Greenes Please don't spend money on this.

Gutsycurene Fanciful, disturbing, and wildly original, it announces the arrival of a fresh, bold voice in American cinema.

Myron Clemons A film of deceptively outspoken contemporary relevance, this is cinema at its most alert, alarming and alive.

Brooklynn There's a more than satisfactory amount of boom-boom in the movie's trim running time.

bellamahardhika In the beginning , i thought that Im gonna see a happy ending , or purpose of his life, or what he wanna be. But, i just saw he is smiling. Not mean anything. I thought they filmed about his succes or something in the end of movie

paulclaassen This film was so natural that I can't fault it in any way. Remarkably, the film was shot over a 12 year period, with the cast coming together for about 12 weeks every year for shooting. Therefore Mason is played by the same actor (Ellar Coltrane) through the entire span of the film, as well as the rest of the cast, off course, but I mention Mason here since he is the lead actor. This makes the film even more believable to see him grow throughout the film - from an innocent young boy to a typical teenager trying his first cigarette, having his first beer, thinking about girls, etc. Even the speech was very appropriate from kid to teenager to young adult. I must admit, I really enjoyed the movie's dialogue. Although the film is very long, I never found it boring. It was like watching someones (real) life play in front of me and it was interesting all the way. In fact, after almost 3 hours I was disappointed when the film ended - I wanted more.Although it is a film to savior, it is not the type of film I'd watch over and over, but having seen it I'm glad I did and will fondly remember it as a very good movie. A truly moving picture.

dansview Just when I thought this was another chronicle of Godless people living without a code, they threw in some worthwhile scenes with coded adults. A photography teacher, a corrections officer, a restaurant employer, a girlfriend, and a reformed dad all tried to teach our apathetic protagonist some valuable life lessons. Those were great scenes. They had to throw in some political propaganda against President Bush, for Obama and singer "Bright Eyes," to appease their stars or themselves I imagine. At least they showed religious people as sincere and kind before they gently mocked the concept.Something this long starts to feel self-indulgent. But most scenes are thoughtful and carefully made. I'll give it a grudging recommendation.

hewittjack The joys and pitfalls of growing up are seen through the eyes of a child named Mason (Ellar Coltrane), his parents (Patricia Arquette, Ethan Hawke) and his sister (Lorelei Linklater). Vignettes, filmed with the same cast over the course of 12 years, capture family meals, road trips, birthday parties, graduations and other important milestones.I came for the novelty of a film that took so long to make and stayed enthralled by the best character development I've ever seen in a movie. This is a niche film, I can see people not liking it, wether it's because of the almost 3 hour run time or the possible unrelatability of the characters. But I loved it, this film is to me is somehow so remarkably relatable and overwhelmingly personal and it striked me. Growing up around a similar time frame to the main character, Mason, the music, technology and pop culture displayed in film are perfect and allow me to watch this film over and over without getting bored. This is my favourite movie by far and I doubt any film could overtake it.