Even the trailer is obnoxious.

This film has been getting a great deal of buzz from Cannes - and it ain't all good. After the horrific death of their child a therapist (Willem Dafoe) and his wife (Charlotte Gainsbourg) head off to the woods "Eden" to work through their trouble. While there they descend into a nightmare of torture, sexual mutilation and a talking fox.

uh...wha?

The impression from the reviews and articles is the same as the one I get from viewing the trailer - self-indulgent, intentionally disturbing artsy-fartsy dribble. Director Lars von Trier says he made this as a reaction to his depression. Great, you're feeling blue so you get over it by hoisting yet another evil plop of brutal crap on the screens? Thanks for the assist, jerk.

I look at this and my reaction is simple - any doofus with a camera can make life look ugly, it takes an artist to bring out its beauty.