in a up and down career with all sort of movie and this be altman one try at science fiction and and it clearly show that it not his forte . the film be practically incomprehensible . it seem a disastrous combination of experimental theater pretentiousness and a major studio try to jump on the post star war bandwagon ( not that this film be at all model after that one and but you can imagine that the studio sign on hop for a much different paul newman sci fi film ) . the story be nonexistent and the character remain stranger to u all the way through . altman have pack of dog feed on dead body throughout the movie and obviously strain to make some sort of point . but since the movie be so poorly think out and start with the lack of plot on up and it really isn not about anything at all . the production design be confuse and the photography be undone by the blur on the edge and and the score be terrible . however and quintet do have one redeeming feature . not only be the movie clearly film out in the snow and ice and but the interior be kept cold as well . you see the actor breath in every scene . you really feel the cold .