Youth Without Youth (2007) Reviews
- Starring:
- Tim Roth, Bruno Ganz, (more)
- Director(s):
- Francis Ford Coppola
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R
- Category:
- Independent Films, Drama
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2 out of 2 people found this review helpful You really have to work at watching this movie. I liked many things about the film. The story is good, the acting top notch, and the scenes and costumes are lovely; however, it's just too long and ... Read More You really have to work at watching this movie. I liked many things about the film. The story is good, the acting top notch, and the scenes and costumes are lovely; however, it's just too long and requires too much effort to understand! So much of the dialogue is in different languages, and when you switch to english subtitles you get commentary about the film, which I found distracting. After an hour and twenty minutes I just lost interest. It might be a movie you have to watch in two sittings, or multiple times to fully apprieciate. Frankly, I don't like to work that hard to be entertained, and looking at the rating, neither do most American movie goers. Close this Review WAS THIS REVIEW HELPFUL? Yes | No | ||
2 out of 3 people found this review helpful I usually enjoy movies like this, and the beginning was interesting, but then it quickly got very hard to follow and bored me to sleep, literally. I kept having to back and re-watch, and finally ... Read More I usually enjoy movies like this, and the beginning was interesting, but then it quickly got very hard to follow and bored me to sleep, literally. I kept having to back and re-watch, and finally just gave up. I could have used subtitles for the dialog, espeically since alot of it is in other languages, which I assume would have been subtitled(?) but it was the director commentary track only. Close this Review WAS THIS REVIEW HELPFUL? Yes | No | ||
1 out of 2 people found this review helpful There is no doubt that Francis Ford Coppola is a great artist but I feel this film may have been over my head. I watched the scenes with the feeling that something beautiful and powerful was ... Read More There is no doubt that Francis Ford Coppola is a great artist but I feel this film may have been over my head. I watched the scenes with the feeling that something beautiful and powerful was happening but in the end walked away without understanding what Coppola was trying to say. Close this Review WAS THIS REVIEW HELPFUL? Yes | No | ||
1 out of 2 people found this review helpful What made Coppola think this was worth doing or lending his name to? It went on forever and ever and seemingly to no point, honestly I really tried hard to finish but gave up after 1 hour and 20 ... Read More What made Coppola think this was worth doing or lending his name to? It went on forever and ever and seemingly to no point, honestly I really tried hard to finish but gave up after 1 hour and 20 minutes, it just wasnt getting any better and hey-I'm not getting paid! Close this Review WAS THIS REVIEW HELPFUL? Yes | No | ||
1 out of 2 people found this review helpful The premise was interesting to start with, but the philosophizing became tedious. Even the WWII hide-and-seek from the Nazis wasn't enough to overcome the self-important monologues that Tim Roth ... Read More The premise was interesting to start with, but the philosophizing became tedious. Even the WWII hide-and-seek from the Nazis wasn't enough to overcome the self-important monologues that Tim Roth had with Ersatz Tim Roth Number One and Ersatz Tim Roth Number Two. Close this Review WAS THIS REVIEW HELPFUL? Yes | No | ||
2 out of 4 people found this review helpful If the first half was condensed to 15 minutes and metaphysical concepts clarified (metaphysical does not mean confusing and ambiguous) and then segue to the young girl and the absolutely wonderful ... Read More If the first half was condensed to 15 minutes and metaphysical concepts clarified (metaphysical does not mean confusing and ambiguous) and then segue to the young girl and the absolutely wonderful oriental studies professors from the Uni of Rome Cappola would have shined. The visuals were beautiful and Tim Roth's acting, as were the others, was fine. But the it needed a heavy hand with editing. Close this Review WAS THIS REVIEW HELPFUL? Yes | No | ||
1 out of 3 people found this review helpful After a 10 yr. hiatus, Coppola, a master as far as I'm concerned, can make whatever he darn well pleases... and he did! I warn off anyone looking for the action of Godfathers I & II or Apocalypse ... Read More After a 10 yr. hiatus, Coppola, a master as far as I'm concerned, can make whatever he darn well pleases... and he did! I warn off anyone looking for the action of Godfathers I & II or Apocalypse Now. This movie is kind of like Catch 22. It contains both fairytale and logic, rebirth and reincarnation. This movie is very subtle,cerebral and beautiful. Tim Roth masters every nuance of his multi-dimensional character. Close this Review WAS THIS REVIEW HELPFUL? Yes | No | ||
3 out of 12 people found this review helpful Was a great movie, ignore the negative hype. It was just like alot of old b&w flicks, a tad slow, but great nonetheless. Take it from me as one of the only reviewers who actually watched the WHOLE ... Read More Was a great movie, ignore the negative hype. It was just like alot of old b&w flicks, a tad slow, but great nonetheless. Take it from me as one of the only reviewers who actually watched the WHOLE film, it's very Hitchcockian... Close this Review WAS THIS REVIEW HELPFUL? Yes | No |
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