A tremendously timely movie about revolutionaries, extremism, authoritarianism, hypocrisy, freedom and family. It is exhilarating, brilliant, insightful, thought-provoking and extremely captivating.

Its premise just doesn’t work. It causes some serious tonal shifts that hang over the movie’s themes like a massive distraction.

It is too strange to imagine it becoming a commercial success and not insightful enough to become an art house hit. Those looking for a strictly traditional romance will likely be confused. However, it is worth the trip for those seeking a slight spin on the familiar.

It is a little uneven, repetitive at times, with an ending that makes the story feel sort of pointless. But it is also cleverly made, with likable characters and a constant sense of overwhelming dread hanging over every second.

The jokes are still cleverly stupid and it is just plain enjoyable to see these actors slip back into these roles, finding some new places to mine humor from.

There is a confidence that comes with every plot turn, like the filmmaker was sure the audience would follow him, no matter how uncomfortable things get. The result is captivating and very much a journey worth taking.

It is summer entertainment on a smaller scale and a fitting way to send us into the fall.

The story, despite a lot of subplots that feel like they should connect, doesn’t really end up going anywhere, producing a genuine “what was the point” feeling as the credits begin to roll.

As drama, it is dull and pointless, slow, predictable and completely without style. However, as melodrama, it achieves a level of camp that is fairly entertaining.

There is a lot of wacky content to fit in one movie. Somehow, absolutely none of it is interesting.