This feels like a work of art, so many shots are unique and convey tonal changes. There are slaughterings of animals and the fact that the characters dream of being deer definitely has some significant metaphors. But as a movie, it's quite boring. To show the beauty and every moment wonderfully, the plot develops extremely slowly. Notice most of the positive reviews titles include the word film, and rarely movie. This may just be a linguistic difference but it sums up reactions well: if you view this as a film, something of an artwork that is an experience in itself, then you very well may enjoy this. If you are looking for a movie, in a more general sense, not necessarily a film but something entertaining, you may find this boring. I'll admit it wasn't putting me to sleep but it would have if I wasn't invested in the actors. The acting is quite good, characters are well developed, plot is interesting. Maybe this is my opinion as someone watching this movie a few years after it's come out, or not being European myself there are cultural differences in films, but I feel it was a decently enjoyable movie that just had events occurring extremely slowly.
Review of On Body and Soul
