If you go into "Liebestraum" expecting to see a conventional, tight thriller, you're outta luck: you'll find it too long and slow. But if you surrender yourself to its unique mood, you may find it thoroughly entrancing - like I did. To use the famous Alfred Hitchcock quote, Mike Figgis, the writer-director (who also did the hypnotic music score), plays the audience like a piano. Even the plot, which seems secondary and overall predictable much of the time (especially if you've seen the same year's "Dead Again"), turns out to have some real surprises in store. Every piece of the puzzle eventually falls into place. A remarkably underrated and under-appreciated movie. ***1/2 out of 4.
Review of Liebestraum
