Andie MacDowell, Bruce Davison, Jack Lemmon
Episodic narrative based on nine short stories and one poem by the late Raymond Carver, detailing the longings and thwarted lives of a disparate group of individuals in contemporary Southern Californi...( read more
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DVD Release Date: November 16, 2004
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November 5, 2008An absolutely huge and extremely talented cast are at the focus of this film. Obvious inspiration for Magnolia it details the lives of many people in an area of LA. As the film moves forth connections are drawn between characters and relationships explored. It's a real piece of t...( read more)
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October 23, 2008I think one has to see this movie more than once to catch all the connections - there are a thousand interrelated stories (with an unbelievable large name cast - usually these sorts of movies feature unknown actors). I enjoy this type of movie. Now I need to see Magnolia.
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March 22, 2008It seems odd that I have never rated Short Cuts until now. I have the DVD it's one of Altman's best (If not his best) and Tom Watis is in it. Why wouldn't you want to see it? Oh right I forgot it's 3 hours long and you people rather spent there time watching Transformers (It's ju...( read more)
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April 6, 2007A slick ensemble film by director Robert Altman based in L.A. I heard about this film in connection with it being based on the work of Raymond Carver, who is one of my favourite writers. I definitely see this after having watched it; the film paints a picture of dark suburban Ame...( read more)
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October 28, 2009Not one of Robert Altman's best but as usual, an intriguing story that keeps you interested. If you like this, do check out the far superior "Nashville".
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September 25, 2009If you want to see where Magnolia got a lot of its inspiration, then look no further. Altman's epic film brings together multiple lives in LA and shows just how unstable we all are. Brave performances across the board make this one unforgettable and disturbing movie. This was und...( read more)
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July 6, 2009Though the performances are enjoyable (except Andie McDowell. Who gave her a screenplay?) and the movie has plenty of amazing moments, overall the characters are mostly whiny and annoying and so many that you keep forgetting them. It's also very uninvolving for a three hour film.
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June 20, 2009Ground-breaking. O, no. I'm getting it mixed up with The Player. Both are great.
Critic Reviews
May 12, 2001
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
January 1, 2000
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
The movie is based on short stories by Raymond Carver, but this is Altman's work, not Carver's, and all the film really has in common with its source is a feeling for people who are disconnected. full review
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