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Plot Summary
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.
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Rotten Tomatoes Movie Reviews
TOMATOMETER
84%- Reviews Counted: 141
- Fresh: 118
- Rotten: 23
- Average Rating: 7.5/10
Top Critics' Reviews
Fresh: Magnolia makes it three-for-three for writer and director Paul Thomas Anderson
Fresh: Nearly as impressive as Anderson's rapport with his actors is his use of parallel action to juggle their performances.
Rotten: Sprawling mess of a film.
Fresh: The more you think about Magnolia -- the dry wit, the bravura staging, the intricate design, the wondrous performances -- the better and more unusual the film seems.
Customer Reviews
A True North American Film
I've seen this film by the first time ten years ago, when it was released at the theaters, in early 2000. The whole film is structured in the Regret theme, and how the past comes to collect their debts. The prologue of the film is a piece of Art, it helps to prepare the viewer to the film they will watch. "Magnolia" is long, but it has to be - and quite honestly, I didn't care on how long it was, since I was fully immersed in the film. Superb photography, well scored, very creative camera's movements combined with smart editing. Recommended!
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Please iTunes make this movie available to rent. It's an outstanding PT Anderson film and it is worth watching.
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- $19.99
- Genre: Drama
- Released: 1999
- © 2000 New Line Productions, Inc. All Rights Reserved.