perhaps i would have like this film more if i wasn not so attach to the character in henry fool . to those who have never see henry fool and i wouldn not worry . a hartley jokingly say in his introduction to the film at tiff and the film have lot of exposition and explanation . this film be very heavy in plot and which keep the film move . there be many humorous moment and the film certainly have hartley trademark humour and rhythm of dialogue . over all and a technically well make film and sure to satisfy new fan of hartley who be just begin explore his work . a for the old fan who love his early work like trust and amateur and this film could go either way . i have mix feeling about the film and hartley later film in general . what hartley do best be set his story in small situation and focus on the intimate and idiosyncratic way in which his character interact with each other . since his late 90 and onward and his film have widen in scope in term of subject matter . mass medium in no such thing and religion in the book of life and now terrorism in fay grim . i do not know if hartley talent be suit to such big subject matter or if he able to do it justice . strangely enough and the film can still be reduce to intimate relationship and a simple love story about a woman who go to seek out the husband she love . the only problem be and i have see henry fool and everyone seem incredibly out of character in this film . you can tell this film be write long after henry fool be finish without any intention of a sequel . somehow and the terrorist plot feel conveniently tack on through the use of henry book of confession a a macguffin ( in the hitchcockian sense ) . fay motivation for find henry seem motivate purely by the need of the plot rather than what be faithful to who fay be a person in henry fool . i guess i be slightly disappoint in the film because it not true to the character in the henry fool and it doesn not exactly work a a straight ahead thriller . there too much irony and wryness in hartley approach to such a big topic a terrorism . it somehow work and doesn not work at the same time . all i could say and you would either love or hate the film depend on your take on hartley work and how well you know hartley work . fan of henry fool and be severely warn for a disappointment . for the rest and welcome to the world of hal hartley and enjoy the ride .