This is a very long film. If you have the attention span of the average viewer, then don't bother. If you are a film lover, then dig in, because this film is as full as it is long. Full of the vagaries of life, the sad, the awful, the tragic, and even the humorous moments that lie in between. As usual Paul Thomas Anderson takes a terrific story, and enlists as many fine actors as one possibly can, to flesh out the tale. This film has many stars, but all are given the chance to shine, and all do, brightly. Jason Robards, Julianne Moore, William H. Macy, Tom Cruise, Philip Seymour Hoffman, the list is as long as Magnolia itself. The stories told within could have produced two or three smaller films, but Paul Thomas Anderson chose to combine them all,and remarkably pulls it off. No Car chases, No big budget stunts, just people, and their lives, drawn here with a sometimes cynical eye, the story is the thing. People are cruel, and foolish, and sometimes maddening, but here they are always interesting.
Four Stars out of a possible four.Highly Recommended.****.
Four Stars out of a possible four.Highly Recommended.****.
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