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Maxwell

7May12

... Shouldn't J.G. somehow appear in the credits to this film?

peterkiddle

9Apr12

This film is a perfect example of Disnification. Spielberg has successfully dummbed down J.G Ballard's harrowing account of war. It in no way compares.

Hal

24Nov11

In my personal opinion Steven Spielberg deserved an Oscar for this excellent war movie way before his movie " Schindler's list ". Loved Christian Bale in it.

Corriel likes this

Undoubtedly one of the best Spielberg's films. I'm impressed with the performance of a young Christian Bale, that which only 13 years have known how to keep all the dramatic weight of the history during all the movie. John Malkovich and Miranda Richardson are excellent to. I really love the music, above all the chorus' songs and the dawn scenes in which we can wach a combination of lights and shadows. Great movie.

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Maoolina Fajrini

8Aug11

Young christian bale. Such an adorable child actor.

Harry Rossi

2Feb11

If my rating was based just on Bale's amazing performance I would have given the film a 5/5, however after the extremely impressive first hour and a half the film suffered some pacing issues. Some things dragged on a little to long while other scenes were passed over too quickly. However I definitely suggest this film based solely on the fact that you see the origins of one of the finest actors of his generation. 4/5

João Pedro

24Jan11

Impressive young Christian Bale. Remarkable work. It reminds me the vision of the world trough a child's eyes.

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Jack Lehtonen

15Dec10

I loose all kind of cinephile cool points for saying this, but Spielberg is really, really goddamn good.

Jake Cole

22Oct10

Certainly Spielberg's most nuanced take on lost innocence and childhood, and a better indication of the cynical side of his humanism than Schindler's List (which was more optimistic despite the subject matter). You can see a lot of A.I. in this film. If it weren't for John Williams' mostly tone-deaf orchestration and a few eye-rolling shots, this would be damn near perfect.

Dzimas

27Jul10

As far as Spielberg movies go, this was one of his more interesting, replete with a Tom Stoppard adaptation of J. G. Ballard's novel, and solid performances by John Malkovich and a young Christian Bale.