With all due respect to Cate Blanchett and Brad Pitt, I just don't see how this movie created so much fuzz when it came out. After reading the explanation of this film on Wikipedia, I am still not convinced about its central idea. Besides being incredibly boring, there is no themed connection between the four plots. Overall, this movie lacks everything a movie should have (except for famous actors)
The movie is too long by 20 minutes to half an hour. Very slow moving at the beginning. There are some loose ends I wish they had tied up. I give points for effort on something new and refreshing. I liked the international feel to the story.