I'll have to agree with quite a few users - this was an great idea for a movie, the cast is excellent, the photography is great and this movie just goes on and on and you think it's never going to end.
From the beginning credits (the art deco backdrop) you have a feeling this movie is begging pretentious people to just LUV it.
Malkovich was very good as Murnau (there isn't very much he ISN'T good in...) and Dafoe was great. He played this one for every nuance and he comes off as creepy and funny. (I couldn't help but think of Martin Mandau in Ed Wood watching him!)
Sure the ending was supposed to get across some meaning that missed me and the story drug but it's worth it to watch Dafoe preen and snarl and sniff with the funky ears and LOOOONNG nails.
From the beginning credits (the art deco backdrop) you have a feeling this movie is begging pretentious people to just LUV it.
Malkovich was very good as Murnau (there isn't very much he ISN'T good in...) and Dafoe was great. He played this one for every nuance and he comes off as creepy and funny. (I couldn't help but think of Martin Mandau in Ed Wood watching him!)
Sure the ending was supposed to get across some meaning that missed me and the story drug but it's worth it to watch Dafoe preen and snarl and sniff with the funky ears and LOOOONNG nails.