The Life Before Her Eyes (2008) Reviews
- Starring:
- Uma Thurman, Evan Rachel Wood, (more)
- Director(s):
- Vadim Perelman
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R
- Category:
- Independent Films, Mystery & Suspense
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1 out of 1 people found this review helpful The 2 leading ladies (especially Uma Thurman), were excellent. The movie was just ok. I found myself bored at times. The ending was artful and intense, but it wasn't executed well enough. A lot of ... Read More The 2 leading ladies (especially Uma Thurman), were excellent. The movie was just ok. I found myself bored at times. The ending was artful and intense, but it wasn't executed well enough. A lot of people will be confused with the ending. Close this Review WAS THIS REVIEW HELPFUL? Yes | No | ||
2 out of 3 people found this review helpful This movie was slow and made absolutely no sense. All the actors were great but the storyline was a total waste of time. Not the worst movie I ever saw, but it's right up there. Not worth your ... Read More This movie was slow and made absolutely no sense. All the actors were great but the storyline was a total waste of time. Not the worst movie I ever saw, but it's right up there. Not worth your time. Close this Review WAS THIS REVIEW HELPFUL? Yes | No | ||
0 out of 0 people found this review helpful You need to watch this movie twice to understand it. It kept my attention throughout and the acting was well done, but by the end of the movie I yelled at my tv, "WHAT?!?!" I didn't really ... Read More You need to watch this movie twice to understand it. It kept my attention throughout and the acting was well done, but by the end of the movie I yelled at my tv, "WHAT?!?!" I didn't really understand it, but the second time around it made total sense. A good movie that you have to follow closely to get the subtle nuiances. Close this Review WAS THIS REVIEW HELPFUL? Yes | No | ||
0 out of 0 people found this review helpful Okay, this is a chick flick, but a sometimes very intense, horrifying, good one. However, the basic premise of this film has been done before at least several times, and at least once more intensely ... Read More Okay, this is a chick flick, but a sometimes very intense, horrifying, good one. However, the basic premise of this film has been done before at least several times, and at least once more intensely and successfully. Best Thurman in years, but she is a bit past the point where she ought to allow intense closeups. Wood is a really great actress, perhaps the best of her generation. She reminds me a lot of Linney. Close this Review WAS THIS REVIEW HELPFUL? Yes | No | ||
0 out of 0 people found this review helpful Filmed in a surreal fashion. Time-line jumps around quite a bit and appears confusing. While ending was not a surprise, if one pays attention to any clues, it has a sixth-sense style of approach. ... Read More Filmed in a surreal fashion. Time-line jumps around quite a bit and appears confusing. While ending was not a surprise, if one pays attention to any clues, it has a sixth-sense style of approach. Thought provoking, but sad. Close this Review WAS THIS REVIEW HELPFUL? Yes | No | ||
1 out of 2 people found this review helpful Plot makes absolutely no sense at all, i think thats why it got a low rating. Its boring and kept waiting for the plot. It is senseless and has one of those endings where you just say, "and i ... Read More Plot makes absolutely no sense at all, i think thats why it got a low rating. Its boring and kept waiting for the plot. It is senseless and has one of those endings where you just say, "and i wasted my two hours on that piece of gargbage" Its not worth your time. Its one of those movies that makes no sense at all. The end leaves you more confused than the beginning. Close this Review WAS THIS REVIEW HELPFUL? Yes | No | ||
1 out of 3 people found this review helpful Both my wife and I felt cheated at the end of this movie because we did not know for certain if the gunman shot himself or Maureen. The fact that Maureen was never seen as an adult made us suspect ... Read More Both my wife and I felt cheated at the end of this movie because we did not know for certain if the gunman shot himself or Maureen. The fact that Maureen was never seen as an adult made us suspect that she was killed, but this was never confirmed. One of the most unsatisfactory endings of all time. Was the husband really having an affair, or was his paramour a hallucination? Was there some significance to the fact that "Emma" was on one of the symbolic abortion tombstones? No way to make sense of this. We did not mind the fact that the film jumped back and forth between high school days and present time. If someone can help us understand this movie, I wish you would. Close this Review WAS THIS REVIEW HELPFUL? Yes | No | ||
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