Reviews by Mariana

It's wonderful to see how a good story and good acting can be good forever!
I had the fortune to see this one in a cinema with a live piano (MIND BLOWING) just like the old times.. I laughed a lot.. everybody did...
amazing.. just.. amazing :)

Watching this, I realized that when I was a kid I used to watch so much more real gruesome stuff then nowadays. This movie actually shocked me and in the end I realized how overly protective we've become.
The story remind me of a much happier animation that had such a "adult" perspective of animals and their society.
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I really enjoy Woody's movies more when he is just directing, even though Owen personified Woody's typical character, I feel more confortable without the real Woody on screen (he really makes me anxious with his anxious New York stereotypical).
Loved the script and the homage to so many wonderful artists from the past and present that he made, nonetheless it didn't "wowed" me. :/
Maybe I was just expecting too much from this one.

Well, what could go wrong with Soderberg, Clooney and J.Lo?
It is already dated, it wasn't their best performance or the best script (I still don't believe in the couple). However, form me the half end made worthwhile the whole movie.

OH YEAH.. couldn't believe on Don Cheadle's character. Crazy! HE is worthwhile the movie!

The movie has characters a little bit twisted which you would expect from a script from James L. Brooks, other than that, everything was quite predictable.Jack Nicholson gave a very "normal" performance and Owen as well. Paul and Reese made an effort, but wasn't that special either.

I don't know why, but I'm a sucker for Reese Witherspoon, so in the end I enjoyed it no matter what.
Wouldn't recommend though.

Yeah.. this movie made me cry like a baby.
Joseph Gordon-Levitt is unrecognizable! Crazy character! Crazy script. Not in the sense that the plot is nonsensical but is just that it is the kind of movie where even though I didn't fall in love with any of the characters, they made an impression on me and in the end I cared about what would happen.
I really liked.
It was interesting seeing Rainn Wilson and Natalie Portman as supporting actors! And I look foward to see this kid in the future :)

well, I wasn't expecting anything from Sasha Grey and, in the end, I believe she did a pretty good job.
The story is intentionally superficial but it becomes interesting due to the way it was edited. So, points for Soderberg. It wasn't his best work, but definitely not his worst as well. 7/10

It made me cry as a baby. It is not the most original script, but De Niro is so vulnerable and real as an old patriarch of this normal-dysfunctional family. Loved him so much... and him talking to the kids. It made me want to have him as a grandpa and take care of him! :)

I found out about this movie really by accident and I can't believe I never heard about it before! Drew is really adorable, as always, even though she has a very secondary role. Her biggest credit is her work as a director, that I really admired! I always loved her body of work as a producer and this movie is just another guilty pleasure. All the SNL cast is so enjoyable to watch and they bring such a good chemistry for the characters.
And, of course, Ellen brings a very special tone to her character.. I just fell in love with her and her vulnerability.