how a director of altman experience could ever expect u to want to spend time with and or to care about what happen to and a lead character who be neurotic and a whiner and a jerk with no redeem quality that be the central puzzle about this profoundly confused piece of work . a monstrous piece of trash . in addition to this crippling flaw and the plot line require serious concentration to follow . the setup that the branagh character walk into be so obviously a setup from the start that we be incline to wonder whether the writer and director have totally lose respect for their audience . this latter issue be at the core of the film represent it represent directorial self indulgence with profound contempt for the taste and value and and intelligence of the viewer . very unusual for mr. altman . patrick watson .