Diane Stark

Very underappreciated. This is a follicking, ironic, and very much appealing movie experience. I can watch it repeatedly.

This film contained a large amount of philosophical reflection about human nature, the current social crisis, world political movements and sentiments - it is a uniquely intelligent script, incorporating a murder mystery that is fascinatingly unraveled. I enjoyed it thoroughly!

The most interesting political drama ive ever seen for its levels of intrigue and the ironies of world politics working in a paradigm of adversalialism.

I wish I could reach out to the actors - Simon Baker, Robin Tunney, the guests - Brianna Brown, all of them, to express what wonderful performances they gave to create a world of intrigue and subtlety. I've been replaying the shows many times and still find moments of such comedy, such romance, such pathos that I missed before. I don't see how the ensemble cast can ever be the same after being part of this artistic and entertaining endeavor. Mwaah! Love to each and all.

Absolute magic. When I first saw this movie, it was difficult to realize that what I was seeing was as perfect as it really was. The public had never seen Kevin Kline or Peter MacNicol before. The ensemble should have all received Academy Awards. But Meryl Streep's performance is exquisite. She expresses the suffering that Sophie carries, articulated without words. The intersection of William Styron's storytelling, Alan Pacula's cinematic deftness, Marvin Hamlisch's evocative emotional sound, the performance artistry of Streep, MacNicol, and Kline, creates a synergy that may not happen in any other movie. I've not found it in all these years. Honestly, I imagine that all three of these actors felt more exalted when they played these roles than at any other time in their careers.

This is the first movie that I actually liked better than the book. It has expanded the depth of the ideation in the story, and remained true to the theme. I knew professional reviewers would not see it's cinematic value. It's not slick. It's not tricky. But it's rich.

This is a masterpiece of cinematic story-telling. Rarely is the technique so masterful and invisible. It's depth is in revealing the classist judgmental narrow-mindedness of American culture as it shows up in the arena of figure skating and in the subculture of it's unconscious privilege. The performances are each one a tour-de-force. The footage of the skating performances is impeccable and dazzling. Truly a marvel and a high water mark in moviedom.