Scanialara You won't be disappointed!

ThiefHott Too much of everything

KnotStronger This is a must-see and one of the best documentaries - and films - of this year.

Abbigail Bush what a terribly boring film. I'm sorry but this is absolutely not deserving of best picture and will be forgotten quickly. Entertaining and engaging cinema? No. Nothing performances with flat faces and mistaking silence for subtlety.

paulijcalderon Joe Scott is a washed up actor who returns back to his hometown after a dear friend has passed. He is a very selfish and angry person, but as he gets closer to his home, the more human and caring feelings begin to take hold of him and change him.Those are the best things about this film. The good nostalgic feeling about family, old friends, familiar places and music you grew up with. It shows what a humble and optimistic feeling that is. There are moments with the main character in the first and third acts that are almost heartbreaking and you can almost feel what he is going through. Realizing how self-centered you've been for too long and forgetting to look around and enjoy.Unfortunately the film slows down heavily after the first 30 minutes when the "Flashback section" begins. These 40 minutes of the film were not appealing and dragged the whole experience down. The characters in this section act in a way that made me not care in the slightest and I began to think that these were two different films put into one. I wanted to get invested, but that story line was off putting and provocative, even disgusting at times because of what certain people did. If someone else likes this part of the film, that's good, I wish I could feel the same. But it just didn't work for me. Showing the character change and become a better human worked well enough in the present time line for me. The past time line would have worked better for me if it was left more ambiguous.The last act again is better and I cared for Joe returning home and reconnecting with his life. The greatness in this film lies in its quiet and calm moments when characters are reflecting and not when its trying to chock or exploit the audience.If you ever watch it, then watch the first 30 minutes and then skip ahead 40 minutes and watch the ending. Those are the parts of the film that are gonna leave you feeling optimistic.

TxMike I found this one on Netflix streaming movies. It starts quite spicily, with Joe Scot, successful film actor living and working in California, cavorting nude with two buxom young ladies. The next morning they get dressed and leave, while Joe is eventually awakened by his accountant and housekeeper. Joe seems to have no standards, no boundaries, and in a scene later that day also seems to have lost his luster. His fame may be running its course.The movie is mostly about Joe's younger life growing up in a seaside town in England. The adult Joe Scot is played very nicely by Daniel Craig. But we see that as a teen, growing up normally in many ways, he fell into a situation with an older woman, followed quickly by a tragedy, which got Joe to run away from his present, and to stay away from his past. For 25 years. He finally returns to his home when he gets word that his best teenage friend had died.It was a long and hard lesson for Joe to learn, how to achieve some happiness in his life.

jegpad I grew up on Bowie and Roxy Music so this film gets me fixated from the outset. It struck a deep chord of adolescent discovery and pulsating sexual growth. Evocative sums it up for me.It recalled to me the days of blue eyeshadow and glitter nail varnish; of rebellion at the mundanity of daily life and the hope of an escape through music and fashion. The attention to detail is exciting - vinyl LP covers, the old stereo record players, decadent decor with white shag pile rugs. The clothing, makeup, props and acting all add up to create a consummate reproduction of an era I loved and lived.If you loved the music of this era and are still an old rebel at heart, this film will grab you by the sound of Andy McKay's sax and take you on a beautifully photographed trip of nostalgia. The boys and men are lookers too.

joe_c89101 i am not a big movie buff. i usually let them play for casual entertainment - really good movies are hard to come by. and i didn't really mean to get involved with this story... this one took me by surprise.i was a fish on the hook and didn't know it till the end. if you are as old as i, it takes you back - when you were young. and if you're lucky enough to see this when you're young, and understand it, you just might learn what dying really is.there is a less obvious contrast in this story. you might not get it. all i can say is, don't let this happen to you.(i score this a 10 also but made it a 9 on the advice of others to not come across as a pusher)