THE BOTHERSOME MAN - ***

The Bothersome Man is a metaphysical deadpan comedy about what happens to one man after his suicide. It makes no sense at all in the end, though the journey there is never boring, and occasionally fascinating. Call it a Norwegian Donnie Darko.

The man is taken to a pleasant city where some friendly people show him his assigned job and apartment. In no time at all he has a circle of friends, a pretty girlfriend, and a mistress as well. However, he finds the people dull, the food flavourless, and the alcohol ineffective. It seems that this world doesn't accommodate large deviations from the mean, whether in emotions, experiences, conversation topics, or even flavours. It may last for an eternity. Is this a vision of hell?

It's a maddening thing then, when we're left hanging in the end, with the movie unwilling to confrim or disprove the theories we've been forming. Highly recommended for people who enjoy debating just what the hell was going on in that movie they just watched.