The Constant Gardner

The life of a film snob is not without it's pitfalls. Sure, being a film snob allows me to look down on films I will never see like All About Steve and pass judgement on garbage like Good Luck Chuck which, again, I never saw. But then there are films like The Constant Gardner that are out there to frustrate me and cause me to question my film snob status.
This film belongs to my wife and she just told me that if she were a man she would marry Rachel Weisz. It is arguably one of the most high brow films we own. It is the definition of an indy film with a message against one of the 21st centuries real life villians (drug companies) that requires you to leave your brain on and features a cast that you could never see selling out by doing a Michael Bay movie (shame on you Frances McDormand). It scored an 83% on rottentomatos, was filmed by the acclaimed director of City of God Fernando Meirelles and Rachel Weisz won an best supporting actress Oscar for her role.
And it frustrates me because I couldn't care less. In the last ten years I would rank this film right alongside Children of Men for films that I know I am supposed to love but got little to nothing out of. It's well acted, moves at a good pace and has a meaning that is relatable to real life. And I slept through at least 40 minutes of it while watching it this past week.
I won't be little this film because it is very much worth seeing. For me, it is simply one of those films that does not resonate with me and I can not even explain why. Everything about this movie screams "if you see me, you can brag about your good movie taste" and yet I can't get excited for it. It simply remains one of those films that makes me question my status as a movie snob.