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MPAA RATING: R for some violent images
Starring Lee Pace, Catinca Untaru, Justine Waddell, and Julian Bleach
Los Angeles, circa 1920s: A little immigrant girl finds herself in a hospital recovering from a fall. She strikes up a friendship with a bedridden man, who captivates her with a whimsical story that removes her far from the hospital doldrums into the exotic landscapes of her imagination. Making sure he keeps the girl interested in the story, he interweaves her family and people she likes from the hospital into his tale. (Roadside Attractions)
| GENRE(S): | Adventure | Drama | Fantasy |
| WRITTEN BY: |
Valeri Petrov (1981 screenplay Yo Ho Ho)
Tarsem Singh Nico Soultanakis Dan Gilroy |
| DIRECTED BY: | Tarsem Singh |
| RELEASE DATE: | Theatrical: May 9, 2008 |
| RUNNING TIME: | 117 minutes, Color |
| ORIGIN: | India | UK | USA |
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The average user rating for this movie is 8.2 (out of 10) based on 8 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
Jeeves gave it a10:
Best movie of '08 by far. A visual masterpiece that delves into the bleaker aspects of the human pysche. The tale (the fantasy told by Roy) within a tale wonderfully reflects the mental state of lead character.
Melody S. gave it a9:
Beautiful but simple, self-aware but enchanting. Substance matches style. See it.
Julia A. gave it an8:
Catinca Untaru is soooo lovable...and the story is quite fun to be followed...this movie won Glass Bear Award at the Berlin Int'l Movie Festival 2006...but to the lukewarm critics, I don't know whatever happened. And it's a movie you could enjoy though you go to the cinema alone.
syzygy gave it a0:
Pretentious, artsy nonsense;.vacuous and incompetent. The director has a story to work, but little of that is apparent in the script, and worse yet is he doesn't know how to render a dramatic scene. His actors try minimalist expressions to little effect. They try to cry but end up whining. He shooting angles are ridiculously wide and distant because he thinks the inanimate matter will speak where his actors fail to. He can thank his travel agent cum cinematographer for the postcard views.
Kate R. gave it a10:
I don't know what these reviewers were watching, because this is probably the best film I've ever seen. My boyfriend and I are both in the industry and we have very different means of judging a film -- he's more visually driven, and I'm first and foremost critical of the script and performances -- and we both thought this was a perfect movie. We were on the edge of our seats the whole time, we laughed at every scene (along with the rest of people in our screening) because despite the earnest marketing campaign, this is actually full of silly humor, and were both moved to tears at unexpected moments. The spectacle isn't arbitrary, nor are the plot twists. It's tightly constructed, with lots of unconventional choices that feel very honest. I cannot recommend this movie enough.
Nick gave it a10:
Amazing. Risk-taking in visual poetry.

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