i do not even want to watch this movie after read maltin review and 1 half star rating . i watch it anyway on the advice of my son and find it much well than i expect . i would give it 2 half star out of a 4 star system . you have to watch the movie more than once to understand it all . if you do not know much about religion and you will miss a lot . i graduate from high school the year the movie be make and so maybe i can relate to it good . yes and there be some pretension in the movie and it weird to some extent and but that be the 70 so what do you expect . i can see why people might not like the movie while however and i can not understand people say it be bore . the movie be anything but bore . you will either hate it or love it . if you find it boring and you be probably brain dead .