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Is this a good movie??


I borrowed this movie from my cousin and would like to know if it's good enough to watch.

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one of the best

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Romantic, funny and moving. I recommend it.

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and if I recall correctly, some great aircraft scenes in it

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it's a mixed bag, really. some of the worst of spielberg on display, and not much of the best. certainly in the lower third of his catalogue. much of the film feels incredibly forced, phony. soars to what he thought apparently was the ultimate romantic ending, but what was going through my mind in the moment was: "gee, he's really shooting for the ultimate in selfless romance. and it's not working simply because everyone involved is trying way too hard."

i gave it a 6, which is my rating for the average film. bad spielberg is usually average in the field. terrible spielberg is, of course, something else... (i'm looking at you, lost world...)



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For Holly Hunter and the script.

The script was written by the guy who did the great movie: “Smile”.
Hunter makes the lines dance. Her male co-star doesn’t, nor the director.
She shines, dare I say smile?

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It's way too corny, soapy, melodramatic. In short your typical Spielberg film but unlike most of his films, 'Always' is not even entertaining.
One of the worst movies I've ever seen from one of the so called "Hollywood's Top directors".

2/10

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Whether it's a good movie or not depends on the person watching it. You won't know until you see it for yourself.

Life, every now and then, behaves as though it had seen too many bad movies

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I actually thought "Always" - like many of Spielberg's movies - was a little corny. The movie it was based on (Anyone? A title?) was much less so.

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Yes. It is one of my favorites. It is a romantic fantasy. Well done in all aspects: romance, acting, photography, special effects, humor. This movie has it all.

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Ignore those who pooh-pooh on this movie. Watch it. It's really very good.

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What a brilliant choice!

You could watch it and decide for yourself; or you could ask perfect strangers whose taste you know nothing about!


I'd like to suggest we test people before they can access the message boards.

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Yes, it's an excellent film. Best of all, there is no violence.

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