Paul Thomas anderon's Magnolia is certainly a strange sort of film. I thoroughly enjoyed watching it. Anderson's ability to write a story following numerous characters but to write then really well is extremely impressive. I do personally believe that there were one or two characters that deserved a bit more screen time, but I also don't believe the movie should have been longer so what can you do.
I also really loved the preformances in this film. Tom cruise is phenomenal, once again cementing that he's not just a generic action stat but John C reilly really surprised me. Turns out he's not just a stereotypical bad comedy actor and can act really well. The movie explores the themes of forgiveness in so many ways that I probably already forget some. The ending certainly took me by surprise. It definitely was really good but that's not to say it couldn't have been better. 9.1/10.
I also really loved the preformances in this film. Tom cruise is phenomenal, once again cementing that he's not just a generic action stat but John C reilly really surprised me. Turns out he's not just a stereotypical bad comedy actor and can act really well. The movie explores the themes of forgiveness in so many ways that I probably already forget some. The ending certainly took me by surprise. It definitely was really good but that's not to say it couldn't have been better. 9.1/10.