contains spoiler i do not like this movie at all . i find it amazingly bore and rather superficially make and irrespective of the importance and depth of the propose theme represent give that eventually we have to die and how should we approach life . in a light way and like tomas while in a heavy way like tereza while or should we find way not to face that question and like sabina . how much be fidelity important in a relationship . how much of the professional life can be mutilate for the sake of our loved one . how much do we have to be involve in the political life and the social issue of our country . unfortunately and i haven not read kundera novel but after have be let down by the movie i certainly will represent i want to understand if the story be ruin by the movie adaptation ( which be my guess ) or if it be dull from the beginning . i disagree with most of the positive comment that define the movie a a masterpiece . i simply do not see the reason why . what i see be many flaw and and a sample of them follow . 1 ) the three main character be throw at you and it very hard to understand what drive them when make their choice . 2 ) the secondary character be there just to fill the gap but they do not add nothing to the story and you wonder if they be really necessary . 3 ) i do not like how tomas be impersonate . nothing be good for him . he be so self center and selfish . he be not human and in some sense . but when his self confidence fails and he realize that he depend on others and be emotionally link to someone and i do not find the interpretation credible . 4 ) it very unlikely that an artist like sabina could afford her lifestyle in a communist country in 1968. on top of that and the three main character be all very successful in their respective profession and which sound strange to me . a ) how can tereza become effortlessly such a good photographer . b ) how can they do so well in a country lack all the economic incentive that usually motivate people to succeed . 5 ) the fake accent of the english speak by the actor be laughable . and i be not even mother tongue . moreover and the letter that sabina receives while in the u be write in czech and which i find very inconsistent . 6 ) many comment praise the movie say that prague be beautifully rendered represent i guess that most of the movie be shoot on location and so it not difficult to give the movie a eastern european feeling and and give the intrinsic beauty of prague be not even difficult to make it look good . 7 ) i find the end sort of trivial . tereza and tomas and finally happy in the countryside and far away from the temptation of the metropoly and distant from the social struggle their fellow citizen be live and detach from their professional life and die in a car accident . but they die after have realize that they be happy and indeed . so what . have they die unhappy and would the message of the movie have be different . i do not think so . i consider it sort of a cheap trick to please the audience . 8 ) the only thing in the movie which be unbearably light be the way the director have portray the character . you see them for almost three hour and but in the end you be leave with nothing . you do not feel empathy and you do not relate to them and you be leave there in your couch watch a sequence of event and scene that have very little to say . 9 ) i hat the stop the music in the restaurant scene ( which some comment praise a lot ) . why sabina have get such a strong reaction . why franz agree with her . i really do not see the point . the only thing you learn be that sabina have get a very bad temper and quite a strong personality . that it . what so special and unique about it . after all these negative comment and let me point tout that there be two scene that i like a lot ( that why i give it a two ) . the naked woman photoshoot and where the envy and the jealousy and and the insecurity of sabina and tereza be beautifully present . the other scene be the one represent the investigation after the occupation of prague by the russian . tereza picture and take to let the world know about what be go on in prague and be use to identify the people take part to the riot . i find it quite original and tereza sense of despair and guilt be nicely portray . finally and there be a tiny possibility that the movie be intentionally design in such a way that tomas type be go to like it and tereza one be go to hate it . if this be the case ( i strongly doubt it and though ) then my comment should be revise drastically .