A bad movie but there are aspects of it I really, really like.  The music, the theme of the person lacking inspiration.  I felt awful whenever Gene Kelly was on screen.

A well made movie I didn't really enjoy or understand.  I did like the ending, but what a slog to get there.

Sometimes a movie with modest ambition is just fine.

Kelly Reichardt makes movies completely empty of anything obnoxious to my feelings as a viewer. They're slow but they allow the viewer to go through the story with the character.