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- First reviewSeptember 23, 2012
- Last reviewSeptember 23, 2012
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Overall rating
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5
The Master
PostedSeptember 23, 2012
GiorgioLIC
from Long Island city, NY
Age:55 to 64
Gender:Male
Goes to the movies:monthly
Dialogue
4
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5
Special Effects
4
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5
Art Direction
5
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5
Acting
5
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5
Story
4
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5
Camerawork
5
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5
Beautifully made and acted film inspired by the founding of Scientology by author -- and fraud -- L. Ron Hubbard. Like other recent PT Anderson films, especially "There Will Be Blood," the director's latest centers on the relationship between a father (or in this case, father-figure) and son (though not literally so) -- the Hubbard figure, Lancaster Dodd (Phillip Seymour Hoffman) and his disciple, Freddie, an emotionally damaged and alcoholic WWII vet. The brilliant performances by the two leads -- Hoffman all manipulative bluster and phony bonhomie, Phoenix a nervous bundle of various pathologies -- center the film, but Amy Adams also is outstanding as Dodd's steely wife. At about the 1:45 point I felt the film was spinning its wheels and had said pretty much all it had to say. But the final sequence of the last encounter between Dodd and Freddie was riveting. Flawed, but definitely worth seeing.
Pros great story, great actors, excellent cinematography
Cons repetitive
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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