The first half of Lars von Trier’s latest is like a gloomy version of a Neil Simon play. Kirsten Dunst is spectacularly bi-polar as she tries to smile and dance her way through her wedding, but behind her eyes there’s a crushing despair. It’s a fierce performance, and something different than anything else she’s ever done. The supporting cast is also good, including a surprisingly solid turn from Kiefer Sutherland. Visually experiencing the movie is a bit like watching a Malick nature opus. “The Tree of Death” perhaps? At times, the pace is brutally slow, but sublime acting and visuals keep you engaged until the big finish. The movie seems to be saying that it’s okay to be depressed. Depressed people will be the ones most equipped to cope when the world ends, as it inevitably will.
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