Exoticalot People are voting emotionally.

MusicChat It's complicated... I really like the directing, acting and writing but, there are issues with the way it's shot that I just can't deny. As much as I love the storytelling and the fantastic performance but, there are also certain scenes that didn't need to exist.

WillSushyMedia This movie was so-so. It had it's moments, but wasn't the greatest.

Bob This is one of the best movies I’ve seen in a very long time. You have to go and see this on the big screen.

squirtycream I can fully understand the majority of film watchers being a bit bored by this, and its fine, were all different in our thoughts and observations, I would never accuse them of sarcastically 'needing' more explosions/gun battles action etc to satisfy their requirements as I think any art is subjective and any opinion is valid. I wasn't bored at all, in fact I was absorbed by this movie, nothing happens, except an examination of family life, on an angst ridden and tension filled family holiday. Immature yet grown up children, with Edward taking the limelight, the overly needy sister playing up most of the time like some spoilt child, and poor slightly neurotic Mum trying her best to keep it all together, in the absence of a Father who couldn't (or didn't want to) get there. The scenery gives a lot of atmosphere, its a tad bleak (wonder why they didn't go in summer?) The Scilly Isles in November was perfect for the slightly gloomy and foreboding atmosphere. The self obsessed artist Chris tries to understand what is going on but keeps himself snug and warm in his own arty avant-garde pretensions. Its not a movie for everyone and if you hate it fair enough, but if you like slower pedestrian films that examine human relationships, if you can let yourself be drawn into their world, then I recommend you try it. I will be re-watching it.

marksmethurst-02122 An empty space of a film. Meaningful silences (just silences really) separated by short bursts of incomprehensible dialogue. No beginning, middle or end. Good advert for a quiet holiday in the Scillies. One of the quotes on the IMDb website for the Christopher character says it all with regard to the meaningless dialogue. I did try to follow what was going on but very few explanations for the strained relationships were forthcoming. Humour is mentioned in other reviews. Like another reviewer, I haven't the faintest idea where that was. The movie did work for me in one way. The visual images were strong and I watched the film as I would so-called slow TV.

Tim Little I'm not sure why this film was made. I don't see the point. I felt no empathy with, or interest in, any of the characters - because we never learnt anything about any of them during the course of this seemingly endless account of a familys' holiday to a desolate, rock strewn island.The conversation is tedious and I couldn't imagine spending more than an hour with any one of them without wanting to hurl myself off one of the many available cliffs.The script, if there ever was one, is clumsy and lumbering. The shots of the views are lingering and trail after the characters as they wander up a hill, or down a hill, or along a coast, or gape at a shellfish or gaze at shellfish cooking. At one point it was pointed out that shellfish cooking by a particular method fall into a coma ... I know how they felt.Do people like this really exist ? I sincerely hope not.

hellornola This is one of those movies that you either love or hate. Being a rather "artsy" film, it will hardly appeal to the majority. It's a film that requires much patience and understanding in the subtleties of human nature and emotion.There are many things that are appealing to the senses and many things to take note of. The camera hardly moves, giving the audience a chance to explore and take in the entire scene. They're left to pay attention to whomever they wish for as long as the scene continues. The entire movie is drenched in a certain stillness; from the somewhat drab color tones to the soft-spokenness of the characters. Often times, scenes are simply shots of the landscape, accompanied by the song of birds or the crashing of waves against the shore.The thing that I praise most about Archipelago is Hogg's ability to capture the subtle, mundane aspects of humanity. Whether it's the scene in which Edward accidentally steps on a book laying on the floor and mutters a quiet, quick apology while preoccupied with thoughts of straightening a picture on the wall or the frequent awkward silences between the family, all is done in such a tastefully boring but natural way that many directors and actors fail to capture it properly. For me, that alone is what made this movie so profound.This movie has gotten a lot of undeserved criticism in which people have claimed it to be boring, trite, and too tedious in detail. I say, ignore the criticism and watch it for yourself before deciding whether you'll like it or hate it. This is definitely not a film to ever be overlooked.