The other movie was the directorial debut of the screenwriter Charlie Kaufman, Synecdoche, New York, whose problems begin with its clever-clever title (it's a pun on the protagonist's hometown, Schenectady, New York, but you need a phonetic dictionary and a master's degree in linguistics before you can start giggling).

...Apparently the rough cut was four hours long, but the 130-minute version I saw still felt like a life sentence. Every time you think it's over, it turns out the wedding cake has three more tiers to climb, then another, and another. (Source)

Ouch.