As a lifelong fan of sci-fi, and having recently read "Roadside Picnic" by Arkady Strugatsky, I immediately recognized the plot as being similar. However, the changes made for the film detract from the power of the novel to the point that it becomes ludicrous. This is one of the most boring films I have ever watched. I only stuck with it out of curiosity to see if it really was a film adaptation of "Roadside Picnic". The film has virtually no plot or "action" and while the cinematography is excellent, the actual locations used for the entire film are utterly depressing. I can't even call the talk between the characters "dialogue" because at least 90% is just philosophical drivel with no relation whatsoever to moving the story forward. And in the version I saw (supposedly uncut and in its entirety), there is no continuity between the final scene at "the room" and the rest of the film. It is almost as if the film editor cut an early scene and inexplicably added it to the very end of the film. The ending just makes no sense at all. I cannot understand how so many people give this piece of junk a rating higher than a 1 or 2.
Review of Stalker
