NekoHomey Purely Joyful Movie!

PiraBit if their story seems completely bonkers, almost like a feverish work of fiction, you ain't heard nothing yet.

Anoushka Slater While it doesn't offer any answers, it both thrills and makes you think.

Staci Frederick Blistering performances.

floydreese Magnolia is a fantastic ensemble film by wunderkind Paul Thomas Anderson. Featuring a host of actors- all somehow interconnected in the vast brawl of Los Angeles . Featuring a top notch cast and an inspiration directly lifted from Robert Altman's many movies (especially perhaps shortcuts) Magnolia is an art film masquerading as a mainstream feature courtesy Tom Cruise, Julianne Moore, William H Macy and a few others. This is a must watch for any cinema lover.

jakedworkin This movie was fantastic, the performances were brilliant, the writing was effective and the directing was top-notch. I've been watching all of PTA's films and I have loved them all (though I need to re-watch The Master and Punch-Drunk Love), I honestly think that he is one of the greatest modern filmmakers (perhaps even reaching the heights of Kubrick and Lynch). The film is an epic story of interconnected characters, set in the backdrop of L.A. This kind of story telling is very similar to Anderson's previous film Boogie Nights and he has said himself that this style was inspired by Robert Altman's movies. Despite the film being so large in scale and ambitious the characters are very subtle and interesting, with every character's ambition being clearly defined. This is thanks to Anderson's script and the incredible ensemble cast of Hollywood big names (namely Tom Cruise) and underrated character actors (Philip Baker Hall, William H. Macy). The multiple interweaving plots are engaging and none of them feel heavily cliched or contrived.Despite the many praises I have for the movie (which greatly outweigh the criticisms), there are some things I'd like to address. I thought that some of the directing and script choices near the beginning (long takes, spinning camera, narrator breaking the fourth wall, etc.) felt fairly arrogant, as if Anderson was trying his hardest to show of all his tricks and talent, and while these techniques worked well with the tone of Boogie Nights they felt slightly unnecessary in this drama about death and humanity. Another complaint is the three hour run-time which, though the film is engaging the whole way through, feels a little excessive and could be cut down to maybe 2 and a half hours. The only other complaint I can think of now is that their was one shot where a CGI model of an animal was used and it looks fairly dated (not really the movie's fault). Overall I felt that most everything about this film was excellent, the pacing, the tone, the dialogue and a whole lot of other things that I don't have the time to mention.

matiouf Maybe the best film I have ever see in my life. Actors, actresses, plot, directing, light, etc....all is perfect. The music is so important, it keeps you in a tension, you want to laugh, to cry, to scream, isn't it the goal of cinema? PT Anderson made a master piece, one of the greatest movie of history. Thank you.

joshyates1980 "Be kind. For everyone you encounter is fighting a hard battle." - SocratesThis movie was an excellent reminder of how everyone can become so self-centered that individuals do not realize wars that are consistently being fought by other individuals. It's not a war between two or more individuals, it's a war with the individual's own nervous system. Anyone who needs a good dose of reality should watch this movie.