It would depend, robomatic, on whether you liked the basic point of the satire in Natural Born Killers or not. I loved it. That film was skewering all kinds of common and ugly things in society that deserve to be skewered:

- the inane comedy shows on TV that make humor out of people's pain and cruelty to one another
- the ridiculous worship of guns and violence that is so prevalent in this society
- the stereotypical linking of sex and sensuality with gross violence
- the corrupt and oppressive prison system
- the politically motivated court system and its show trials
- the "life imitating art" thing that causes all kinds of people to turn themselves into hypocritical monsters (like the detective Scagnetti in the movie, imaginging himself as some sort of supercop when he's actually just a sadistic creep with a big ego)
- and FINALLY (big drum roll.....) the utterly crass, exploitive and destructive nature of our news media who pander to and profit from sensationalism and who appeal to the lowest instincts of the viewing public...and what for? So a few people can get rich and famous and make a shitload of money.

It's horrifying what has happened to our society since the advent of television...and the movie Natural Born Killers was putting the horror right in front of your face to make the point.

I loved it. Furthermore, I did feel some empathy at times for Mickey and Mallory. Some. I could understand what was driving them and why. (they just took it way too far) There was an element of real tragedy there.

Mind you, I love most of Oliver Stone's movies. They have a message, and it's a message I can relate to. He stands up for what is right.

The Coen brothers had a message in NCFOM too. As you say, it was, basically that "the center cannot hold". Well, I don't like their message as much (though it may be a valid one...that's up for debate), and I don't like the way they presented it...although some of the scenes were certainly very effective, and it did hold one's attention throughout.