ThiefHott Too much of everything

Smartorhypo Highly Overrated But Still Good

StyleSk8r At first rather annoying in its heavy emphasis on reenactments, this movie ultimately proves fascinating, simply because the complicated, highly dramatic tale it tells still almost defies belief.

Rio Hayward All of these films share one commonality, that being a kind of emotional center that humanizes a cast of monsters.

blrnani And I think it is grossly misleading for anyone to approach it with that expectation. Scorsese apparently thought the book was unfilmable (but I once thought that about LotR) and it would certainly require a mini-series to do it justice. So what the director has done is take the essence of the love story and made it into a film. There were also some differences between the book and film that I don't think detract from either. Accept that premise and I think one can enjoy it in its own right. Nevertheless, I was disappointed that we got so little of Beverly and Peter actually together that a lot of the sheer joy and beauty of the relationship in the book was lost. That may explain why people who haven't read the book weren't so invested in the characters, while those that had felt a bit disappointed. For all that, I enjoyed the film and will keep it in my collection.

Kirpianuscus An usefull film. this is the first impression. for the romanticism, characters and story. for vulnerability. and for the hope. and, sure, for the remind of small things defining us. a film about love, survive, myths and hope. about essential meetings. and about second chance. sure, the critics are many and, obvious, many are correct. but this adaptation has the gift to make the old recipes of magic, happines, sacrifice be in a new light. and this detail is real important. for each viewer. maybe, for discover yourself and the others. from a better perspective.

Michael Ledo The film incorporates ancient beliefs about life. We are all connected by light. We turn into stars when we die. There is one miracle in all of us.The gods/angels/demons intervene.In our tale Peter (Colin Farrell) is a thief in NYC. He leaves the dark side run by a demon Pearly (Russell Crowe) and joins the good side. Pearly works for Lucifer (Will Smith) and is after Peter who meanwhile falls in love with a pretty redhead (Jessica Brown Findlay) who is about to die from TB. Peter literally lifts her off her feet and rides off on a magical white horse. This leaves me really skeptical: Did a guy really write this? This is a slow developing story. It has several good scenes and a number of snooze scenes. I would leave out the narration which assumes the audience are idiots and work whatever ideas it gives us into the Lucifer dialog.This is a soft PG-13.

galaraf I'm an older guy who's got kind of a soft heart for many different kinds of "love stories", but most I seem to repeat contain a bit of fantasy. Gotta admit my favorite movies include "Frequency", which basically is Father/Son love (originally watched in theater on Father's day 2000 w/wife & 3 sons); "About Time" (time travel/love); "Love Actually"; "The Princess Bride"; and "Winter's Tale" are 5 that come first to mind. Just the fact that they get repeated watchings (not usually just me watching alone, although sometimes I do that) seems to belie any ratings naysayers."Winter's Tale", The Book - I'm one of those who never have read the book (won't now, since most reviews that mention the book make me believe I'm better off just enjoying the film). If you haven't seen it and the trailer intrigues you, you'll probably like it. I first saw the poster that said "It's not a true story, it's a love story" and was hooked in by the trailer.I'll say it's an 8.75/10. BTW, I'm the kind who doesn't like it when trailers give TMI, just surprise me in the film.