time to think laterally about it.
Too many films are bad cinematographically and dramatically, hiding it behind an over complex plot with too many twists and puzzles deliberately built in to camouflage a bad or mediocre film. The critical senses are not left enough time, unless you do what I often do and just give in trying to keep up and look at other things about the film, unless it's time to switch it off.
I watched it twice, 2nd time on the large screen at Rheged and I wasn't bored for a moment nor wanting it to be over before its time. I'd watch it again without hesitation
Post edited at 09:56