Movie #10 Hard to be a God 2014/15

Before I dive into my review I want to make a few things clear. I love art films and when filmmakers push the envelope of the cinematic landscape. So when I say that "Hard to be a God" was a choir to get through its not because i`m not into to art-house cinema but well i`ll get into that..

Movie # 10 Hard to be a God 2014/15


Well..."Hard to be a God" is certainly a different film experience and one of the filthiest looking films maybe of all time. It seems this was a darling of critics but personally I found it a choir to get through and something i`m not likely to want to re-visit. Just to show you i`m fair I did find some good things to say about it. The set designs are nothing short of breathtaking and I applaud the filmmakers for choosing to shoot this in black and white which furthers the odd oppressive mood. It also had some wonderful nasty almost surreal moments and some great special effects work. Sadly I found this
grim tale rather boring. It doesn't help that it has a  terribly bloated run time coming just minutes shy of three hours. Yes Hard to be a God is more defiantly a unique film and I can appreciate the raw, stark grit it possess but overall i just wasn't entertained.