tanty
A great idea for a movie developed in a witty script. Well done and with a decent cast.
Perfect for being played also in the theaters or watched under the blanket at home.
The Man from Earth
- Science Fiction
- Drama
6/10/2007
87
NR
From one of the acclaimed writers of Star Trek and The Twilight Zone comes a story that transcends both time and space...
An impromptu goodbye party for Professor John Oldman becomes a mysterious interrogation after the retiring scholar reveals to his colleagues he never ages and has walked the earth for 14,000 years.
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- Budget:
- $200,000
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furious_iz
DON'T BELIEVE THE HYPE!
Maybe that statement is a little facetious, but I feel it is true. I read AMAZING reviews for this film. I went in with high hopes, expecting a well acted, thoughtful, existential and quiet science fiction film.
Instead I saw a film so poor I wondered what's the scam here? How could this film possibly have a score in the high 7s.
The premise is solid at first glance, but as the film moves along it delves deeper and deeper in to melodrama, and then eventually patronising and insulting trash. I am agnostic, but I found the religion bashing heavy handed and unnecessary.
Most of the actors were doing the best they could with the script, but everything comes across flat and lifeless. None of the ...
niyumard
I'd like to invite you to believe the hype. This movie is very well written and simply great. Keeps you at the edge of your seat and doesn't fail to amaze you till its very last second.