OldBoyDC

While I applaud the young filmmakers for the quality of the production (the time lapse shots, slick editing, etc.) - I do find that this is what detracts the most from the film. There is far too much focus on getting a cool angle, or yet another cool time lapse shot. The "voyeuristic" angles that are often employed in the film actually obscure important images - at one point a character's face is blocked by random objects in the room as she talks. If you are going to rely on visual style to carry a film, at least make good, meaningful choices with the shots.

I wished the film had spent more quality time with the characters. The film does not really present much reason for the audience to invest and care about the characters, other than just presenting the fact that they are struggling dancers and boxers in Cuba. This is certainly an interesting idea, but ultimately does not present enough conflict or meat for a feature length film.

There is not much to say about this movie that hasn't been said already. Like other reviewers, I too realized upon leaving the theater last night that my life had reached its pinnacle. It can only go downhill from here, but what a great place to come down from. I even went to bed very late after the first 10 o'clock showing, got up for work very early, and felt more refreshed than I ever have before. Yes, Snakes on a Plane is so good, it even provides the body with miraculous health benefits.

The movie itself is ridiculously ingenious on every level. From top-notch acting, jaw-dropping special effects, and a heartbreakingly beautiful score, Snakes on a Plane has it all. I won't go into specifics, so as to not ruin it for anyone who hasn't seen it, but the first two snake attacks are the two greatest single movie scenes in film history, and will no doubt leave you and every single person in the audience yelling, laughing and in a general state of euphoria. The only downside comes from the fact that it is impossible to even hear 75% of the good lines Samuel says, because the audience is causing such an uproar, but hey, isn't that why you came to see the movie in the first place? Never again will another movie create such a buzz and atmosphere that can produce an opening night that is full of a wide variety of people (at least at the theater I went to) who can get together, yell at the screen, throw snakes at the audience, and laugh when someone gets bitten in the eye by a viper.