Underground (1997)

For about an hour, this looked like it might be the greatest film ever made -- history reimagined as a Looney Tune. Dark, ferocious and funny, this is a mad movie in both senses of the word. Too bad then about the third segment, which sees Kusturica attempting through juxtaposition to comment on the modern state of Yugoslavia without actually saying anything about it. The massive length and manic pace, dizzying for so long, is ultimately wearying. But I quibble -- I'm still pretty keen on this.

Grade: B+