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Good film.

posted 13 years ago by TheManInOil
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Great cast, and as usual Sigourney Weaver delivers. She's really one of the best actresses of her generation.

Reading people's complaints it seems that they are either based on wanting Hollywood action-crap or on being too simple to follow the plot. For adults, this is a good movie that examines a very real sort of situation without moustache-twisting villains or trumped-up excuses for action.

It's a movie for people who are interested in people, and it is delivered with a lot of compassion and understanding.

"I'll book you. I'll book you on something. I'll find something in the book to book you on."

[–] tlcarpenter 13 years ago

This film blew me away. Beautifully written and acted. I can't believe all the dismissive reviews. It just doesn't make sense. I loved the ending - because it was real. It saddens me that gems like this are overlooked and derided when in fact they hark back to the wonderful character pieces of the past. What has become of the state of film making when a jewel like this is overlooked or put down with unwarranted negativity. Pearls before swine.

[–] Max1975 12 years ago

Fully agree with you.

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[–] bootblack987 12 years ago

I adore this film. I've tried writing some short films and I get stuck on the dialogue and haven't finished anything. And then I saw this movie with such an incredible script. So refreshing to see that people don't let their frustrations rule their lives and instead they use their intelligence to move forward in their lives in the most positive way. So inspiring!