Reminds me of a comic version of Herzog's 'Into The Abyss' - both are rare films that totally capture the lives of average Texans simply by observing honestly. That lovingly long shot of BBQ being served was like mother's milk to me. A very relaxed film but that's not to say it's a dumb or simplistic one.

So excellent. Heady and immersive; both specific to its milieu and very universal. The panoramic nightclub scenes are done just as adeptly as the more talk-heavy sequences. I like all the Stillman movies I've seen but this one seems to have more blood in it than the rest. The stakes are a little higher and consequently the payoff is richer, cinematically and emotionally. I love most any movie that ends with dancing.

A woefully underseen film. Certainly not without its faults - it's probably too precocious by half and certain scenes never seem to find their footing - but it is a very funny and ultimately sweet entry in the canon of talky Manhattan romantic comedies. It makes even more sense to me now that I've begun to delve into Whit Stillman's movies.

Reminded me of the first Star Wars films, in that you've got a convoluted, grandiose sci-fi mythology that's essentially silly but that you might as well buy into for your own enjoyment; deft, genuinely exciting action sequences; elements of the Western rogue mythos; and none-too-threatening but still uncorny dollops of comedy and romance. A fleet, very satisfying Hollywood entertainment.

Cathartic, full-blooded, infuriating, often funny, and imperfect; bookended by two of the most unabashedly emotional sequences I've seen in recent cinema: the bus accident scene and the operatic (in multiple senses of the word) finale. I saw it weeks ago and it's still in my mind.

There were moments when I wanted to stand up and embrace the screen, so strong were the feelings this movie stirred in me.

Immediately after seeing it, I would have compared this movie to a cupcake (or maybe a French pastry, if could name a French pastry and not sound like a chump): sweet and enjoyable, but not too substantial. However ,it's been over 6 months since I saw this movie and I find that it retains a pleasant glow in my memory. I'm bumping my rating up one star. This is one of Woody's best recent works.

Maybe expecting this to be 'The Social Network' but with baseball was unfair. Regardless, too many scenes attempted an understated drama while really achieving only a kind of draggy slackness. Still, an enjoyable couple of hours at the megaplex.

Pretty undercooked.

A taut, engaging documentary, with some obvious stylistic debts to Errol Morris, but I'm pretty OK with that. Nice original soundtrack by Dickon Hinchcliffe of Tindersticks. I had a traumatic and definitely Nim-inspired dream about my dog after seeing this movie last night, and if a movie can get in my head that thoroughly, the filmmaker must have done something right.

I could honestly give this movie one star, or five, so I just split the difference. Not sure how much I "got," because I'm not sure I could even get in the first place, as a monolingual American. Still, I will say that I was engaged from start to finish, equally frustrated, bored, and amazed. I am very glad that Godard is still out there, doing his thing. The man has certainly not gone soft in his old age.

Filled me with awe and joy.

This was a genuine pleasant surprise for me. Real sensitivity and humor, a bit of suspense, and a story that arises organically from seemingly casual scenes which resonate as the film builds. Also the most sumptuous cinematography that I’ve seen in a digitally-shot movie, and a terrific original score from Keegan DeWitt.

I could watch Romy Schneider water-skiing all day.

Lordy. I have not been that devastated by a movie since 'Brokeback Mountain.' When the Giant says, "Superman," for the final time, that was it for me. Time for the goddamn Kleenex.

The rare kind of film that actually gets more wonderful and unexpected as it gets closer and closer to the end. Jim Jarmusch movies always underwhelm me at first - too scripted, I say, the actors are behaving too self-consciously, too much like actors - but by the end I am somehow beguiled and completely won over.