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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.

Brendon Jones 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.

Brenda The plot isn't so bad, but the pace of storytelling is too slow which makes people bored. Certain moments are so obvious and unnecessary for the main plot. I would've fast-forwarded those moments if it was an online streaming. The ending looks like implying a sequel, not sure if this movie will get one

imvaughn I thought the movie was going to be a version of stutter island about someone is trapped inside of a mental hospital and needs to get out. Where the movie starts to lose you at is 1. Every time he speaks of wanting to go home, no one ever mentions he was on death row for murder if he goes home they would lock him up and kill him for real this time. for people who wanted him not to leave, I think that would be the biggest deterrent. The choice between staying here and being free or going back to Texas and being killed is a big deterrent . It's like the movie writers forgot that he was on death row.2. is the fact that it made no sense at the end of the movie when he showed up at his wife's house for him just to get out of the car And for his wife to walk up to him like he had just went to the store for milk. If my husband who was executed showed up on my front steps I would be scared and petrified not hugging him happy that he came home.3. Finally for rehabilitation clinic, I think that the counselors did a very crappy job. If we are going to take murderers and attempt to give them a second chance the first thing we want to do is sit down with them and explain to them 100% exactly what happened. No showing up in the night being spooky giving ominous warnings. Sit them down and explain "you were supposed to be killed. Due to a diversion program we spared your life you have to stay here. if you attempt to leave we will put you back on death row and kill you " I think no matter how much you missed your family if you knew that would not try to leave.I give the movie four stars. The acting was good the plot was interesting but the execution failed miserably

zkonedog If a person were to just watch the first 15 minutes of "The Lazarus Project", they would think "this is a great setup for a film". If a person were to watch the last 15, they would think "I really want to see the lead-in to this ending". Sadly, the hour and 15 minutes in between is so ponderous and bereft of any sense/emotion that a good film cannot rise from it.For a basic plot summary, "The Lazarus Project" focuses on Ben Garvey (Paul Walker), a young family man who has a bit of a shady past. As viewers see him, however, he seems to have turned his life around and is a doting father to daughter Katie (Brooklyn Proulx) & and loving husband to wife Lisa (Piper Perabo). That is, of course, until he gets laid off from his job, forcing him back into a criminal element that puts in in front of the death penalty. The vials compress, Ben's eyes close, and we presume that he has perished...until he shows up walking down a county road.This film is the classic case of having some great film-making ideas yet being completely unable to execute any of them. I can't go into all the details for fear of spoilers, but there are a number of areas where "Lazarus Project" starts out strong and then drops the ball. For example...-Paul Walker turns in a great acting job as the "family man" at the beginning of the film. Once the mystery element kicks in, however, he kind of wanders around like an emotionless drone. -Like I stated above, the film has a great setup and conclusion, but in the middle it is so ponderous that even the most avid of viewers will begin to lose interest. Then, when the ending hits, it turns out that many of the things we as viewers have seen are not "true" and are quickly explained away by psychobabble.Put simply, "The Lazarus Project" shows many signs of potential, but the final project is just short of a mess. The plot is manipulative (sometimes blatantly so), the promise of real emotion (from the beginning) never surfaces again, and some sections are so boring as to make viewers question why that even care anymore. In name, I guess one has to indeed call this a "psychological thriller/mystery". In reality, however, it is much closer to "jumbled mess".

Leofwine_draca It's the filming style that I had a hard time with when watching this film. Everything is dark, subdued, and depressing if you think about it. There's little in the way of incident in the story, not much in the way of emotion either, just a dark path for our hero to journey down until he reaches enlightenment at the ending. I'm sure the film-makers had the best intentions but this turns out to be plodding and rather dull I'm afraid.The underrated Paul Walker stars as a low rent career criminal who's blessed with a loving wife and daughter. Unfortunately he's sent to death row where he's given a lethal injection for his part in a triple murder. Later, he wakes up and discovers he's a gardener at a remote institution. Is it a dream? Is this the afterlife? Or is something more sinister going on? Does anyone care? The storyline has potential, I admit that, but everything's so slow and uninteresting that I just didn't (care, that is). Walker puts in a solid performance but his character is underwritten for the most part and solid character actors like Bob Gunton, Lambert Wilson, and Tony Curran are wasted in their roles. I'm afraid THE LAZARUS PROJECT was a bore for me.

videorama-759-859391 TLP would be the most intriguing and original film Paul Walker ever did. It's a very obscure pic as in movie exposure, where this good film has slipped through the ranks. I'm glad I've finally got to view this one, as wanting to see it for years, as I am a big Paul Walker fan. Yes I like original films, but I felt the early part of the story before Paul was spared execution, was a bit rushed, and not effective, where there could of been a bit more meat of story, where really the film wants to get to the heart of the story, where from here, it stays strong. This film really wouldn't of worked cinematically like a couple of other Walker films. There are a couple of hazy parts here and there, as in the latter part of story. The real reason for Walker's new life really comes as no surprise, especially a bummer at the end, but a relief, as in terms of the bad people are really not that bad. There was one scene where Ben Garvey (Walker) is in total despair realizing the helplessness of his situation, that he can't go back to his old life, ever, and take up with his wife and kid. There were some predictabilities in the film that knows where it's going. Performance wise, Walker was very good, especially as in being believable, and dramatic, but there are those all too patent Walker traits, the walk, the laugh, and again, he gets the beautiful women, though it is hard to beat his be compared to his best performances which were in Running Scared and Pawn Shop Chronicles. His character here was much like the one in Hours. This is another of those films, you're dying to see how it concludes, and again, it's no surprise, but it's how you how you wanted to end in, one of the most beautiful endings, if surreal, when thinking about it. The Lazurus Project is engrossing, and I admit, I did expect more from it. One feels it could of had a better handling of story, where merely I'm speaking of it's sloppy early duration. If your a Paul Walker fan, watch, not only for that, but for our late star turning in a very believable, and heartfelt performance. No surprise Bob 'Shawshank Redemption' Gunton, is running this psychiatric hospital/jail.