melodramanoun1. a dramatic form that does not observe the laws of cause and effect and that exaggerates emotion and emphasizes plot or action at the expense of characterization.Unfortunately, I use the term pejoratively.With a main character so relentlessly pathetic, meek and neurotic, I found my sympathy quickly transitioning to frustration and then boredom. What little psychological tension existed by the film's end was extinguished when subtlety was abandoned and the symbolism become grotesque, absurd and ultimately, silly.But then again, I did get to see Natalie Portman in a most satisfyingly intimate fashion, so, it wasn't all bad.