I think Roger Ebert nailed it in his review of this movie. There is nothing here that we haven't seen before. But as the movie draws to an end, you realized that you are enjoying it. There need not be any more analysis than that.
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I know that this may sound odd, but this movie reminded me of a rom com that masqueraded as a drama. Don't get me wrong, this movie is a straight-ahead drama and is not trying to be anything else. Sometimes a movie just grabs you from the opening scenes and doesn't let go, and this movie was that for me. The chemistry between the two leads was ridiculous, and I didn't want it to end. I think what is all the more surprising for me is that I can't recall liking Anne Hathaway in any other movie. When it ended, I wanted to go back and watch it again.
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I get the mixed reviews of this movie. After all, it is a slice-of-life drama set over the course of a few days in a rural town. That said, I really enjoyed it. I thought that the performances were excellent and I really enjoyed how they brought the story to a close in the final scenese (as an introvert, Ed Harris' speech really hit home). Lily Rabe was excellent as always - it was the first time that I have seen her in something that suited her since Miss Stevens.
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The show returned with an unbelievable episode. It started of a bit slow, but the scene with Deborah and Hannah alone in the room was magnificent. They were friendly to each other, but there was sooooo much more bubbling underneath. Finding good comedy on tv is so hard - I am so happy to have this show return.
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While the premise of the movie is a bit hokey, it actually kind of worked for me. The problem with the movie was the absolutely painful middle third of the movie. Watching one character try to annoy the hell out of another character was just plain annoying to the viewer (and made for some really terrible scenes). While the sum of the movie is way less than the parts, the parts made it watchable on a rom-com level. Thankfully, McConaughey has been able to rise above this kind of filler.
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This movie was a movie that was a blend of certain themes that always sucker me in. Music and dance are very prevalent in the movie, but it definitely would not be considered a musical. I like how the film portrayed how music and rhythm can influence our lives on a minute-by-minute basis. There isn't anything in this movie that we haven't seen before, but it still worked for me. Sometimes that is more than enough.
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This film confounded me a little bit. I can't say that I loved anything about it, but it still held my attention right to the end. It was never predictable and - while it reminded me of several other films - it still felt authentic.
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I thought that the premise was good: a man that has lived a fairly selfish and meaningless life is forced to address his past. As the movie played out, it just became so…. uninteresting. By the end I think I was only half-watching the movie.
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This movie is a classic case of the parts being better than the sum. There are so many fine actors in this movie – Witherspoon, Rudd, Wilson, Nicholson, and the underrated Kathryn Hahn. It was fine to watch because the characters are so likeable, but it was no better than that. I think there was a better movie in there.j
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A mediocre end to a mediocre show. I can't fathom how anyone thought that any of this was good. They took a mediocre story and sliced it into 2 storylines so as to create artificial drama.
A mediocre end to a mediocre show. I can't fathom how anyone thought that any of this was good. They took a mediocre story and sliced it into 2 storylines so as to create artificial drama.
A mediocre end to a mediocre show. I can't fathom how anyone thought that any of this was good. They took a mediocre story and sliced it into 2 storylines so as to create artificial drama.
A mediocre end to a mediocre show. I can't fathom how anyone thought that any of this was good. They took a mediocre story and sliced it into 2 storylines so as to create artificial drama.
I hate that these kinds of "mysteries" are being made now. You start with a story that - if told in chronological order - would have bored anyone to tears. You then take that story and tell it in two timelines so as to create completely unearned drama. It was pretty evident from the end of the first episodes that they were going to draw out the simple story by tossing out misdirection after poorly-executed misdirection. When you realize this fact, it was pretty easy to see how the "mystery" was going to end up. I hate this kind of storytelling because it isn't really telling a story or earning drama. Having watched Fargo just before this didn't help as that was a show that earned everything that it got.
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I hate that these kinds of "mysteries" are being made now. You start with a story that - if told in chronological order - would have bored anyone to tears. You then take that story and tell it in two timelines so as to create completely unearned drama. It was pretty evident from the end of the first episodes that they were going to draw out the simple story by tossing out misdirection after poorly-executed misdirection. When you realize this fact, it was pretty easy to see how the "mystery" was going to end up. I hate this kind of storytelling because it isn't really telling a story or earning drama. Having watched Fargo just before this didn't help as that was a show that earned everything that it got.
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I hate that these kinds of "mysteries" are being made now. You start with a story that - if told in chronological order - would have bored anyone to tears. You then take that story and tell it in two timelines so as to create completely unearned drama. It was pretty evident from the end of the first episodes that they were going to draw out the simple story by tossing out misdirection after poorly-executed misdirection. When you realize this fact, it was pretty easy to see how the "mystery" was going to end up. I hate this kind of storytelling because it isn't really telling a story or earning drama. Having watched Fargo just before this didn't help as that was a show that earned everything that it got.
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I hate that these kinds of "mysteries" are being made now. You start with a story that - if told in chronological order - would have bored anyone to tears. You then take that story and tell it in two timelines so as to create completely unearned drama. It was pretty evident from the end of the first episodes that they were going to draw out the simple story by tossing out misdirection after poorly-executed misdirection. When you realize this fact, it was pretty easy to see how the "mystery" was going to end up. I hate this kind of storytelling because it isn't really telling a story or earning drama. Having watched Fargo just before this didn't help as that was a show that earned everything that it got.
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The good: the two leads are very, very good in this movie. The bad? The movie is remarkably unremarkable. It isn't necessarily interesting or dramatic or funny. I may have been a little kinder to this than I otherwise should have because of my affinity for the two leads.
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I gave this a look because I have always had a soft spot for movies made in rural New England. It felt like a local community theater group got together and decided to make a Hallmark movie. Even for the Hallmark genre, this was very bland.
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I gave this movie a look because I live in the Western New York / Niagara Falls region. The director did a good job making Niagara Falls look better than it is - there were a lot of tight shots and a little bit of trickery going on in many of the scenes (for example, they make it look like the zipline is right next to the falls). Anyway, this is a paint-by-numbers hallmark movie that manages to be respectable because of the chemistry between the two leads.
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Over the years, I have seen a lot of movies that felt like Coen Brothers rip-offs. This movie very much has the feel of a Coen Brothers movie, but I dare say that it still managed to feel authentic. Everything about it was really fantastic - perfect casting, tight story, excellent musical choices, etc. Once the opening scene played out, I knew I was in for a treat.
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Its hard to be critical of a movie that has a good message. This movie is.... fine. Its hard to do something new in the coming-of-age genre, and we have certainly seen this movie done better and worse.
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Season 1 is very good, but everything outside of the last 2 episodes of season 2 is poor.
Despite the best efforts of Gleeson and Clarkson, this season was extremely disappointing. It did pick up with the last two episodes (especially the finale), but the rest of the season was at best mediocre.
I loved this movie far more than I probably should have. In the movie, the lead is triggered when she hears a song that she first heard with her boyfriend years ago. While watching this movie, I was very much reminded of other movies (High Fidelity, L.A. Story, What Dreams May Come, Safety Not Guaranteed, and probably more). But I don't think that this movie was derivative of any of those movies. Despite the fact that the film travelled down familiar paths, it still felt like an authentic journey. I felt a personal connection to the lead and became emotionally invested in her story. I am sure that others watched this film and did not have the same experience, but for some reason it really got to me.
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This movie was a bite-sized thriller in that the viewer is dropped almost immediately into the conflict. The might might be described as efficient in that it has no wasted scenes or dialog, and the final scene is true to the characters. If you don't have a ton of time to watch a thriller, you could do worse than this movie.
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This movie won't be considered a masterpiece by any stretch of the imagination. It is light and airy and dare I say "good enough" to be considered a worthwhile 90 minutes. It was actually refreshing to see two leads who don't look like models and have a bit of chemistry.
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To say that this film is slight would be an understatement. We are dropped into a world of people that are seemingly unknown to anyone. From the outside, it looks to be a dark and lonely place. But if you look closely, there seems to be glimpses of hope. This movie is about those flashes of hope.
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I have to admit that I was pleasantly surprised by this movie. Is it a romcom? Sure. This movie could have taken the easy way out and spent 45 minutes having Leopold try to navigate modern technology, but it did not. In a weird kind of way, Leopold's character brought a kind of credibility to the movie in the same way he brought English charm to the film. If you paid attention to the opening scenes, you probably have an idea as to how the movie is going to end (the hint is visual and not part of the dialog or story). I enjoyed the movie more than I thought I would. Hell, it was the first time that I saw Liev Schrieber in a movie where I didn't want to punch him (I think for once he found a role that fit him).
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The synopsis of this movie states that a college student struggles with mental illness when her mother is struck with cancer. This is all true, but I dare say that the movie works best in another theme. While the focus of the movie is the daughter with mental illness, all three siblings struggle with the same affliction: they aren't adults. The world revolves around them, just as it does with any other teenager struggling to grow up.
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