WillSushyMedia This movie was so-so. It had it's moments, but wasn't the greatest.

pointyfilippa The movie runs out of plot and jokes well before the end of a two-hour running time, long for a light comedy.

Sameer Callahan It really made me laugh, but for some moments I was tearing up because I could relate so much.

Keira Brennan The movie is made so realistic it has a lot of that WoW feeling at the right moments and never tooo over the top. the suspense is done so well and the emotion is felt. Very well put together with the music and all.

SnoopyStyle Cate Blanchett plays various characters. Through narrations and monologues, they proclaim manifestos declaring a call to arms for artists questioning their roles and society in general.There is no denying Blanchett's acting skills. She embodies this diverse set of characters. She is the voice of this movie. Few others even have lines. This is experimental and oddly monotone despite the vastly different roles for Blanchett. The manifestos all have that lengthy run-on sentence structure with big, complicated words. They are reminiscent of the countless manifestos from revolutionaries and madmen. The visuals are beautiful and artistically rendered. It all adds up to a single note played at a loud beautifully pronounced volume. At the end of the day, what exactly is this movie saying? It's a lot of buzz words cobbled together to say everything and nothing. It's a beautiful art piece with a profound actor skillfully performing. It's hypnotic. In a way, it is what it says it is. It is dissecting art leaving it collapsed in a pile of rubble. This belongs in a museum but it has no place in the neighborhood multiplex. It's a fascinating piece of experimental art. I'm not sure if it's actually saying anything.

arrietkirkland Wow, Manifesto - a combination of 13 vignettes that incorporate 20th century art movements, featuring poignant monologues by Cate Blanchett's tour de force. It's a mental gym session - be ready to stretch your mind - it's good for you

Will Jeffery Cate Blanchett once again displays her vast array of talent as she plays 12 different characters in 12 different settings decontextualising some of history's famous manifestos, bringing humour and new meaning to them, or perhaps no meaning, to stress a view of meaninglessness to them. There is no conventional narrative here but the film still has urgency to keep you watching through its compelling art direction and wit.

LaLaLandSucks Chameleon actors are bad once they are too over the top. Does it really matter if an actress or an actor is not recognizable? If the intentions of an actor/actress does not translate on screen 100%, they are surely giving an awful performance. Jake Gyllenhaal has for a decade been described as a chameleon actor, but even he has his limits. This film proves Cate Blanchett is not an amazing actress because she has limits. What do I consider amazing? Marlon Brando and Daniel Day Lewis of course. Those are the only true chameleons that have never given a terrible performance. All these subpar actors in Hollywood today are just beginners. She's not acting for survival, her mind is about giving a good performance, not survival. It's what modern actors get wrong, the focus on your performance does not equal a good one. Acting is a survival mechanism, so you have to use it like you want to survive.