Diagonaldi Very well executed

CommentsXp Best movie ever!

Dotbankey A lot of fun.

Kien Navarro Exactly the movie you think it is, but not the movie you want it to be.

gregkae Why? What has the humanity done to deserve the gift of this bundle of gushing sheep droppings with a big bow on top?Mr Van Sant is known for bad film-making but I guess he's just outdone himself with this extravaganza of rot. What a waste of talent - not his of course.Acting is good for what it is, the mockumentary style of filming is not. Go see any Christopher Guest movie if you want to see how it should be done ("Best In Show" anyone?). Here we have bad writing, simple and not compelling storytelling, slumber-like pacing, and the worst sin of them all - not funny.If you want compelling entertainment eat a gherkin and flush it down with some yogurt. It's gonna be explosive in some 20 minutes time.

grantss Great movie by Gus van Zant. Clever, darkly funny script. Deft direction.Now for the weird thing: it stars Nicole Kidman. Yes, a great Nicole Kidman movie. That is normally oxymoronic, here it isn't. (She has made two other good movies - Dogville and Birthday Girl). Kidman's performance is wickedly brilliant. The supporting cast are equally good - Matt Dillon in his usual blokey sort of role is solid. Joaquin Phoenix, in one of his earliest movie roles, shows the talent that later got him two Oscar nominations. Casey Affleck also appears in one of his earliest roles (and demonstrates more acting ability than his brother has in any of his movies).In short, a great comedy-thriller-drama.

gretz-569-323863 According to the IMDb page, this movie was released on October 6, 1995. coincidentally, today is also October 6 (2014) and I'm watching it on cable for probably the 12th time. I have to say I'm surprised by the lackluster reviews here, because this is as close to perfect as a black comedy gets. the performances are amazing, from the stars to the cameos. Allison Folland in particular as Lydia is screamingly funny, and Casey Affleck was basically born to play that role. Wayne Knight is also hilarious as the station manager. one of the reasons this is such a good movie is that Buck Henry wrote the screenplay (and also turns in a great cameo role as a teacher). Buck Henry is one of the funniest people who ever lived, but I bet most of your 20-somethings don't even know his name. sad.I like movies that you have to watch at least twice to "get" everything, and this is definitely one of those. if for some reason you have never seen this movie, and are looking for something entertaining that works well on the popcorn as well as pop-psychology level, stream this one.

david-sarkies Well, I sort of expected something a little different, but what I did get was pretty good anyway. I expected her to be clawing her way to the top through lies, trickery, deceit, and murder. She was clawing her way to the top, but she really did not seem to get anywhere.This movie is about an obsessed woman named Susan. She is obsessed with being on television, and will do anything to get there. We are not sure if she went all the way with one television producer, but as far as she gets is a small cable channel in her home town. She has dreams of Hollywood, but she never really gets there, and I think that this is the main thrust of the movie - the fact that she is obsessed with something that she can never have.The movie is told from the point of view of the characters looking back. It begins with the death of Susan's husband, and the characters look back to see how this happened. Her husband's parents had connections in the mafia, which is a very bad thing when it came to her lies and deceit to get her off of the murder charge.She is a smart girl, but she is obsessed with one thing so much that she will kill for it. At first she seems to love this guy immensely, but as the movie drags on, she becomes more distant from him in pursuit of her goal - to the point that when he tells her to give up, he is no longer somebody whom she can look up to. He goes from being an encouraging friend to an arch-enemy.This is a somewhat strange film, but it has been crafted well. I haven't seen many movies by Gus Van Sant, but after seeing the brilliance of My Own Private Idaho, I decided that I liked his work and will generally take an interest in movies that I know that he has made. This movie does not change my mind about him, but rather strengthens my view that he is an above average filmmaker.