Smartorhypo Highly Overrated But Still Good

MamaGravity good back-story, and good acting

Doomtomylo a film so unique, intoxicating and bizarre that it not only demands another viewing, but is also forgivable as a satirical comedy where the jokes eventually take the back seat.

Allison Davies The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.

noahtaylorvt We all (the educated world) know that climate change is man caused, and accellerating. There are clearly companies looking to profit from governments that look the other way to engage in atrocious acts that will eventually rend our planet unlivable. Regardless, using 30 minutes of a motion picture to constantly beat us over the head with that message doesn't let me enjoy an otherwise excellent movie. I get it, climate change sucks, and we should be doinging more to prevent it, but don't let that agenda ruin the chance at acheiving visionary cinema. The movie could have been a clear cut front runner for film of the year, however the politics make it a muddled quagmire. Since this was clearly their intention, I dropped it from 8 stars to 6.Regardless, despite the ignorant pandering that ruins an otherwise fine film, I would wholly recommend this to anyone that enjoys those good, slow burns, with a cinematic footprint striving to emulate kubrick. Fell free to visit the restroom during any of the Climate change lambasting sessions, you won't miss anything important.

god5262 I went to see this movie because it was the highest rated movie playing in the nearby theater. The movie itself was extremely hard to sit through. The plot was weak, incredibly slow, and the characters were unrealistic in the worst way.

realityinmind This movie is not some great wonder of cinema that needs to be seen by everyone. This movie falls flat on so many levels. Nothing happens for the first 1 hr 15 min of the movie. And the movie is only 2 hours long. I mean, seriously.... nothing happens. The buildup is so slow it is uninteresting. And then it escalates rather quickly towards the end into the most anticlimactic finish imaginable. And if you know anything about Christianity and the Church you would know that a man in Ethan Hawke's character's position would never go the route that he did with such little justification SO QUICKLY. It is not feasible. It takes much more to "turn" someone (so to speak). I'm surprised Paul Schrader, who grew up in a Church of the same denomination and attained a theology degree (BA) in college, would attempt to paint things in such a weakly constructed light.And I'm not even a Christian. But I grew up in the Church and I know enough about it to know that this is not realistic.This movie seems more like liberal propaganda meant to undermine the meaning of Christianity. A person in Ethan Hawke's character's position is not so easily befuddled by the science discussed in this movie. And that is where the true light of this movie shines... on a science that Christians don't care about because they are not wrapped up in it and misinformed about it like mainstream liberals. But since they view it as their own religion they think that it is as strong as Christianity to a Christian. The term to describe this movie the best would be "boring". There are 5 interesting moments in this movie, and the first one doesnt occur for almost an hour. It should not take an hour to develop the character to the extent that Ethan Hawke's character was developed. The ending is RADICALISM. Horrible. 5/10.

Michael Ledo The film centers on Reverend Toller of the First Reformed Church and souvenir shop. He keeps a journal of his activity which wasn't bad except he reads to us in monotone his boring writings. He counsels one person who is an environmental activist. Toller sees his point of view that we need to protect God's creation and be good stewards of the planet. Toller is also ill and we suspect stomach cancer. Toller must plan for the 250 year celebration of the church as he explores his options. Ethan Hawk made the film extremely boring. Amanda Seyfried had a normal role and was also boring. Very dull writing. Oh yeah, save the planet. Maybe God wants us to cover the surface with asphalt, concrete, and plastic. I couldn't tell if the film was about Toller and human relationships with an environment background, or an environmental movie done badly. Guide: No swearing, sex, or nudity.