ooh, a name-check! Or at least an initial-check. :)
I do remember enjoying the movie, but I agree that it felt like an ending was missing. There were many plot points that were interesting and I was looking forward to how they were going to turn out, but nothing got resolved. However, it did make me think about the differences between European (often introspective, no clear ending) and American films (usually happy endings, hero/underdog wins, you're told via cinematography or musical cues exactly how you're supposed to feel). Luckily we had subtitles so the mumbling wasn't an issue!