I'm sorry. I know this was a selection for the 2005 "Sundance" film festival (actually, that should've been a tip off, right there!), but I just couldn't believe how lame this film was. To me it was like Vanilla Sky meets Groundhogs' Day!
Hated it, absolutely hated it.
you hated it because you didnt understand it. dont bash what you dont understand
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No, I hated it because the trailer made it seem like it was a murder-thriller-suspense type of movie and it wasn't. THAT's why I think it was a piece of crap!
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"Can't believe Courteney Cox agreed to do this."
What the hell does that mean? I HATE when people say something like that. Why wouldn't she? It's not like her career has flourished all that much since "Friends" ended, save for her working with her husband (David Arquette) on "Daisy Does America". As for as "November" goes, I think she delivers a terrific performance. Who would you have picked, Katie Holmes? Please.
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I also hated this movie after it ended. My husband and I both said, "Well that's an hour and a half of our lives we'll never get back!" But when I came here to see what other people had said about the movie, now it all makes sense (sort of). You see, when I saw the first little subtitle--Denial--I immediately thought (and told my husband) that it was going to show the stages of grief she was going through because of Hugh being killed. But when the next stage (Despair) came along and the story began to repeat itself with some events changing, that's when the movie lost me.
Denial is the first stage of grief. You can say that it's the first stage of learning that you're going to die, but that's a specific definition--it's the first stage of grief. And the first sequence showed an event happening to her that would cause grief. So the subtitles were confusing and misleading, because I kept wondering how these disparate retellings of events could possibly be the stages of her grieving over Hugh's death. Even after the movie ended I still had no idea what the point of it all was. Until I came here and read someone's post saying that the movie was about her dying and what was going through her head.
Now it makes sense, but I still don't like it. A movie should make sense while you're watching it, or at least after it ends. If you have to go read the IMDB message board to understand what it all meant, then it's missed its mark. (There is NO comparison at all between this movie and The Sixth Sense, by the way--that movie was excellent!)
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Accept that some days you're the pigeon, and some days you're the statue.
"If you have to go read the IMDB message board to understand what it all meant, then it's missed its mark"
Absolutely. Such a waste of time. And it looked like it was going to be good till it suddenly ended!
First off, the movie is not an hour and a half long. It's about an hour and eight minutes, excluding the credits. I know it's rough to sit still for that long, glad you made it.
"A movie should make sense while you're watching it, or at least after it ends."
Not true. A movie that leaves you with unanswered questions and makes you do a little work to figure it out is anything short of a failure. While there are always a few flops, "November" is definitely not one of them. And if this movie made you angry, then I definitely recommend staying away from David Lynch's "Mulholland Drive". There is nothing wrong with doing a little detective work in order to fully understand a movie. If anything, it makes me feel more attached to it when I can go and figure things out on my own and then watch it again with a full understanding. Some people grow tired of having their interpretations spoon fed to them. Branch out a little, and lighten up. "November" is one of the better of these types out there.
Well, I understood that all the scenes in the movie previous to the last death scene were just scenarios going through her head as she lay dying. I didn't see where someone else said that here and I think a lot of people still don't understand that. But, in any case, I didn't (couldn't possibly) understand that until the last scene.
Is the film good because I spent most of it trying to figure out what was going on? Not in the least. That was the only thing that gave the narrative any interest. If the only part of the narrative that provides any interest is the trick that keeps you from understanding the narrative then there is nothing to the film.
If there is no narrative content (T-H-E-M-E) wouldn't it be better to do crossword puzzles? That, at least, improves your vocabulary. Puzzles don't equal art.
I did, however, think the acting was good.
Definitely agree.
Without a doubt goes down as one of the worst movies I've ever seen, from beginning to end.
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Yes, it is pretty much a mess, and fairly pointless.
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Yeah, this movie was a waste of time! Do a little homework? Yeah right, I graduated college already. The writer does the homework, not the audience. Screenplays are supposed to tie loose ends, this one just left the audience confused. And I don't know if I would compare this to Mulholland Drive. Two very different films (Mulholland was much better). Anyway, if you want to see the same events three times in a row with different camera filters then you'll love this movie. If you want a good story, don't waste your time.
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Well it was a success as far as putting a production together. Did this gross over $850,000.00? The point is they were able to tell a compelling story and for a fraction of the cost Hollywood does (very smart) so overall I think this was a good movie.
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I don't agree with the OP at all. I think a lot of people don't understand the story or were expecting something dumb down for the masses. I actually enjoy movies that I have to view more than once and have different interpretations and garner discussions like the ones I've seen on this board. Don't get me wrong, I like my share of mindless garbage movies for mass consumption, but I also like movies that don't explain every little detail and leave things open to ponder later on. I like surprise and most times I go to the movies now, I'm able to guess the ending way before it's over and that's frustrating to me. So to each his own.
When the wind blows it's almost like I see her in the Hamptons...
Tree of life was a waste of film. this was ok.
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Applied Science? All science is applied. Eventually.
The ending saved this movie to me and went from total dislike to just not that good.... But even with that, the movie still seemed like a mess. Using the same idea, it could have been presented so much better.
3 / 10
I thought this movie was awful.
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