Reviews

Rebecca Hall was a total revelation to me. I recognized her, but I couldn't remember where I saw her. She was absolutely amazing.

This is a sad story, but it's so beautifully told.

The script, acting, and directing are all top notch.

I wanted so badly to help this troubled person.

This film touched me deeply.

The most beautiful film of all time. I just watched it again...for about my sixth or seventh time.

I found myself surprised to be in tears...often...and I'm not a "cry at movies" kind of person.

I suppose it was the unaccountable beauty of the story and characters.

By the final scene, I was a puddle...sobbing...deeply moved.

I don't know how much better art can get than this.

The acting...the cinematography...the music...the writing...the directing...

This, folks, is a masterpiece...in any language...

If you're the type of horror fan who insists on extreme amounts of gore and a high on-film body count, this film is probably not for you. The build up is so slow that, at one point, I was asking myself if if this film got mistakenly categorized as a horror film.

Stick with it...it delivers...

The acting is quite good...as is the directing.

The locales are effective in that their beauty and solemnity contrast the action.

IMDb forces me to add more lines....I'm not getting paid to write this review...shove it IMDb...here's another line.......

I'm not a fan of ballet -- I've never been to a ballet. But I'm a huge fan of film. And I'm a documentary nerd. This documentary was perfect. I also have a high-level job in a high- pressure environment, so I was really fascinated by the intensity with which the key players prepared for the big premier. I found myself rewinding this film numerous times to re-watch scenes, because I was mesmerized by their beauty. My wife even came down and asked me, "What are you doing?"

The film does a wonderful job of showing all of the pieces that are necessary for putting together a ballet of the highest caliber. Like anything of excellence, it's hard friggin work, and somebody has to be in charge.

If you like film...and especially if you like ballet...this is a must see. Bravo.

The one star I give this stinker is only because there are a couple of funny moments and lines. I also kind of appreciated the homage to The Walking Dead (the sheriff, an obvious Rick, is called Sheriff Lincoln...the last name of actor Andrew Lincoln, who plays Rick in The Walking Dead).

The script is one of the worst imaginable. Jokes and gags fall cringingly flat left and right. This is only exacerbated by the horrid non acting from the cast of non actors. The plot is a silly mess. The directing is non existent.

Skip this unwatchable dretch.

I'll start by saying that I'm a fan of unconventional, challenging films. I admire the artistic courage it takes to try to turn a difficult book, an epic poem, whatever it is, into a bit of cinematic art. And I'm a fan of the main players in the film, particularly Joaquin Phoenix.

I was OK with the muddled, non-linear plot. But unfortunately, I found this film pretentious and...ultimately...unwatchable. I really tried not to, but, I found myself...turning it off after about 40 minutes. I was rooting for it, I really was.

It either works or it doesn't...and this one just didn't work for me.

An abortion. In many ways, the worst big- budget film of all time. Bad acting, miscasting, miserable story, dead-boring throughout. Jennifer Connelly is abysmal. Russell Crowe is utterly wasted. They should should show this stinking pile of dung to terrorists to get them to confess. "Please, no more, I'll tell you where the bombs are!"

You have high-tech computers at your disposal...

How about emphasize the FRIGGIN FLOOD?? That's what Noah is supposed to be about!

Oh, my God does this movie suck. Please, please, please don't spend money on this abomination.

Burn this POS!!

First of all, I found this film so terrifying that, about 45 minutes into it, I felt a little sweaty, nauseous, edgy, with heart palpitations. How so many dumb ass reviewers could pan this outstanding, subtly and smartly crafted, well-acted, beautifully directed, sublimely photographed, scary as fk film is completely dumbfounding. I was so irked by these unaccountably bad reviews (Confirms to me once and for all that IMDb has fully and irrevocably jumped the shark when it comes to user reviews...just look at how many shtt movies in here are rated as 7 plus).

If you're a smart and faithful fan of horror like me, you should not miss this film --- one of the scariest horror films I've seen in 40 years. I don't think I have the stomach or nerves to watch it again.

The short review is as follows: This is a bad movie. It starts with the script. It is beyond awful. Not only is the writing stale, lifeless and unoriginal (except for that one line, the only decent one in the entire movie "If you stop telling lies about me, I;ll stop telling the truth about you."), but, frequently, the actors mumble these lines, so it is difficult to even know what the hell they are saying.

One of the things I look for in all movies when I'm trying to determine whether it's any good is the quality of acting from the minor characters (e.g. college buddy of a lead actor, co-worker of a lead actor). Well, they stink.

I like Carey Mulligan, but I don't like her in this movie. She plays her character throughout with so much sadness and lack of humor that, after a while, you start to cringe whenever she's coming up in a scene. Shia LaBeouf does a harmless job with his character. Michael Douglas struggles (as does the film) to find some kind of spark or energy or any reason at all to keep on watching.

Do yourself a favor and pass on this stinker.

My wife and I watched this astounding documentary last night. We both sat there with our mouths literally agape as this astonishing film pulled us into a journey from earth, through our solar system, our Galaxy, galaxies beyond our own, and all the way back to the beginning of time. As another reviewer commented, the tone is not from the point of view of "I'm a brilliant scientist and I know a lot more than you." You are guided along instead as if you were a tourist on a tour bus through the heavens. Before the film was over, I had achieved an epiphany. This to me was more than a film...it changed my life. It is beautiful, poetical, and it will shock you with its unadorned majesty.