This is a great big bubbling stew of a movie, and director P.T. Anderson ("Boogie Nights") is an exuberant cook, throwing in ingredients no one has thought to combine before: heaping cups of Robert Altman-style interwoven stories -- seasoned with a...
Pros: profound exploration of fascinating characters and the human condition. Cons: only if "depressing" is a con.
I try not to throw superlatives around too much, but this is one of the best movies I've seen in quite some time. What is important to me in a story is character development, and the degree to which greater truths are explored, and this movie has both...
Pros: acting, directing, the ending Cons: a little to long
For all you people out there who ever wonder why weird things happen, this movie will have leave you wondering what the heck just happened. Directed by P.T. Anderson, who brought us the strange but interesting "Boogie Nights", this movie is...
Pros: Beautiful superstructure of a film Cons: "a long way to go for no punch...a little moral...story I say.."
I spend my life searching for and analyzing patterns in DNA. For this reason, I believe I fell in love with Magnolia for the embedded patterns and well-placed logic that organizes this gorgeous superstructure of a film. I've seen many critical...
Pros: Award-level acting, casting, screenplay, editing, and soundtrack Cons: length (if you're not prepared)
Wow, I really missed the boat on this movie. I rented this movie over a year after it's release, almost as an afterthought, and can't believe that this epic didn't reach me during it's release. Maybe because of the ambiguous title, and the difficulty...
Pros: Julianne Moore, beautiful movie Cons: too long, over 3 hours
MAGNOLIA is the best film of the year. It is amazing. The acting is terrific (standouts include Julianne Moore, Tom Cruise, and John C. Reilly, all in Oscar-worthy turns)! The screenplay is great, cinematography is beautiful. For some of you, MAGNOLIA...
Pros: Brilliant direction, acting, music, et cetera. Cons: Some may find it a bit overlong.
Yes, I know it's March already, and this film is already out of theaters and heading for video, but there's so much to love here that I have to do my part to make sure that others find this film on video and DVD.
Pros: It's honest and fascinating. Cons: Perhaps too honest.
Is Magnolia flawless? No. Could it have been trimmed a bit and still retained its power and scope? Yes. Running time aside, you'd be hard pressed to find a movie that examines the human condition with such an unflinching eye. With performances that are...
Pros: great cast in top notch performances Cons: a bit overlong but still worth it
If you go to see "Magnolia",fasten your seat belt your in for a wild but fascinating ride through modern society.Like all great art this film dares to hold up a mirror and dares you to see yourself somewhere in it.
Full of fascinating...
Pros: A masterpiece of filmmaking and a great American Story. Cons: It is long, but well worth sitting through.
I rented this movie, because it was released, the soundtrack by Amiee Mann is fantastic and I was a little bored, so I rented this movie. I didn't know what to expect, but from beginning to end this movie had me.
Pros: Bizarre, enchanting, and oddly poetic. Cons: The speeches last too long.
Magnolia (1999, R)
As Reviewed by James Brundage
In the Spring of 1999, a whale beached itself on the shores of sunny California. The whale was dead as a doornail… there was nothing anyone could do about that. The question became...
Pros: Confirm life is a beautiful thing Cons: None
I sat down to this film knowing nothing about it, and not even who was in it. Given the big names present I came away pleased that I didn't know from the start anything of the visual and intellectual treat that was about to unfold in front of me. The...
Pros: Beautifully filmed,lots of action,closeups Cons: slightly bizarro, never really understand the title: Magnolia
P.T.Anderson wrote and directed this well structured ingeniously bizarre film. Using a series of stories (which open like the petals of the magnolia) he slowly (and in the beginning of the film this can be excruciating) creates a masterly, interlocking...
Well, I had heard about this movie from commercials and a couple of friends who saw it and considered it too cerebral, so I immediately wanted to see it.
We clicked it on, my girlfriend and I, and watched that sucker from end to end. I just...
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