Diagonaldi Very well executed

Ketrivie It isn't all that great, actually. Really cheesy and very predicable of how certain scenes are gonna turn play out. However, I guess that's the charm of it all, because I would consider this one of my guilty pleasures.

FirstWitch A movie that not only functions as a solid scarefest but a razor-sharp satire.

Brooklynn There's a more than satisfactory amount of boom-boom in the movie's trim running time.

R Marie This film has beautiful performances and words - it's the moments that end up holding the most merit. Otherwise, a lot of it is lost on a practical level. For example, I didn't understand most of the characters' relationships on a completely literal level. How were Mary and her mother related to Cheyenne? What did Mary say in the first scene at the mall coffee shop? Between the unintelligible way they spoke and the (refreshing) non-expositional quality of the movie, you just have to take it as it comes. Much of the dialogue is poetic and nuanced, the performances from each actor are strong, and the photography is fun. I found it to be poetic and wonderful despite its befuddling aspects.

Paul Creeden I gave this film a middling grade out of respect for all the technical folks who worked on it. Some of the cinematography was OK. The locations could have been anywhere for the most part. The music was fair. The editing was OK. What I disliked most was the pretentiousness of it. It was a slick film trying to behave like an indie. Nothing worse.Now...about Sean Penn in this. What was he thinking? Did he have Hedwig-Angry-Inch envy? Did he always want to dress up? It reminded me of his foray into developmental disability, which was equally disastrous. Why does a man who can do justice to an icon like Harvey Milk take on a bogus project like this one?I skipped through the speechless scenes because I felt like I was being tortured. I can only say that this was one of very few films which felt in retrospect to have been a waste of my time.

RaidonD This one, despite its cast and talents involved, is only ho-hum and rather slow moving except for a few genius lines. As I wrote before in one of my reviews for writer/director Paolo Sorrentino, his characters depend too much on a stylized way of existence and just because they may be inspired by real life persons or events, that does not make them more believable! Sean Penn is in his "I am Sam" mode, with a bit of Ozzy Osborne thrown in - not a good mixture. His rock star's motivation to go looking for the WW II humiliation source of his late dad's made no sense and escaped me completely particularly since he hadn't spoken to him in 30 years!

perkypops I admit I was put off by the retired rock star formula but eventually I got to see this film and I am so pleased I did. Sean Penn's portrayal of Cheyenne is unmissable and he is well supported by a great cast. And although the pursuit of the Nazi who persecuted Cheyenne's father is foremost in the plot summaries I have seen there is a lot more to savour in this slow revelation of a changing man. Penn makes his character unwind and grow as the film progresses. There are many ways in which revelations are made and the script is beautifully judged to get the most out of the dialogue which is, at times, wonderful, beautiful, stunning, call it what you will.And such sumptuous cinematography, such clever use of sound, such beautifully lingering moments to take our breath away. And the likely final shots of this film are never signposted and do not give way to sentimentality. We see, think and feel what the actors see, think and feel and I cannot compliment a film more highly than that. And there are so many one liners that could be quoted as favourites from a script just littered with them.This is a film that'll need some concentration on your part, not because it is hard work, but because you'll be engrossed by it. I give it nine out of ten and recommend it to all those old enough to see it.