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Magnolia (1999)
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An intriguing and entertaining study in characters going through varying levels of crisis and introspection. This psychological drama leads you in several different directions, weaving and intersecting various subplots and characters, from a brilliant Tom Cruise, as a self-proclaimed pied-piper, to a child forced to go on a TV game show and the pressures he faces from a ruthless father. (read more)
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Magnolia Movie Review by Zara  (1/29/2007) |
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I think PT Anderson is a great director, to the point that I'm willing to defend my opinion on that to people who think I'm lame for believing so.
However... this is a horrible film. Uneven, dark and not in a good way, ugly characters in loathsome unnecessary situations... it's bleak and pointless. I can tolerate bleak as...
(complete Magnolia review by Zara)
| Magnolia Movie Review by Jesse (12/16/2006) |
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How often does a movie come along where you get such an all-star cast, perfect screenplay and one of the best directors of today? Not very often. It's underrated, I do believe. Not many people have discovered it yet, which is a shame. The movie consists of over 20 people's lives that are ironically intertwined with each...
(complete Magnolia review by Jesse)
Magnolia (1999) is a very unique film much like a profound psychological study that follows the lives of nine characters over a 24 hour period who are living in San Fernando Valley, California.
Although this is an ingeniously unique and creative movie, I think Paul Thomas Anderson betrays a touch of overconfidence in...
(complete Magnolia review by David Hurlbert)
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