I think I have come to Alejandro Jodorowsky backwards. I started with his short "La Cravate" and moved on to "Fando & Lis", which I found perfectly maddening in that art-film way that I love. Now I come to one of his most praised works and find it simply dull.
It tells an allegorical story of a priest gathering people to symbolize the nine planets and then taking them to the top of a holy mountain for mystical knowledge. However, Jodorowsky insists on telling this story through amateurish camerawork and a script that focuses on long monologues full of new age psychobabble. I checked my watch multiple times and broke the movie up over two nights to relieve the boredom. I can't see much to recommend this film unless you have an ample supply of pot or other intoxicants available. That might make this film feel something like its 2 hours, instead of the 4 it felt like to me.
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