Maximilian Y.
9Oct11
pre taxi driver*
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HwCath
30Jan12
Scorsese does Douglas Sirk and hints of Terms of Endearment. I love how its a common consistence that Hugo is a great departure for Mr.Scorsese when this is also completely different than anything else in his career. There's a real humanistic warm in this that is missing in most of his flicks. A treat!
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ConallVision
10Dec11
Spoiler: I'm confused. Is this film blatantly misogynistic or is it a satire. At the very end when Alice gives in to David's 'generous' offer at the end...is it a joke? Or is Scorsese actually saying that women should or do fall at their knees when a man tells her he'll give her what she wants, even when he has been abusive in the previous scene. I'm confused. Am I missing something?
Caden Cotard
8May11
One of Scorsese's rawest, truest dramas about a single mother trying to make end's meet. Ellen Burstyn is a revelation as Alice Hyatt, the "singing waitress", and there's an awesome, post-Taxi Driver Jodie Foster cameo thrown in for good measure.
In An Expression Of The Inexpressible
28Jan11
It's a really nice movie, one that warms your heart and soul and even if you know it's not a cinematic masterpiece you still appreciate it. I can't help it - I always fall for this eccentric, childish and extremly lovable women characters in a movie.It's great that it wasn't a typical Scorsese, cause I'm really tired of it.
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Christopher Bentley Owen
24Jan11
An underrated Scorsese film. For some reason (subject matter, location, etc.) people don't think of it as part of his "cannon." But I think it's a great examination of the American West in the late 20th century, and a domestic drama worthy of one of his idols, John Cassavetes.
chasemiddaugh
31Dec10
Harvey Keitel's brief role in this is maybe his worst. Other than that- this is far better than I expected. Ellen Burstyn's over-the-top-hysteria fits the character/story, and Alfred Lutter is maybe the best child actor I've ever seen. Jodi Foster looks like a boy every time she's on the screen.
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Jake Mulligan
29Jun10
Really excellent, with the slight exception being that the worldview is so bleak when a "heartwarming" moment occurs its normally pretty out of place and misdone. Still a great film though.
