Morvern Callar [Import]

I watched this movie last night... There were about ten people in the room when it started, and only three of us were left when the credits rolled on the screen. It wasn't surprising to me, but that's because I don't have much faith people's patience (or good taste, but that's another matter).
The movie is about self-discovery. That is what is advertised on the dvd box. This is a clear indication that the movie begins badly and ends well. And my theory proved true: The movie begins with death, grime, drab colors (in contrast to the holiday season's artificially flashing bulbs), drugs, sex.
The main character, Morvern Callar played by Samantha Morton, reacts to her boyfriend's death by leaving the banality of her life and into a journey among the rich colors and flavors of Spain. After breaking out from a self-contained "tourist hotel", she finds herself in the 'real' Spain. The cinematography in these shots are some of the most beautiful you'll find in any movie... the feeling of freedom versus mediocrity expressed in the shots, and the emerges of Samantha Morton's (Sweet and Lowdown, Jesus' Son, Minority Report) brilliant acting within the simplicity of the natural world is worth every moment.
I say this movie isn't for everyone though I would like to be proved wrong... thus my advice to everyone is: be patient with this one, and you will find that it is a rare wildflower.

There is no answer to the above question, however if you want an example of it, then watch this film. Why? Because it provokes a reaction through the display of a story. Sure, I like a Hollywood comedy/action/horror plot as much as the next guy, but it doesn't provoke reaction. Just popcorn for the brain.
This is fresh Spanish paella washed down with a good Scottish ale. Satisfying to see great films coming out of Scotland, and reflecting some of the dismal reality I experienced there throughout my childhood. I could relate completely to their lives, but at the same time gripped by the plot. What was she thinking? How could she do that? WHY WON'T SHE TELL SOMEONE?
However, I've never experienced such pain and don't know how I would deal with it. This movie starts to convey some of her anguish.
I think jumping from a soft scene into hardcore gabber is very apt, because that's what's happening in her mind. Gentle internal weeping, to outright anger and rage at her boyfriend; how could you leave me if you loved me? I think the body dismemberment is really a revenge act against him.
For the naysayers, ask yourself what it is you really didn't like? The movie, or your own thoughts about the movie...

Took a star off, as I noticed the audio difficulties and a couple of other mistakes.

There's a lot to like about this film.... it has amazing sound design (maybe the best I've come across since _Requiem for a Dream_) and is terrifically visually inventive (color and framing choices are occasionally flamboyant but more often they are just enough askew so you are always seeing things afresh). Lynne Ramsay is evidently a director to watch, and is cut from the same cloth as Lynch and Aronofsky. But, and its going to be a big "but" for a lot of people, the story drifts along and is in some sense *about* drift and ennui. If that doesn't sound like your sort of thing then this movie probably won't be. But if you are interested in the technical aspects of film-making or enjoy the slightly somnabulent state one sometimes enters at art galleries and museums then _Morvern Callar_ is definitely worth seeing.