As Good As It Gets

This is a tender, generous movie that likes its characters and presents them as real people, full of flaws and strengths.

The storyline feels a little thin and moth-eaten in parts but this sequel is plenty of fun.

A great movie, one of the best of this year. There was a bit of confusion at one point in the plot, but nothing serious.

A very well-crafted film with a conscience. Yes, it may not have pleased the right-wingers, and if you enjoyed the torture culture portrayed in Zero Dark Thirty, then maybe you will have to examine your values after seeing this film.The role and rights of the military in a post-9/11 world are still the subject of debate -- a major plot-point in Season 2 of The Network revolved around this. When, if ever, is it right to use saran gas, or kidnap and torture, or kill innocent bystanders? To save a soldier? To save a President? To save face? This is one of the great moral debates of our era. One of Meryl Streep's best performances. She didn't touch her hair once! The direction and performances were generally all understated and subtle.Rent it, download it, watch it. Well worth the time.

From the first scene of the movie, it captures the interest. The main theme, the torture of a human being , innocent or not, is presented to the audience with sensitivity and, fortunately, with no unnecessary violence scenes, as the idea is getting through without that. The stories of the different characters are connected with each other by family or work relationships, like another 'Babel' , only this time in the political field. Strong performances, that match the whole atmosphere of the film. In addition the twist that was reveled in the end, the trick with the time of the accident was nice unexpected, proving the amazing technique of the director. All in all, a good political movie.

WOW having seen the movie recently I was amazed throughout the movie, it had emotions, thrills, drama and characters you care for.Was that really Reese Witherspoon?? She acted brilliantly and so did every actor in the movie, ensemble was really good and had good chemistry between them. I was shocked with the ending, the flow of the movie was nonlinear but not for 1 second did I felt it was nonlinear, great editing.Final Analysis:1. Story - 8/102. Acting - 8/103. Thrill - 9/104. Score - 7/105. Direction and Cinematography - 8/10

First of all, the movie was slower and thus longer than it should have been, besides, the flow was so boring that you'd feel sleepy even if you start watching Rendition after a 10 hour long good sleep. Secondly, the so-called 'twist' was totally pointless and awkward, leading to thoughts along the lines of "So, I wasted my time waiting for this?" Not cool. Another problem was the endless dialogues in a foreign language (Egyptian Arabic, maybe?) and the long silence/pauses within the dialogues. Boring, leading to a good deal of yawning, even! Furthermore, the ending was full of questions. What happened to the CIA agent? What was the whole connection between Rashid's phone calls to Anwar El-Ibrahimi? All in all, I'd say this movie is a waste of time, also a waste of this cast and such a subject that could have been reflected in a much better way had the plot been different.