Very best movie i ever watch

If you don't like this, we can't be friends.

I like movies that are aware of what they are selling... without [any] greater aspirations than to make people laugh and that's it.

It’s not bad or unwatchable but despite the amplitude of the spectacle, the end result is underwhelming.

Given the people involved here, this is one of the most fascinating screen train wrecks I've ever seen. It's plain obvious that even if you, like myself, haven't read John Irving's novel which this is based on, a TV series must be the only way to adapt this, if anything to fit in its vast content. I have no other explanation for this anarchistically surreal, whirlwind mess of a 110 min' film: The saga of a large family of eccentrics trying to make it in the hotel business both on the American east coast and Vienna - oh, apart from all their sexual shenanigans, encounters of counterpart weirdos and inexplicable hang-ups about circus bears, of course...From the word go, I'm told not to take anything seriously (sort of like in a Fellini-world), so I don't... which has the effect that when dramatic, supposedly emotionally engaging incidents occur (gang rape, terrorism...) - I still don't! The characters feel randomly thrown into a huge tumble-dryer, spun around, taken out, some discarded, put back, spun around, etc until nobody cares, because although SO much indeed is happening, nothing is invested in them with this sloppy irregularity - not even a laugh.Too boot, we get poor sound effects (a farting dog? Hilarious... maybe for a 5-year-old!) & editing, fast-motion slapstick á la the old Benny Hill Show and over-acting to match, although Jodie Foster is always watchable. In most aspects, a truly terrible movie. Anyone think you're up for this challenge? You WOULD seriously be better off watching an old Benny Hill episode!2 out of 10 from Ozjeppe.

I am a big movie fan and I'm certainly not one to ever tell anyone what to watch and to not try to enjoy a movie each his own we all have our own tastes and opinions but I have to say for a film with so much talent involved I hated this film in fact it probably ranks as one of the worse if not the worse film I ve ever seen!!!In fact just like another reviewer wrote I specifically decided to review this film because of how terrible it was and bad taste this film left in my mouth, but again this is just my opinion watch it and make up your own mind This whole film though I realize it was trying to be quirky didn't make any sense at all.

In fewer words than my usual, I agree wholeheartedly with the above review; when I first saw this movie years back I wrote a summarized essay on it for my personal files and pretty much said the exact same thing, at the exact same length. "Keep passing them open windows..." Fran Berry.Unfortunately, the rules of IMDb call for 10 lines of text or more, which I wasn't able to give, but it's okay because I am able to make 10 lines if I had to. Again, the process of watching them grow in life from young to old, you begin to adapt to their lives allowing you to feel as if you are a part of their family; you gain a connection that actually left me in almost tears and a definite smile once it was over.Watch this movie, if you really want to, before you die.

I saw this movie last night, finally. I had read the book earlier but always wondered what the movie would be like. Sadly, though the movie only does part justice to the book (like so many other such adaptations). Rob Lowe, who plays the central character was disappointingly too wooden. His character seems like nothing but a handsome horny boy who is not so smart either. This is an atrocious deviation from the character in the book. Jenny Dundas does well. Natassja Kinski is decent. The rest are adequate with the exception of one actress. Jodie Foster. Really, it is no surprise that she is known as one of the talented actresses in Hollywood. When you watch her, you do not see Foster, you see the character, Franny. She does such a fantastic job that it almost makes up for all the other flaws of this film. The incest angle was weird enough (and out of place) in the book but it was more poorly developed in the movie. I'd recommend this movie if you have nothing else to do. It does have it's funny moments. Though I'd say that you rather read the book then watch this movie, if not for anything, then for Foster's performance.