No real narrative arc. This could have been a short. The conclusion is one which is far too predictable.

This film brilliantly captured what its like to be young and impulsive.

I liked the sex bit.

There are hardly words to describe just how terribly awful this movie is. It's a pedantic wannabe French film with a Scottish accent. Save some time and watch a wigged out friend of yours smoke a cigarette -- that's about what this film adds up to. This will be the last time I ever trust the Cannes Film Festival.

From start to finish, a brilliant meditation on the nature of a true artist, the kind which has been long forgotten. An artist of life, an artist that constantly is touch with the invisible, melancholic soul. The film's technique, execution, creativity are never in question, it is clear that we are to witness the dawn of an great artist, filmaker Lynne Ramsay.

Rarley does a script, let alone a director, travel through the landscape of existintialism in such an exquisite and abstract form of styalization. This, as was Ratcatcher, is the work of a cinematic genius. Morton is fabulous giving her character an enigmatic yet delicate quality that has sinse been Mortons trademark and deserves recognition. Also noteworthy is the extreme talent and break-through collaboration between director (Ramsey) and cinematographer (Kutchler). Further more, Morton and McDermott deliver a magnificent chemistry hardley seen between actors. Surreal, beautiful, and an extraordinary work of art, Morvern Callar is one of the best films to emerge out of 2002, as well as one of the top ten of this new decade. Perhaps even the last for that matter. … Expand

Very slow.. Not much of a story.

It's a continually surprising film. The cinematography is exquisite, Samantha Morton acts out a brilliantly dull sadness, and the soundtrack gives it an indescribable power.

Highly unusual film, with fantastic cinematography and arguably the greatest movie soundtrack EVER -- quirky and eclectic, just like the characters in the film. I'll admit it was difficult to understand some of the dialogue (and it's a pity there aren't subtitles available on the DVD), but I ran out and bought this one right after I saw it. Wonderful, fascinating movie.

Since no one has mentioned it yet, I will cast my ten just for the music alone. A perfect affective accompaniment to her grieving and regenration. In particular, the static and still shots are so well composed and indicative of Morvern's aesthetic and personal relationship to the world.

Morvan Callar joins the countless number of feminine characters in cinema whose unrestrained mystique equally frustrates and fascinates the viewer, and ultimately keeps us glued to the screen. Samantha Morton's performance is really what gives the movie its power (more so than Ramsay's directing), managing to lure us in but leave us disconnected from the mysterious stoichism of her character. The hipster soundtrack and fast-cut editing were nice touches, bringing its classic philosophical ideas to the modern age, a structure which is bound to strike a chord among niche audiences (i.e. Druggies/Clubbers/Hipsters). However, the dialogue almost seems like it was added as an afterthought and the messages presented only seem half-fulfilled by the end of the film.… Expand