why

why is it that critics seem to love the most mind-numbing movies the best? we rented the constant gardener. i never wanted to see it in the theater because i thought it sounded boring even though all the critics were praising it. then, when it won a golden globe i thought maybe i should check it out. the critics can rave all they want about the performances. the movie literally put me to sleep. it was difficult for me to pay attention to or care about, honestly. i started to understand what was going on and there were a few good scenes; but mostly i didn't really care. it's not that i would never care about the topic or issue it addresses, it's just that the movie bored me. it was confusing and diffuse. this was a technique that maybe was supposed to get the viewer to feel like it was a mystery, i guess. it is like a movie that some teacher would have you watch in a college course about politics. it's just not what i look for in entertainment. too educational or something. maybe i'm just not very intellectual.