Boring, pretentious, preachy, visually deadening, awful acting, terrible dialogue, claustrophobic, unsympathetic characters, fake spirituality, bad jokes, alienating music track, and the director hasn't a clue that he's not ready for prime time. What's not to like? The preview audience walked out either during the movie or during the final credits, and chose not to stay for the director's comments. The movie title promises something interesting: a noir story with a non-rational, zen twist or frame that takes the mystery into another dimension. But the director's style is just a parody of noir films, with a stereotyped detective investigating a presumed murder, narrated in voice-over. Only the sex makes it somewhat interesting. But maybe not worth sitting through 71 minutes.
Review of Zen Noir
