After reading several reviews for this film being not only slow, dull, confusing, and bad, I felt obligated to review it myself. To be fair, the movie is slow, dull and confusing but it is not bad. Especially for 1983, I Am the Cheese is a good story that keeps its audience guessing to what is actually happening to the story's main character. Along wtih the movie's plot, the cast as well as the setting for thid story are all equally important to its theme. In many ways, the setting of rural Vermont is as long and dull as its cast. The pacing of the movie is deliberate. Not to bore its audience but to showcase how lost the main chracter is. This is beyond evident with the long takes of endless bicycle scenes that go on way too long. The point the movie is bringing to its audience is like a mouse through the maze, the Cheese is the one who is lost. Yes this can be a boring movie, but its the context of the movie that you need to consider. Not the right movie for everyone, but for those who read the book should be obligated to view it at least once.
