PlatinumRead Just so...so bad

KnotStronger This is a must-see and one of the best documentaries - and films - of this year.

Ginger Very good movie overall, highly recommended. Most of the negative reviews don't have any merit and are all pollitically based. Give this movie a chance at least, and it might give you a different perspective.

Logan By the time the dramatic fireworks start popping off, each one feels earned.

anastamichas This movie seemed promising but was seriously a waste of time. Not to mention the awful historical research.

The Couchpotatoes Strange title for this movie. Maybe I just don't get it. But the movie itself is watchable. It's not the greatest even though I can see people really liking The Two Faces Of January. For me it was just a little bit too slow, but that's my opinion. It could have used a bit more conning since the main characters are both con artists. Other than that the story is enjoyable and easy to watch. The main actors are Oscar Isaac, Viggo Mortensen and Kirsten Dunst. The three of them are basically the only important actors of this movie so a bit of variety could have helped. But you can't fault any of them for their acting. That was all very good. Do I regret watching it? No. Will I watch it again in the future? No.

Ben Parker Directorial debut of a really good screenwriter Hossein Amini of Drive fame. Kirsten Dunst is miscast, she's just not interesting, and you never believe she's having a single thought. The central setup is really forced and obvious; whatever it takes to get a love triangle going. It worked for Patricia HIghsmith in The Talented Mr. Ripley (1995) because everything about that film was so well made, but this film based on another one of her novels is just frustrating. You find yourself saying: yes but WHY is that character doing that, he doesn't know those people. Character motivations are weak and contrived. On a scale of 10 to infuriating I'd give it a 3, or frustrating.3/10

MovieHoliks *possible SPOILER* I watched this off Netflix with some family over the weekend, and despite some good performances and beautiful scenery, the film's "denouement" left something to be desired. Based on the Patricia Highsmith novel (the "Mr. Ripley" series), Viggo Mortensen stars as an American in Greece married to a much younger woman (Kirsten Dunst), who develop a love triangle with a young American traveling abroad.Now, at first, I thought Mortensen was actually conning the young guy, but then as the film went on, it seemed maybe the other way around- all leading to a very unsatisfactory ending. I know this movie has been referred to as "Hitchcockian" on more than one occasion-??- well..Alfred Hitchcock would've given us a better ending...