The Master

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Derek D I love Philip Seymour Hoffman, and Joaquin Phoenix- and the acting here is great. But other than that this movies ended and I was left wondering “what the f**k did I just watch?” … sure there’s some themes and thoughts to be had, but ultimately this movie just starts with nothing and ends with nothing. Rated 1.5/5 Stars •  Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 12/14/24 Full Review Isa B A uniquely beautiful and completely platonic love story between two friends, Freddie Quell and one Lancaster Dodd, the creator of a religious movement, called "The Cause" in this film. Quell is a veteran of the second world war and suffers from the residual effects of that experience. Their collective journeys intertwine and creates the most unlikely of friendships. The acting in the film is otherworldly. The original score and overall sound design are spectacular. Paul Thomas Anderson deserves all the praise for bringing his written vision to life in this marvelous motion picture, The Master. I highly recommend. 94/100 Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 12/08/24 Full Review Ronald H It's amusing to see all of the critics obsequiously praising this film, mainly because they're terrified of being unhip. This film communicates virtually nothing. It has not one singe likeable character. It chronicles aberrant human behavior, but it refuses to take a position on it. It's loosely based on the activities of Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard, Hubbard conned a lot of people into following him. Likewise, filmmaker Paul Thomas Anderson has conned a lot of people into believing that he's a brilliant filmmaker. This is one of the most meaningless films I have ever seen. The only message I got from it was "If you don't like this movie, it's because you're too stupid to understand it." Well, guess what? I'm not stupid. I'm discerning. And I recognize pretentious crap when I see it. Rated 1/5 Stars •  Rated 1 out of 5 stars 11/26/24 Full Review Laurian D I only managed to finish this thanks to Phoenix's solid perfomance. He's always impressive when it comes to playing troubled characters, that's his thing. This movie had massive potential but the second half really drags and ends up going nowhere. Some critics tried to find poetry here, but there's actually no hidden depth or message, in fact it feels quite unsure about its direction. Instead of being the wake up call it could and should have been, it's quite ambiguous and shy, refusing to really dwelve into the destructive world of spiritual con men and really condemn it. Too bad. Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 10/14/24 Full Review Audience Member Wow. I literally can't believe anyone rated this movie better than maybe 2 stars- at the most. I own a lot of PTA's movies and have seen all except this and PT. SO glad I didn't buy this first, I was going to. This movie was so long/ and so boring/ and so pointless. This is one of those movies where people like everyone involved so they say stuff that simply isn't true. The performances were great, why wouldn't they be, but the subject matter was truly horrendous. I think it's a testament that this BOMB= 4.4 million- at the box office. I didn't love Inherent Vice much either, which I also own. This is like a typical netflix made movie where you sit and wait for it to get good- and you do that until the credits start rolling. (Oh, I DID like Licorice Pizza though, that I'll buy- this I won't and just call it an outlier) Rated 0.5/5 Stars •  Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 09/13/24 Full Review Aender S Awesome performance by Joaquin Phoenix and also by Philip Seymour Hoffman, but it's just their acting that elevate this film. Otherwise it's oddly paced. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 04/11/24 Full Review Read all reviews

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