I'M NOT THERE... and it showsHuh??? Abstract film can be carried off well (Fellini) or not so well, like Todd Haynes, I'm Not There. This film, like Sex In The City, does not work unless you either know Dylan's music or are very familiar with his life. I'm glad a movie like this did not turn out like Ray, The Doors, Walk The Line and others because if this one was "it" I would learn nothing about who Dylan is/was. Now I'm convinced that Cate Blanchett should have won that Oscar. She, among many males, was the Dylan that I know. There were other "embodiments" to parallel Dylan's life and in course, his work. Cate and Heath Ledger's were the only performances I enjoyed. Gere's points fell down for his work in INT. It made NO sense to me and I even fast forwarded through some of it. I understood the meaning and the aim this film took. However, it was not carried out in any sort of way that made it an enjoyable film, no matter how abstract.
NOT a pick: Too wide a berth for this potentially fantastic film. Die hard fans only.
