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Audience Member Fantastic. Epic Performances. Haunting Story. Stark Direction. A tale of human experience. So many fascinating twists and turns and you sit and ask yourself if you'd act the same/ do the same. I especially loved how Penn was desperate when dying, but then aloof when saved, only to become desperate again when dying again. People act so differently when their time is coming to a close and so awful when they think they have forever. A must have movie for any collection. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 10/28/24 Full Review Jack S The three leads are superb in this one. But they’re undermined somewhat by the film’s gimmick of a fragmented, non-chronological approach. The story bounces around so much (particularly early on) that it’s sometimes difficult to follow. It all comes together in the end, but it’s not disentangled in an especially satisfactory way. See it for the great work from the actors. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 10/15/24 Full Review Kathryn V Very good movie. Intense. The acting was what you expect from Sean Penn and del Toro, excellent. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 10/01/24 Full Review Georgan G A most intensive drama, with overlapping relationships. Terrific acting by the entire cast, with each character showing good & bad. Could not look away. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 11/15/23 Full Review Antoine K A veritable directing tour de force although laying a bit too thick on its theme. Naomi Watts and Benicio Del Toro are excellent. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 10/14/23 Full Review Dave S Alejandro Inarritu's 21 Grams is a tough and gritty film about death, faith, redemption and love, among many other things. Cristina Peck (Naomi Watts) is a young woman coming to terms with the tragic death of her husband and two children as the result of a hit-and-run car accident. Paul Rivers (Sean Penn) is an intelligent but deeply flawed man facing his own mortality while waiting for a heart transplant. Jack Jordan (Benicio del Toro) is a born-again former convict responsible for the death of Cristina's family. All three storylines converge over the course of the film, the result being an effective but crushingly depressing viewing experience. Some may find the handheld cinematography to be a distraction and the chronology of events can be confusing, but it remains a powerful movie about human nature and the random course of our personal fates. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 10/16/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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