Hours

Pros: Nicole Kidman, the use of editing, the entire tone of the film.
Cons: I've never been a Meryl Streep fan...

With some trepidation, and not a little angst, I finally sat down and watched the adaptation of Mich ...

Pros: Kidman, Moore, interweaving of stories
Cons: Streep

Where to start when talking about a movie like The Hours? With Virginia Woolf and the origin ...

Pros: impressive ensemble acting almost all the way around
Cons: static camerawork, not very fitting musical score

Preamble: Complex novels that delve into multiple subjectivities are unpromising sources for the very objective medium of film, though voice-overs conveyed the point of view of the narrators of many noires (including the dead narrators of "Sunset...

Pros: I liked the cast and the moody music in the film.
Cons: Didn't enjoy the story, it's confusing and frustrating, boring as well.

The Hours was a long, drawn out, boring movie if I ever did see one. I found it consistently confusing and undeniably frustrating. The only things I enjoyed were the cast, some of the things spoken by Virginia Woolf, and the moody instrumental ...

Pros: It's excellent.
Cons: I couldn't care less.

This 'review' is far more like 'commentary', though it is perhaps not precisely that either. It als ...

Pros: Acting, acting, acting. The script, direction, and the power of the story.
Cons: None come to mind

It feels weird writing a movie review after having just done the Gay Pride Writeoff. That was so in ...

Pros: Nicole Kidman, Julianne Moore, structure of screenplay and direction.
Cons: Very depressing, not for those who hate "chick flicks" of any kind.

One of the thoughts that occurred to me as I was watching The Hours was that, I swear to God, I wish that I could get around to reading books more often. Considering that the entire premise of this film hinges on a number of women�s connection to Virgini ...

Pros: Excellent work by Kidman/Streep/Moore...
Cons: Why don't we see more like this...

Often we find that when cinema meets the arts, the results do not meet desired expectations. Most wo ...

Pros: The amazing performances, the stunning script.
Cons: Nicole Kidman isn't actually IN that much of the movie.

Not only does my ditty here I am going to compose about my thoughts on " The Hours" serve as the second of my two part Mini-Nicole Kidman retrospective ( see part one on The Others at ...

Pros: Everything about this movie except the small cons.
Cons: Only a couple of characters don't leave an impression.

THE HOURS is a Mirimax Films/Paramount Pictures presentation, a 114-minute feature rated PG-1 ...

Pros: Great Score, Great Acting, Great Story.
Cons: Drags along during the middle.

Every once in a while a book will come along and change the way that people think about their everyday lives. The Pulitzer Prize winning novel The Hours by Michael Cunningham was one of those books, one would think it very difficult to out do this feat; ...

Pros: Great cast, great performances, thought-provoking themes.
Cons: Some may think it dry, viewer must be alert to gain fuller experience.

Plot Summary "The Hours" is inspired by Virginia Woolf's novel "Mrs. Dalloway". The story include ...

Pros: Great cast, excellent directing and flow
Cons: Knowing the story ahead of time might help.

As with all great movies, it's difficult to find a good place to start when speaking on The Hours. ...

Pros: Beautiful acting, captivating story
Cons: plot is somewhat unclear at times

The Hours is a beautiful screen adaptation of a magnificent novel by the same name (author Michael Cunningham). The movie is a poignant look at three women across time, whose lives are intertwined by their mutual desperation at the endless hours they...

Pros: Fascinating plot, wonderfully acted, realistic drama how people's lives intertwine and influence even between generations.
Cons: A little complicated to follow initially. Care needed with young children Sensitive subjects.

At first I was very disappointed in ⦣128œThe Hours⦣128. The plot is at first somewhat co ...