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- First reviewJune 14, 2008
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PostedSeptember 11, 2011
ManhattanGuy1972
from New York, NY
Amazing acting by Nick Nolte, Joel Edgerton, and Tom Hardy. Academy award worthy. Powerful story and some very moving and emotional scenes between father & son, and between the two brothers.
The fight scenes are thrilling and exciting and well done. Even if you are not into UFC, you will get into it because of the story.
The first half of the movie is paced slower, but be patient because the pace picks up as the fighting begin.
I hope this movie gets some Oscar love because is deserves it.
The fight scenes are thrilling and exciting and well done. Even if you are not into UFC, you will get into it because of the story.
The first half of the movie is paced slower, but be patient because the pace picks up as the fighting begin.
I hope this movie gets some Oscar love because is deserves it.
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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PostedSeptember 6, 2011
ManhattanGuy1972
from New York, NY
Excellent, an oscars movie, it was that good.
The story is very strong, the movie is intense from start to end. The actors were all very good.
The story is very strong, the movie is intense from start to end. The actors were all very good.
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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Unfortunate
PostedJune 14, 2008
ManhattanGuy1972
from New York, NY
I went to see The Happening because I believed M. Night Shyamalan is a talented writer/director and I was curious to see what would be his vision for this movie. This is after the great disappointment that was "Lady in the Water."
I am sad to say that I lost the little respect that I had for the director. The movie was terrible. It felt like an attempt of a first-year film school student to replicate Hitchcock and failing badly. The screenplay was simply badly written, especially the dialog. The plot felt meaningless and lacking of purpose. While in the hand of another writer/director, a story like this one could have been ok, Shyamalan just butchered it. People were laughing in the theater, and not in a good way. I left the theater thinking "Did Mark Wahlberg not read the script before signing on to this???"
I was really rooting for Shyamalan to succeed but I cannot stand behind this awful movie and I am left to say - do not go see it.
I am sad to say that I lost the little respect that I had for the director. The movie was terrible. It felt like an attempt of a first-year film school student to replicate Hitchcock and failing badly. The screenplay was simply badly written, especially the dialog. The plot felt meaningless and lacking of purpose. While in the hand of another writer/director, a story like this one could have been ok, Shyamalan just butchered it. People were laughing in the theater, and not in a good way. I left the theater thinking "Did Mark Wahlberg not read the script before signing on to this???"
I was really rooting for Shyamalan to succeed but I cannot stand behind this awful movie and I am left to say - do not go see it.
No, I do not recommend this movie.
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