Hellen I like the storyline of this show,it attract me so much

Smartorhypo Highly Overrated But Still Good

Merolliv I really wanted to like this movie. I feel terribly cynical trashing it, and that's why I'm giving it a middling 5. Actually, I'm giving it a 5 because there were some superb performances.

Tayyab Torres Strong acting helps the film overcome an uncertain premise and create characters that hold our attention absolutely.

Suzie The acting is good, the production is good, the script is not and so the film is a dud. The film deals with a difficult subject matter but does not present it in a way that is entertaining or enlightening. It's just cheap emotions and melodrama, searching for emotional payoff without any of the set up. It just tries to tug at your heart strings. Nothing more.I can't believe how much praise this film has got. It's really a soapy melodrama for people that don't watch day-time soaps. You can cut a soap to 2 hours instead of a million episodes, you could hire big stars, you could use film instead of digital, you could play it at night instead of daytime, show it in the theater instead of on TV, but soap is soap.How do you say "soap" in Polish?

gradyharp James Gray co-wrote (with Richard Menello who had worked with Gray on his other films and who died in 2013) and directed this slow moving but insightful film about the immigration topic that swirls through the media at the present time. His previous films – 'Little Odessa', 'We Own the Night, 'The Yards' and 'Two Lovers' are similar in feeling – dark, many repeated actors, coloration of the film product. But THE IMMIGRANT reflects the history of us all – all of us in the USA being immigrants in our lives or our histories – and as such it is very much like being given access to a personal scrapbook of survival in a new land.The film opens in 1921 on Ellis Island. In search of a new start and the American dream, Ewa Cybulska (Marion Cotillard, superb!) and her sister Magda (Angela Sarafyan) sail to New York from their native Poland. When they reach Ellis Island, doctors discover that Magda is ill with tuberculosis, and the two women are separated. Ewa is released onto the mean streets of Manhattan while her sister is quarantined. Alone, with nowhere to turn and desperate to reunite with Magda, she quickly falls prey to Bruno (Joaquin Phoenix), a charming but wicked man who takes her in and forces her into prostitution. And then one day, Ewa encounters Bruno's cousin, the debonair magician Orlando (Jeremy Renner). He sweeps Ewa off her feet and quickly becomes her only chance to escape the nightmare in which she finds herself. Bruno owns a men's club run by Belva (Dagmara Dominczyk) in which the girl's Bruno has 'saved' perform burlesque for the drinking men. In many ways Bruno is a caring a kind man but has a manic streak that colors the loves of everyone around him. He is the epitome of the immigrants who took (take?) advantage of frighten and desperate immigrants for money and power.The film is very slow, sort of a one-note song, but the acting is excellent and the cinematography by Darius Khondi captures the claustrophobic effect of living in secrecy and in less than suitable conditions. Though the film drags on a bit too long it does bring to our attention the trials of entering this country as an immigrant.

g-bodyl The Immigrant has to be one of the most overlooked films of 2014. It only came out in limited release, but I believe the film should have received more press, especially with the talent involved. This is a sweeping melodrama that has such a captivating story that hearkens back to days of old when these kind of films were released almost weekly. This story is also a history lesson in a sense that the film gives off a vibe of 1920's New York during an era of immigration, prostitution, and Prohibition. The film shows the dangers that these foreign newcomers must face in a strange, new land.James Gray's film is about a woman named Ewa who arrives in Ellis Island with her sister, Magda after coming from Poland. The sisters are separated as tuberculosis overtaken Magda. Ewa is forced out into the NYC streets where this man named Bruno takes her under his wing in the form of prostitution. She does not like this life, but she may find a way out when she meets this magician named Orlando who promises her a new life and a chance to reunite with her sister.The acting is very, very good. A film with the three leads it has should not be confined to limited release. Joaquin Phoenix gives a very strong performance as Bruno. It seems a rather restrained performance, but great nonetheless. Speaking of great, Marion Cotillard also impresses me in her role as the scared, lost Ewa. Marion should have been nominated for an Oscar with this role. Finally, Jeremy Renner does an excellent job as Orlando, and I feel he should have more screen time.Overall, the Immigrant is a beautiful, well-acted film and it's a rare film that gives a woman this kind of role in this day and age. Not only are the actors are in fine form, this film features some amazing lush cinematography. The camera shots of 20th-century Manhattan is just beautiful. This film needed more press, but alas the lack of people seeing this movie does not stop it from being a good, old-fashioned period piece.My Grade: A-

Sergeant_Tibbs For those that consider The Immigrant a 2014 film, Marion Cotillard is having a great year, and her joint awards for her performances in this and Two Days, One Night ostensibly culminated in an Oscar nomination. I'm not a fan of the Dardenne, but I can get fully on board with James Gray's beautiful film. She utterly bowled me over giving a delicate and devastating performance. Cotillard is an actress who can make her nuances shine with utmost sincerity and the tragedies and dilemmas she faces in The Immigrant offer her a platform like she's never had before. It's classical storytelling here, but Gray claims those archetypes for his own and the result is refreshing. Joaquin Phoenix gives a very interesting and conflicted performance as a man who's desires to help Ewa but instead drains her of her soul. Darius Knodji's bronze cinematography adds to the film's powerful eloquence especially in the final poetic shot. I must see more James Gray films especially if they have the same gravitas.8/10