Ok, no it's not the best.. but this is currently my favorite movie of all time. It doesn't hold the proper answers to it's questions. But it gets down to the core of human reason in a really intriguing and honest way. I wish there was a bunch of interviews that would fill in the blanks as to why this film was made the way it was; maybe there is, I'll have to check. Anyways, this flick is awesome. It's very true to life (my life at least) and very concise, balanced and beautiful, if slightly abrupt. Where is the 6star button!?

This is a movie where you must think quite a bit, where much of the "action" comes from the emotions and unspoken interactions between the actors, and where there are many more questions than answers. If you don't like that sort of thing, you are likely to find it slow, boring, and pointless. If you do, you're in for a treat.

Ah, Ingmar 'The Sandman' Bergman, when I see that name I usually figure the picture's gonna put me to sleep within the first twenty minutes. He's the kind of director that pretentious film types cream in their jeans over, but the fact is he was great at making date movies, and this one is a perfect example. It's about this bimbo named Karin who's crazy as an outhouse mouse, and her husband (Max Von Sydow) who looks like he was a sophomore when Karin's dad was a senior. They are they are staying at Karin's parents house. They like to do stuff like put on plays for each other in the back yard. By the look on their faces during the play, it's easy to see that this was more fun to make than it is to watch. By this point in the movie, your date will more that likely be so bored that making out with you will seem the only plausible escape from watching this anymore. I believe this to be Bergman's intent. Make out movie par-excellence! Anyway, Karin's dad is a writer, see, and when she's snooping around in his stuff, his diary accidentally pops open and she can't help but read a passage in which daddy writes 'Dear diary, my worthless daughter is batspit crazy! The only thing I can ever imagine her being of use for is a smashing new novel I'm writing... ". If this sounds like a real hoot to you, then watch the movie and see how it ends, otherwise, watch Tango & Cash, it's basically the same movie.