Pugwash
Modern self-indulgent rubbish. Too long. I gained nothing from watching this. It's nicely photographed, but that is a given in the 21st century. The acting is fine, but this is a review of the movie as a whole. Don't waste your time.
The Master
- Drama
9/14/2012
137
R
Every man needs a guide.
Freddie, a volatile, heavy-drinking veteran who suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder, finds some semblance of a family when he stumbles onto the ship of Lancaster Dodd, the charismatic leader of a new "religion" he forms after World War II.
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- Revenue:
- $28,258,060
- Budget:
- $32,000,000
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Cast
Joaquin PhoenixFreddie Quell- Philip Seymour HoffmanLancaster Dodd
Amy AdamsPeggy Dodd- Rami MalekClark
- Laura DernHelen Sullivan
- Jesse PlemonsVal Dodd
- Ambyr ChildersElizabeth Dodd
- Madisen BeatyDoris Solstad
- Kevin J. O'ConnorBill White
- Patty McCormackMildred Drummond
- Lena EndreMrs. Solstad
- Barbara BrownellMargaret O'Brien
- Amy FergusonMartha the Salesgirl
- Jennifer Neala PageWinn Manchester
- Christopher Evan WelchJohn More
- Mike HowardRorschach Doctor
Reviews
FilipeManuelNeto
It's a film for a fairly narrow audience and is very slow paced... too slow.
Honestly, I expected more from this movie. A certain strong dramatic spark that really justified the time spent watching it. Unfortunately, it seems the only motivation for seeing the film is its criticism of the Church of Scientology, a criticism that, if you read a little about the church and pay attention, is not even implied.
Paul Thomas Anderson is a respected director, especially after the films Magnolia and There Will Be Blood. I'm not going to discuss that, not least because he's not a director I'm comfortable with (I think, counting this one, I've only seen two of his films). What matters is this film, and here, the director did a good job. It pr...