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- Review count16
- Helpfulness votes2
- First reviewJune 16, 2008
- Last reviewAugust 29, 2010
- Featured reviews0
- Average rating3.9
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A perfect movie
PostedApril 19, 2009
The plot is full genuine suspense all the way through to the end. This is one movie that is worth seeing repeatedly, not only to encompass all the little plot elements that slip away during the first viewing, but also because it is just a delight. One thing I am grateful for is that Ben Affleck is finally doing films that are worth his -- and our -- while.
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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Magnificent
PostedMarch 22, 2009
A story of tragic, redeptive self-sacrifice told with great compassion and art.
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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Best of its kind
PostedMarch 21, 2009
If you like movies about smart scheming and counter-scheming, this film has counter-counter-scheming and counter-counter-counter scheming to boot. In the beginning it is difficult to figure out who works on which side of the dividing line, at least ostensibly, but as the plot moves, things become clearer. How it ends is predictable, but getting there is the real fun. The acting is first rate. My favorite scene is Paul Giamatti's address to the stockholders. The one shortcoming I noticed was the fake Arab headdress on some of the extras in the Dubai scene. I have no idea why Hollywood cannot get Arab attire right, but in this film it is negligible.
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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Well Done
PostedSeptember 28, 2008
The story line combines several small strands into a coherent whole. Every performer in this film did a remarkable job of keeping clear of overdramatized acting -- especially Scott Glenn as the grief stricken widower and Viola Davis as the inn keeper (her part was written very smartly).
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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A great waste of great talent
PostedSeptember 21, 2008
The critics were not impressed, but their warning was not strong enough. They just said it disappointed them. I thought perhaps their expectations were extremely high. I was wrong. You would think a 101 minute movie would not drag, not matter how unexciting it was. Well, it did. It moved from one episode to the next without any organic connection or forward propulsion. The twist at the end could have been exploited to inject some semblance of decent story-telling, but the twist was itself the ending. The movie just drops dead at that point -- after 90 minutes of walking dead.
No, I do not recommend this movie.
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grossly gross
PostedJune 16, 2008
A workable premise and a good supply of jokes, but the endless (and escalating) grossness-as-humor reaches a level of overload and makes you care less and think less of the film as a whole. The good stuff in the film is buried under a heap of dung.
No, I do not recommend this movie.
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