I recently saw Godard's "Goodbye to Language" and after reading Ms. Burbank's review I think she missed the point of one the most significant films of the 21st century. I don't think the film was a mess, but was an abstract painting on film. Part of the reviewer's problem was finding coherence, but I think that was precisely what the film was about, making sense of many images and metaphors. I think Godard is clearly trying to develop a new film language through creating new film metaphors. The reviewer apparently missed this while talking to other reviewers during the viewing. I did not find the film "snooty". Maybe it was the quotations of famous writers or the scene about the Shelleys in Geneva. Not sure where snooty. The film did have a minimal plot, but Godard gave up plots years ago. As for the technical issues (which to reviewer did not elaborate), Godard is one of the most technical directors and would argue the technique of being our of focus was intentional creating a disorienting effect for the viewer. The dog had a problem with the dog, which entered about a third into the film. I Godard made it pretty clear that the dog was provided to make about about animal rights, and how we have taken animal for granted on this planet. Mostly my comment is that there was a lot to taken away from this film and I think the reviewer missed what the film and the filmmaker were giving. This is a film that should not be missed by Portland viewers, even though it is a difficult film, as most of Godard's films are.