Quick Movie Reviews
Rating of
1.5/4
Indyfreak - wrote on 11/04/2019
Well acted. Pretentious and ponderous as hell. It actually starts out interesting enough. A brief summary of different examples of moments that merge circumstance and fate. The best acting comes from Tom Cruise, John C. Reilly, and William H. Macey. Julianne Moore just shouted and swore about everything. Granted, everyone had a scene like that. But her performance was more grating. Apparently the director said that he’d cut a few stories to make it shorter. I wish he did that too.
Rating of
4/4
Logan D. McCoy - wrote on 07/16/2019
"Magnolia" is Paul Thomas Anderson at his densest and most structured.
Rating of
4/4
LordEddardStark - wrote on 06/28/2013
The movie was absolutely awesome! PTA knows how to amaze the audience. The cast was great (especially Tom Cruise), the script good and the story realistic. One of the greatest movie, the world has seen!
Rating of
3/4
Yojimbo - wrote on 07/02/2012
Another winner from P T Anderson. Inventive character study spanning the lives of several (possibly too many) protagonists, dealing with many delicate and difficult subjects. Brilliantly acted, Tom Cruise giving a performance that proves me can actually act given the right director and material.
Rating of
4/4
mitchellyoung - wrote on 03/23/2012
Magnolia is a brilliant film and potentially PT Anderson's masterwork. It boldly and smoothly juggles a multitude of storylines, all with similar themes of deconstruction and redemption. The film has a host of powerful character performances, notably by John C. Reilly (an Anderson staple) and Philip Baker Hall. Tom Cruise also plays against action man type here in a role outside of his movie star persona. The film's soundtrack is gloriously scored by Aimee Mann and Jon Brion and the film's concluding religious deus ex machina only works because it weaves so well into the themes the film has been toying with throughout its three hour length. One of my all time favorites.
Rating of
3.5/4
Unknown - wrote on 05/27/2011
A hard film to judge. I liked the narative stucture and the characters very much. It hit some good emotional points and everything gets resolved, for the most part. Screen time is shared equaly between the actors and they each have their own moment to shine. My only real complaint would be that it's a little too long for it's own good and this makes it harder to enjoy on repeated viewings. In the end, it's a solid film that's stuffed full of stories with emotional depth. Deffinitely worth seeing at least once.
Rating of
4/4
donkeyknight - wrote on 05/02/2011
Stunning. Be forewarned-its strong language is affronting, but makes the redemption that much more astounding. The theme of the wounds that children carry from their fathers is conveyed powerfully
Rating of
2.5/4
sapien - wrote on 02/12/2010
All that I can remember from this movie is Tom Cruise yelling "respect the cock!" lol.
Rating of
4/4
QINGDAO!!!!!!!!! - wrote on 10/10/2009
Is it pretentious? yes. Is it over the top? yes. Is it brilliant? yes. Good, thats all that matters. Best living director does what he does best.
