Sexyloutak Absolutely the worst movie.

Pacionsbo Absolutely Fantastic

Curapedi I cannot think of one single thing that I would change about this film. The acting is incomparable, the directing deft, and the writing poignantly brilliant.

Marva It is an exhilarating, distressing, funny and profound film, with one of the more memorable film scores in years,

jessy zaki When I came to watch this movie, I didn't know what to expect, actually not expecting much as I wasn't sure about Foster's direction, and it didn't well at the box office. Then I decided to watch it as I am a biggg fan of movies dealing with psycho/mental illness. To be honest, the movie is categorised under the comedy genre, but I found no comedy, maybe light scenes but didnt amount to be so funny. Also, it isn't very dark or serious drama. It is in between; a good story with fine performances. The original plot is really appreciable; a man seeking help out of his depression by adopting a beaver as his soul. It is a bit weird, but it is totally new and original idea, which I liked. About the acting, it is really good, no one could deny this fact. Mel Gibson in my opinion delivers one of his best performances, and the teens too. Jodi Foster is convincing as the caring wife who tries her best to keep her family. The pace of the movie flows well that it didn't bore me, and nearly the last 30 or 40 minutes form the best part of the movie. There is more than a scene worth watching -in my opinion- such as the one in which the protagonist fights with the puppet. Actually, through the whole movie you'll never doubt that the two are two different characters that the beaver has a real soul, thanks to Gibson's performance and the camera cuts. One last thing, don't watch it with high expectations to enjoy it. It is just a good movie with really fine wise performances.

larry.launders I saw this movie last night for the first time. I've done my best to remove any possible spoilers in this review. I had heard about it when it came out, and it had always been on my radar, so I finally made time to watch it. First off, I suspect we need to discuss Mel Gibson. If I recall, this was his first big movie after getting splattered across the press for some poor behavior, and the general movie-viewing public largely turned against him.Well, I am not here to comment on any off-screen antics, merely the movie and the talent involved. Mel Gibson is a tremendous actor. That statement is very well displayed in this movie. He is helped by a very strong supporting cast, and an interesting story about a subject that, overall, nobody is comfortable talking about or dealing with. Having read the trivia, I get why it took Jodie Foster awhile to get a backer for the movie because she did not want to change the ending. I found myself with a mix of thoughts on that - I side with Ms. Foster in not wanting to change the ending of the story, however I might have fought for changing how it was displayed/portrayed to the audience. Not that what she chose didn't work, it did, but I'm considering the overall 'feel' of the movie at that point. Honestly, from what I had remembered from the trailers, I thought this would be more comedic. It is still a serious subject matter, and there are comedic moments to be had, don't get me wrong! But this does lean very much more to the serious side. It of course also includes a few other sub-plots to round out the overall story - the two children provide their own personalities and issues that need to be dealt with; and the wife trying to balance everything going on along with maintaining her own responsibilities as well as sanity is expertly done by Ms. Foster. And the end makes sense, ultimately. And it provides some things the story needs to tie things up, and to make it a movie worth watching, albeit a bit...tragically? Or at the least, unfortunately. I do recommend watching The Beaver. While it includes Mel Gibson, and dear readers I semi-understand those that won't watch anything with him in it, but remember he's not the only person in it. :-) It does deal with the very serious subject of depression, and is well worth the watch.

Michael Radny This film tries to be a masterpiece, failing on the way due to it's over pretentiousness and overall boring execution of the film. It's nothing short of plain torture for the viewer. It's slow pace and confronting themes don't make for an enjoyable ride. Though quirky, and I give it props for that, nothing that this film tries to do makes the adventure worth the time to watch it. Whilst Mel Gibson does his best to play the character, you can't help but feel you are going through the suicidal thoughts that he is when investing yourself in this film.Nothing short of pure boredom. It's story is bleak and slow, whilst the depressing nature of the film makes you feel depressed watching it. Something to consider if you have nothing else to watch, but otherwise give this one a miss.

sesht Another old(er) movie that was sadly eclipsed due to the very public antics of its (now) pariah like celebrity star, Mel Gibson. A veritable directorial achievement (Jodie Foster, after 'Little man Tate'), this is an engaging drama from beginning-to- end, and doesn't quite let go.Quite possibly some of the darkest thematic material ever put on celluloid. And one of the most courageous. Both in terms of the choices inherent in the material, and quite possibly the director following the vision laid out in the screenplay, without making the compromises that studio heads are prone to doing, and prevailing, at that.Difficult to watch for most of its running time, borrowing its motif from one of my favorite classics 'Harvey' (and kinda uniquely 'extending' it, not just to fit this milieu, but also to to help it find its own voice out there), this has many things going for it, including its casting, esp. Anton Yelchin.One more strength, I felt, lay in its narrative, that doesn't spend much time on context/back-story and simply dives into the main conceit of it all, as it were. The timing when Foster chose to cast Gibson in this one, and Gibson himself agreeing to take on the main role (with both Steve Carell and Jim Carrey electing to give this one a miss), foibles and all, is unique, though it didn't do anything for its box-office. Definitely deserved to be seen when it came out, and deserving of its audience anyway, this one hopefully will find its cult following sometime (counting on that, since this deserves an audience).