The Master

Ratings: 6.2/10

Film class: B

Genre: Drama

A disturbed and aggressive navy veteran returns home and is allured into joining a cult by his charismatic leader. 

Hmm... what more is there? I guess that's about it, the story is as simple as it sounds, depth added by the characters' varied personalities. 

An artsy disturbing movie about the human psyche, especially that of the disturbed war veteran "Joaquin Phoenix", this film is more character study than movie movie per Se. By artsy I mean full of dialogue, full of chopped up random scenes which disrupts your viewing pleasure. It sometimes seems almost draggy, aggravated by the grainy cinematography, and it makes no difference even if you watch this in high def. However, thanks to mr violent, that's where all the "action" comes from. 

There's no take home message here, which kinda makes me feel like I wasted time on it. It's a lengthy one, this one ( like most other off mainstream artsy films), and is sure to screw your mind up a little. If you're not ready for that, then you had better not confront the master...