Magnolia

Pros: Great characters that are not prejudged by the plot.
Cons: There is no plot to judge them.

There are questions that we will never be able to answer in this life. "Why did you leave?" "Is this all there is?" "What about me?" "How did this lemur end up in my bed?" I can only imagine that these were the...

Pros: Deep characters and excellent writing
Cons: Long in length with a few too many characters

If you can stick out the chaotic story lines and sometimes slow dialogue you will be well rewarded buy an original story line and superb cast. Magnolia follows seven storylines placed sporadically throughout the length of the film. Tom Cruise has an...

Pros: Excellent theme and moral, strong performances all around,great direction
Cons: The movie was definitely very long

Magnolia is a marathon film that if you don't see every minute of it the moral and message will be lost on you. If you do, however, see every minute, Magnolia is a powerful and though provoking piece of film that centers around the phenomenon of chance....

Pros: Excellent writing, acting, music, photography, story, and style
Cons: I'll kill you if you don't see it. Maybe a bit long.

'tis that wintery season again when the Oscar heavy-hitters roll out of the studios and make their way down your street. But in their rumble, you may have missed hearing about Magnolia, which should make it onto a number of Academy lists if there is...

Pros: Character-driven story with superb ensemble performances
Cons: Too long, too loud, with too much going on

As a follow-up to the porn movie scene of "Boogie Nights," writer/director Paul Thomas Anderson examines the emotional effects of physical and spiritual cancer in this manic, rambling tale of dying fathers and their pathetic children in...

Pros: Magnificent performances, compelling stories, etc...
Cons: May be too intense for some

This is such a great movie. Hands down, my favorite in years (well, alongside 'American Beauty'). 'Magnolia' is hard movie to review because it goes so indepth with detail and there is quite the large cast, but I'll give it go...

The movie...

Pros: Oscar-worthy performances,
Cons: lengthy, dizzying scene transitions

Magnolia stirs up so many emotions in its three-plus hours that one must take a few days to decide what one really thought of Paul Thomas Anderson's latest effort. But after stewing over the film for a bit, I decided that Magnolia is a film that anyone...

Pros: Automatic flush toilets in the theatre restroom were entertaining and creative
Cons: More F words than "Scarface"

Tedious, tormenting, and dull are words we used to describe this epic Hollywood short story. The Producer/Writer/Director probably has quite a nice collection of O. Henry short stories the likes of which I have not seen since eighth grade. The movie...

Pros: terrific characterizations; good performances; some sequences are startlingly well done
Cons: overlong; dies in section; no reasonable message; needs to show more restraint and economy

Few films have received as much advance hype as P.T. Anderson's Magnolia. Ecstatic word of mouth and laudatory critical acclaim practically prepare the viewer for a life-altering experience when entering the theater. For what it's worth, Anderson...

Pros: nice ensemble acting, esp. Julianne & Tom
Cons: over-long & pretentious

A majority of last year's films that I have seen are marked by two things: actors unexpectedly improving on their thespian skills and the ridiculously lengthy running times. Officially, "Magnolia," Paul Thomas Anderson's latest study of the...

Pros: a few 'laugh-out-loud' moments
Cons: long, uninteresting, depressing, un-likeable characters

When I first heard of Magnolia, it sounded great - a quirky set of tales about life, cleverly entwined. I then found out it was done by the same writer/director as Boogie Nights - which almost scared me away. Unfortunately, I did end up seeing...

Pros: something completely different
Cons: not for the casual movie goer

This movie is very strange, but totally worth seeing! The general effect of the movie is similar to that of "Usual Suspects" in that it really doesn't make much sense until the very end. That is when the punchline hits, and in the most...

Pros: One of the year's best films.
Cons: Not a film for everybody -- you'll either love it or hate it.

"Magnolia" hits you squarely and violently in the emotional stomach. Few films packed as consistent a wallop in 1999 or, for that matter, this decade. On average, people go to movies to escape. "Magnolia" confronts—ferociously and...

Pros: Story, Characters, Acting, Directing, Style
Cons: None, in the eyes of this reviewer - Although some may fault the length at over 3 hrs

To say that Paul Thomas Anderson is a talented filmmaker, is like saying that Picasso was a pretty good painter. While some might claim that he is simply a Scorsese ripoff, and that this film is the same as Robert Altman's Short Cuts, they are simply...

Pros: Just about everything
Cons: Length and Unpleasant Characters may not appeal to audiences

Respect the (blank) and tame the (blank). If you want that filled in, you’re going to have to go see Magnolia. After you see Magnolia, you might have to go see it again, just as a pinching mechanism so you can believe what you just saw. And this is...