Magically engaging
Added 11/10/2009
Why this film is magic to me is unclear. It may be that it is about Iceland and I love Iceland. It may be that it is tactile, almost silky in its cinematography. It may be its playful sarcasm. It may be that I find Sarah Polley to be unbelievably beautiful and her short quiet devastating retorts to the inane characters around her to be perfectly delivered. It may be something that I can't put my finger on. Maybe that is what magic is.
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Less is more sometimes.
Added 5/26/2009
First and foremost I have to say that the actors in this movie were definitely above average. And the beginning of the movie was very very good, it brought you in and really sold you the emotions and feelings. The ending however could have been done better. It was very rushed and so unlike the authenticity of the beginning. It made me wonder whether they just went too trigger happy at showing the evil vices of human culture.
The way it was ended made me want to rewrite the script. There wasn't enough build of the relationship between the monster and Beatrice like they led up to in the beginning. Instead they decided to pursue insignificant story lines (like them getting famous) that did not help the movie at all. They could have conveyed the same message they were going for if they had continued in building the relationship, and it would have been much better and less immature.
I did however enjoy the role of the Scientist, and his thought provoking speeches, even though he didn't show up until the end. Hopefully people who watch this can grasp the concepts that he portrayed, because they were all true.
And in the very end where it all blacked out was very typical, trying to hard to make a dramatic farewell. It fit but I wish they had done it a different way.
I liked the movie as it tried to get the viewer to think about the downfalls of society and the evils of human existence and I enjoyed the characters, but in the end it tried to hard. Less is more sometimes.
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Not your usual beauty and the beast story...
Added 5/2/2009
Very good. I really enjoyed this movie. No action scenes, no overtly sexual scenes. Just a movie that makes you think.
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Slow delivery!Came from Canada over 10 days,and they did not respond to emails almost canceled
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Well acted, wished for a more upbeat ending
Added 3/16/2008
Well acted, well crafted story abbout the way situations changed characte's life. I was hoping for a mor uplifting ending but I ma not sure it could have ended any other way.
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Magically engaging
Added 11/10/2009
Why this film is magic to me is unclear. It may be that it is about Iceland and I love Iceland. It may be that it is tactile, almost silky in its cinematography. It may be its playful sarcasm. It may be that I find Sarah Polley to be unbelievably beautiful and her short quiet devastating retorts to the inane characters around her to be perfectly delivered. It may be something that I can't put my finger on. Maybe that is what magic is.
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Less is more sometimes.
Added 5/26/2009
First and foremost I have to say that the actors in this movie were definitely above average. And the beginning of the movie was very very good, it brought you in and really sold you the emotions and feelings. The ending however could have been done better. It was very rushed and so unlike the authenticity of the beginning. It made me wonder whether they just went too trigger happy at showing the evil vices of human culture.
The way it was ended made me want to rewrite the script. There wasn't enough build of the relationship between the monster and Beatrice like they led up to in the beginning. Instead they decided to pursue insignificant story lines (like them getting famous) that did not help the movie at all. They could have conveyed the same message they were going for if they had continued in building the relationship, and it would have been much better and less immature.
I did however enjoy the role of the Scientist, and his thought provoking speeches, even though he didn't show up until the end. Hopefully people who watch this can grasp the concepts that he portrayed, because they were all true.
And in the very end where it all blacked out was very typical, trying to hard to make a dramatic farewell. It fit but I wish they had done it a different way.
I liked the movie as it tried to get the viewer to think about the downfalls of society and the evils of human existence and I enjoyed the characters, but in the end it tried to hard. Less is more sometimes.
1 out of 2 people found this helpful.
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Not your usual beauty and the beast story...
Added 5/2/2009
Very good. I really enjoyed this movie. No action scenes, no overtly sexual scenes. Just a movie that makes you think.
0 out of 1 people found this helpful.
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