ThiefHott Too much of everything

ShangLuda Admirable film.

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

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

Jemae Great plot, this had the potential to be a fantastic movie but the main character/s never had obstacles to over come. Everything was just all of a sudden handed to them and it just ruined the movie for me. But other than that it was kinda a good movie and it should have run a bit longer

Jynjer Philomena is a beautifully unpredictable mix of emotions that comes from combining great characters with a great story. The story tells of Philomena Lee (Judi Dench) an Irish woman who's son was taken from her by catholic nuns and sold to an American couple in the 1950's, and her struggle to find him with the help of journalist Martin Sixsmith (Steve Coogan). The mix of Sixsmith's disbelief In human decency with Philomena's trust and forgiveness forms the perfect friendship. Coogan and Dench were undoubtedly the perfect choices for these roles. Philomena is a tough yet stunning and poignant film that's thoroughly enjoyable from beginning to end and is justifiably an award winning tale.

Miguel Neto That was the movie I least wanted to see the nominated Oscar in 2014 , most ended up being one of my favorites to win, Philomena is a great movie with a great story , the script is well written , the cast is a plus, Judi Dench is great , the soundtrack fits the film, the picture is very good, the direction is good too, Steve Coogan is very well in this film , the characters in the film are well placed , it is nice to see the journey of it to search for child she did not see 50 years, the chemistry of Judi Dench and Steve Coogan is very good, the costumes is also good , the film as well as virtually all of the same theme, criticizes the Catholic church , and the film has good moments of humor. Note 8.7

tenshi_ippikiookami "Philomena" could be the typical movie that goes for the easy tear and that is cheesy and shallow (kind of like the books the main character seems to read on trips).But Stephen Frears does an amazing job in bringing to life and making us care and worry about Philomena's plight to find the son that was stolen from her. He takes a true and sad story charges it with a punch that will hit most of its viewers really hard.The story is simple. Philomena decides to tell that she had a son, and that she would like to find him. Her daughter meets fallen from grace journalist Martin Sixsmith, who becomes interested in the story. And Philomena and Martin go on a search that will bring a dark truth to light.Frears does a great job on not making this story a show against the Catholic church. He and Coogan and Pope adapting Sixmith's story, do a great job in making this the story of Philomena, of a woman who was robed of her son, and with this, of a part of herself. And Judi Dench is more than amazing as the main character. She is subtle, touching and says so much without having to make a speech or say something deep that even for her high standards, is a revelation. Her Philomena is a woman full of flaws that some people, when meeting, would look from over their shoulders, but then learn to respect her views and her believes. Coogan, as the posh Sixmith, does a great job (even if once or twice it seems he is going into comedic mode) too of showing the "educated" man that can't understand some of Philomena's decisions but that ends caring more about her than about the story. As said, this could be a little bit cheesy but Frears, the actors and the script don't let it become so.This is a great movie, touching, subtle and powerful. Totally worth checking out.