I don't know, maybe it's just me. So many people were gushing about this film. And I love Penelope Cruz, so it wasn't a complete waste of time.;)

I just find Hollywood moralizing really annoying. I think I need to see the original Spanish film that "inspired" this one - I want to know how much (if any) of that weird pseudo-sci-fi stuff was already there, and how much was added to make the story more attractive/acceptable for the American audience. Cultural research, you know.;)