Film critics often have to review a film immediately after watching it in order to meet deadlines. The reviews are not only first impressions but quickly written ones. In the case of the new Trier film, which I watched Friday, the reviews are quickly produced first impressions of the first half of a movie. At this point, I'm glad I don't have to say anything about it. But yeah, I'll agree with what both of you have heard: that there are funny bits, and unnecessary ones.