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I gave it another watch, and it remains a decent enough film.
I still can't quite wrap my head around those comparisons to Taxi Driver; they just don't sit right with me.
While there might be some thematic overlap, from a purely qualitative standpoint, they aren't even in the same league.😕
I can't say I know; back then, I found > rather underwhelming, even though I revisited it a few times while my roommate and his friends were absolutely obsessed with it.
Perhaps I ought to give it another viewing, as it struck me at the time as being somewhat banal—I’d likely just label it with that tired old critique of being "too Hollywood."
And as for calling it the > of the nineties? That seems a bit bold, if you ask me, since in my humble opinion, those two films aren't even in the same league.
Still, you've piqued my curiosity, so I suppose I might find myself watching it again sometime soon.
This easily lands in my top 10 films of the last decade—perhaps even my top 5.
Does that not imply the work is nothing short of exceptional?
It was quite a shock, truly, especially since I had convinced myself that Gus Van Sant had lost his touch, only to have an Elephant emerge from the shadows.