Elizabeth Burgett

Nicole Kidman is incandescent in this film. The music is beautiful, the love story heartbreaking.

Very disappointing, except for outstanding performance by Anthony Hopkins. I blame the director for Brad Pitt’s awkward and uncomfortable performance. He was gorgeous, of course, but his love interest was miscast and had zero chemistry with him. The love scene was excruciating to watch. Mechanical with no tenderness. I think Brad was perfectly cast for Joe Black, but directed poorly; Anthony Hopkins was wonderful, following his own direction; and the supporting cast was very good. I’m sad and a bit angry, because, except for the female lead and some misguided direction, I believe Meet Joe Black could have been a very special film, perhaps a classic.

I give it 2 stars as a tribute to the title of Jane Austen’s beautiful novel. Netflixes adaptation is awful and a travesty. The cast is totally “miscast” and the modernization of the story made me sad. Anne’s “narrations” interrupt and interfere with the storyline. I’m angry actually with what Netflix did to Persuasion. The original film is one of my treasured DVD’s

This film distorted and often ignored the facts of what really happened at Dunkirk. I was disappointed and angry as I watched it. There were over 700 small boat owners who volunteered to drive their boats to Dunkirk to pick up some of the over 300,000 stranded British Expeditionary Forces and French soldiers ( not the few shown in the movie). The Germans did not fire on the hospital ship. Commander Tennant did not stand on the mole breakwater directing the loading of soldiers onto the ships. He was on one of the Ships out at sea directing the action via radio. There were over 100 RAF fighter planes protecting the soldiers as they awaited rescue, not the 3 planes depicted in the film. There was not confusion and panic and disarray on the beach. The men on Dunkirk’s beach were disciplined soldiers who stood in lines as ordered. There were many other problems with the film. I encourage you to go to aWW2 website and discover the truth for yourself. Dunkirk could have been a great film. I don’t understand why the makers of this film didn’t feel the true events of the “miracle of Dunkirk” were dramatic enough

I’m surprised Rotten Tomatoes rated it so poorly. I found the story enchanting and touching. A fantasy, yes, but I came to care about Keanu’s and Sandra’s characters so much. They fall in love as they share their hopes and dreams, disappointments and sorrows and even anger through the letters they write each other and place in the “magical” mailbox at the Lake House. Her last letter to him saves his life and, at the end, they find each other at the Lake House. Open your heart to this love story and you won’t be disappointed.

Te Ata is a beautifully touching and important true story of a Chickasaw woman, from child to adult, who bravely represented her people to a largely anti-Indian America. The music is hauntingly beautiful and I found my feelings moving from tears to smiles to wonder.