MamaGravity good back-story, and good acting

Intcatinfo A Masterpiece!

Kaelan Mccaffrey Like the great film, it's made with a great deal of visible affection both in front of and behind the camera.

Paynbob It’s fine. It's literally the definition of a fine movie. You’ve seen it before, you know every beat and outcome before the characters even do. Only question is how much escapism you’re looking for.

slickr12345 I barely write any reviews, but since this movie seems to have a very good score, I've decided I'm going to write a review as to why I'm giving it such a low score.The main issue with this movie is that is very slow, we are 30 minutes in and nothing has really happened. Two guys driving with this special kid around. Apart from two somewhat interesting scenes with the cop shooting and then when a guy was looking into the boy's eyes and some beam coming from them, there was nothing else.Even after the first 30 minutes, it's just very slow unfolding, the characters do a lot of needless and boring talk, the scenes are all drawn out, etc... So yeah, it was very slow and boring.Another issue I had is the darkness of the video, it was just too dark all around, there was barely any light, the whole movie seemed like it was dimmed and darkened to "set the mood", but all it did was make it less enjoyable to watch.I like the premise of the movie, the actors are decent as well, but the first 30 minutes of the movie could have been done in like 10 minutes. The first hour in like 20-25 minutes. The whole movie could have realistically be done in 40 minutes. That is probably why they stretched it out so much, why everything was so slow.Ultimately I ended up being way too bored trying to watch this movie.

Clifton Johnson Nichols is a gifted filmmaker. Both "Take Shelter" and "Mud" were special movies, stories that allowed complex characters to be sucked into intense drama within real settings. And the first 2/3 of this movie felt like it was heading the same way, from the fundamentalist kickoff to the surreal twists. Unfortunately, it just did not stick the landing. Too many unanswered questions and too many cliche sci fi moments. I wanted more than just an homage to 80s Spielberg flicks, but the emotional payoff was lacking here.

inframan This director gets some good ideas. Unfortunately they're never more than one per movie, & sometimes they're almost the same idea. Now if could figure out a way to let his imagination incubate & let his mesh organically, he might come up with something on the order of Tarkovsky's SF fantasies Solaris & Stalker. Off course Tarkovsky started with material from some pretty great writers. Still, I think the potential is there.There's no question that there's some good acting on the screen, especially from Dunst (always an outstanding performer) & Edgerton (why are Australians so superior to Yanks). Michael Shannon delivers his standard Righteous Krazy Guy which, given how often this director uses him is what was expected.Overall, though, this plays like something copped from a few pages out of Spielberg's waste basket.

justin-fencsak When this movie first came out in theatres in limited release, it was met with muted fanfare yet critics liked it. Now that movie is now in heavy rotation on pay TV, more people will get a chance to see this amazing movie with a stellar cast, a good plot, and pretty good special effects. Fans of sci-fi will enjoy this little gem and appreciate the work that went into it.