(I wrote this opinion after seeing a sneak preview of MAGNOLIA several months ago. When I went to see it, I knew very little about it.)
I went to see a free screening of MAGNOLIA this evening. The host told the crowd it was 3 hours long. I wasn't prepared to sit through a 3 hour movie - but it was worth it. Tom Cruise is better than I have ever seen him. In fact, the entire cast is solid.
I was hooked during the intro. It describes three supposedly true stories of very bizarre coincidences. Once you see the movie, you may recognize these stories from emails your friends have sent you - the darwin awards and so on...unbelievable stories of irony that are supposedly documented as fact.
I did start to get restless about 2 hours into it. Then SURPRISE! What a wonderful and fascinating surprise it was (the sky is falling! notice the "frogger" arcade machine in the bar...)
I give MAGNOLIA and 8 out of 10. I could give it a 10, except that I still believe it was too long, and i didn't understand all the characters singing along with that song...
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