darrenyaates Lars Von Trier is a risky filmmaker and with Melancholia he has channeled all that risqué factor into a good story with some fantastic visuals. The oddly beautiful Kirsten Dunst leads the film and is pretty much the main character whose wedding takes place amidst an apocalypse event(Earth is about to be hit by another planet!!). The acting is uniform throughout and the pacing is very good. Melancholia is a film that should be seen even if you don't like art movies. This one just might change your perspective.

nayanarenu What drew me to Melancholia were the stunning visuals but what kept me on what the wedding sequence. The dysfunctional dynamics of the key actors created a taut and highly tense ambiance that made me anticipate every next frame holding my breath. Unlike other movies, the impending doom of earth does not consume the characters from the onset and does not create cliché scenes. It was fascinating to see Melancholia grow from a speech of amusement and a conversation in passing to an eventuality that consumes their whole lives, much like how the planet grew in size as the day went by. The end of day scenes is unlike any I have seen before. Watch it if only for the visuals.

Lin2050 Although this one isn't intended to be a "found footage", the effects are the same. The camera shakes wildly all the time, except during the introduction sequence. For some people (me included), this kind of movies could potentially damage their eye sights, and are unwatchable. The MPAA should really do something about this kind of movies, say, by requiring them to give a warning about intentionally shaky cameras.The movie itself is reasonably interesting, although certainly not in the league of the kind of art movies by Tarkovsky/Bergman/…. Unfortunately, I can't finish it for the reason mentioned above. (Tried three times)

cuthbertjoel Straight off the bat, if you've had a hard week at work and you just want to chuck a DVD on and get lost in a movie for a couple of hours, this is not it!I cannot for one second say that I 'enjoyed' this movie. It is difficult to watch and literally has no hope or any shred of happiness in it.That said, the title of the film gives you a clue that this is going to a movie dealing with a depression and this is why it gets 7 stars from me. Kirsten Dunst is great in this film. You live every moment of the movie with her as she takes you through the mental torment of severe depression. Kiefer Sutherland also plays his part well.I can certainly say that I appreciate this movie for what it is. An unglorified look at what it is to be depressed and to not feel like there is a way out. I guess my main issue with the film is that it is too long and it borders on boring in places, but if you know what you are getting yourself in for, it's worth a look.