Babel (2006) Reviews

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Starring:
Brad PittCate Blanchett, (more)
Director(s):
Alejandro González Iñárritu
Theatrical MPAA Rating:
R
Category:
Drama
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David J.

This movie was too long and I fast forwarded through 90%. Brad did a hatchet job of crying I thought. Ugg what a boring movie. I only kept at it so I could see the connection was between the 3 ...
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This movie was too long and I fast forwarded through 90%. Brad did a hatchet job of crying I thought. Ugg what a boring movie. I only kept at it so I could see the connection was between the 3 different stories. And still miss the point of " the Mexico scenes" I get the connection with the gun but who cares.
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Erika S.

I wasn't sure what this movie was about when I sat down to watch and I still don't know. The three stories never connected by more than one person. Very confusing and a waste of time.

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Brian B.

I can't believe me and my wife ruined a good evening by watching this entire movie. Please do yourself a favor and watch re-runs before renting this movie... I made the mistake of not reading the reviews. My mistake and I wasted 143 minutes of my life.

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Tonda E.

Total waste of time

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Angelica R.

I liked the story of susan and richard. I thought it was really sad. I thought both cate blanchett and brad pitt did great jobs in their roles. It made you think of what you would do in a situation ...
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I liked the story of susan and richard. I thought it was really sad. I thought both cate blanchett and brad pitt did great jobs in their roles. It made you think of what you would do in a situation like that. I did not appreciate the story of chieko, because i felt they strayed away from the plot , wasted time and just put this girl in weird sexual situations that made me uncomfortable and made me lose interest in the film anytime she came up in a scene.
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Richard L.

For the first half hour of this movie I was hoping something bad would happen to the female lead, because she was the prototypical ugly american. There is not a sympathetic character in this film. ...
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For the first half hour of this movie I was hoping something bad would happen to the female lead, because she was the prototypical ugly american. There is not a sympathetic character in this film. You end up watching a bunch of broken people who happen to intersect. This film is not engaging or clever, it's just depressing and two hours too long.
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Doug P.

The film was well made and the score was worthy of the awards but the story and time line were big let downs.

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Deon M.

This film received several awards and was nominated for many more. As a result, i was expecting a much better script and acting. The plot was very slow and disjointed, switching back and forth ...
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This film received several awards and was nominated for many more. As a result, i was expecting a much better script and acting. The plot was very slow and disjointed, switching back and forth between three different stories without rhyme or reason. Although, the people in the three stories were tangentially connected, there was no common theme, or idea that carried the film. The acting was okay, but there were far too many long silences, and close-ups of angst-ridden characters. The ending was very unsatisfying in that you did not come away with a clear idea of how most of the charaters fared. I have no idea why this movie received so many awards.
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Richard P.

Perhaps the most overrate film in years. It reminds me of crappy contemporary art, pretending to be deep and profound but it's just a bunch of junk thrown together. Don't get me wrong I like ...
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Perhaps the most overrate film in years. It reminds me of crappy contemporary art, pretending to be deep and profound but it's just a bunch of junk thrown together. Don't get me wrong I like contemporary art, but this film is not art.
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Rafael S.

I LIKED THIS THE WAY THE 4 STORIES WERE TOLD. OVERALL ACTING AND DIRECTION IS WHAT MAKES THIS MOVIE WORTHWHILE....... I THINK YOU'RE NOT GOING TO GET DISAPPOINTED IF YOU RENT IT

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