Magnolia

Pros: well acted, diverse story
Cons: very weird.

This movie has me confused. It doesn't really seem to have a point. It starts out with a narrator explaining some events that happened in the past that seem unrelated, then the next three hours focuses on the lives of several people who are all loosely...

Pros: excellent portrayal of mental suffering in a surreal way.
Cons: a bit lengthy, ending not nearly as good as the middle.

Try putting all the genre's into one film, and you've got Magnolia......it is action packed, suspenseful, funny, tearful, dramatic, sci-fi, the whole nine yards. I regret that i didn't get to see this in the theater, as i think that as with all great...

Pros: Very Intense and Screen Riveting.
Cons: Too Many Subplots and Couldn't Figure Out Where They Were Going With It.

It was my last free night on vacation in Sierra Vista, Arizona and we wanted to go see a movie. A specific movie in fact. The Hurricane was playing in town and my girl and I had been wanting to see that one for quite awhile but things had never worked...

Pros: great acting, great story, great plot, great all around.
Cons: Kinda long, and probably not for everybody. Shallow Minds will Miss this one.

I'm not a professional movie critic, but I am a fan. I believe that we're the important ones anyways, because who really Listens to film critics? No two people are the same. So I've never found the advice of a critic as something to Encourage, or...

Pros: The movie although long, moves you through at a swift pace.
Cons: You must be in the right mood to enjoy.

Last night we rented on pay per-view, Magnolia. I have never been the type of person to care for those artsy-fartsy types but I think Magnolia is a blend of the artsy-fartsy and reality type which makes me more comfortable. I have seen several movies...

Pros: Impressive script and story, fascinating to unravel
Cons: Very long, some of the characters make you wish for a gun

I had not been interested in seeing this film. I had no idea what it was about. It was disposable, as far as I was concerned.

Then my husband rented it and I was mesmerized. It is complex and unpredictable. The acting is excellent, far...

Pros: Magnificent, enlightening, wonderful cast, excellent movie
Cons: A little on the long side

When I heard about "Magnolia", I decided I wanted to see it because P.T. Anderson, who did "Boogie Nights" had directed it. Personally, I loved Boogie Nights, so "Magnolia" had to be just as good and it was. Actually, I...

Pros: NONE
Cons: No Plot

Went to see A movie one evening. This was the only one at the theater that seemed like it was going to be worthwhile seeing (because of the cast I guess). To me, there really didnt seem to be much of a plot. The movie had way to much vulgarity in it,...

Pros: Great film til everybody joins the sing along!
Cons: Aimee Mann and the Frogs!

This review does give away some major details of the film. I'm just tryin to save others from the suffering! Now I'm tryin to make a livin as a country singer so I may seem like a hillbilly to most. I'm pretty well read and I like arty movies as much...

Pros: Cruises in the movie, as always.
Cons: Topicality

Just sit right back and you'll see a film
It's totally a trip
An ensemble piece set in L.A.
Like that Robert Altman flick

The cast is plenty talented
A great director at the helm
Why else would you watch weird-ass...

Pros: Imaginative and engrossing
Cons: Perhaps too heavy symbolism for some

Magnolia was stunning, if flawed. I found this film engrossing and personal. A fan of Paul Thomas Anderson, and many of the ensemble cast I knew I had to see this as soon as it came out. I don't want to talk much about the plot here. It is truly a film...

Pros: Everything
Cons: Length. Ending.

"Spike Lee Disease"




Apparently, screenwriter/director Paul Thomas Anderson has contracted "Spike Lee Disease". That is to say, "He has lost...

Pros: The characters were worth caring about
Cons: I wanted to know what happened to all of them!

I wanted to see Magnolia because it looked like a good character story. I was not disappointed! After watching the lives of these characters for three hours, I could have watched them for three more. It was a true ensemble cast; there was no...

Pros: A FEW INTERESTING SCENES
Cons: UNDERDEVELOPED AND BORING

This review will be very brief. If any one else out there felt that they have been robbed of three and half hours of their life on this bore of a movie please send me a little note so that I know I'm not crazy. Similarly, if any one out there liked and...

Pros: Excellent acting, funny bouts of surrealism, memorable moments
Cons: Headache-inducing and obscenely long

Self-indulgence is the scourge of latter-day filmmaking. Poor, bloated Magnolia does not escape this trend; much of the film looks so deep inside its own bellybutton that it’s liable to vomit what it hasn’t even eaten yet.

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