Reviews

A great movie on the start of a never ending story of human drama. Although the camera work could have been better (camera uses unlogical viewpoints and sometimes the camera could accentuate the mood but fails to). But the dialogue remains excellent and very true. This is not the usual Hollywood dramatics but this could have been real life dialogue. The actors have really made an effort to portray believable characters. Sean Penn, Kevin Bacon and Tim Robbins are as good as ever but also Marcia Gay Harden who plays celeste. Without her the Robbins character would have been unbelievable. I mean he would have been institutionalised way before this story took place. But by meeting her he could probably cope. They have very similar personalities. Too bad the story doesn't go into her background but it makes you wonder which is even better the knowing. Laura Linney was also great but her final dialogue came a bit out of the blue. Never the less she plays a major role in the ongoing of the drama.' This a great movie that has justly been given many awards! 4,5 out of 5 stars

Although it's a bit long this is a great movie. I've always been a fan of the Henson studio but this a real highlight. Great actors, great effects and a good adaptation of the story. Everybody knows the fairy tale but this is a very original modern-day spin off. i've already seen it twice and recommended it to most nieces and nephews. Ans they loved it too. Not to mention their parents. I think the story is a bit complex for the under age 8 group but they won't be bored with the effects. Matthew Modine (one of my favorites ever since I've seen him in HBO's "and the and played on") really makes the most out of the character. But there are more stars in this one. i've already bought the DVD and will probably watch it again. 4,5 stars out of 5!!

From the beginning to the end this is one horribly bad movie. There is no way I could get into the feeling of this movie cause the story is so unbelievable. There is now way you can identify with any of the characters cause you get hardly any info on them an from what you do get nobody is likable and even worse nobody is believable. It's a combination of kindergarten cop, reservoir dogs and rambo. Now you go do the math on that one. In the seventies and eighties there were tons of movies like this one. They were all b movies with b actors. Now you have a bottom of the barrel b movie with normally good actors (without Denzel Washington who is always playing too intense with too small a spectrum of emotions). Hollywood is trying way too hard to please the talent instead of entertaining. STOP MAKING VEHICLES FOR ACTORS and start making good movies.