Really unusual idea, great acting, great writing. Some of the actors’ resemblances (as made up/acted here specifically) to the real people were just absolutely striking.

Really interesting how they handled the relationship between Blair and the Queen and the dynamics there. So much of this is supposition (unclear if they had ANY sources and who, or which (if any) parts were perhaps “true” or drawn from documented information), but rings true nonetheless

Two connected scenes where I wasn’t sure what you were supposed to think: which way the director was leaning toward. Doesn’t matter obviously, you can make up your own mind, but afterward BOTH of us asked “but were you supposed to think this? or this? did they want THIS to be the point? or not?” about the same scenes so clearly raised questions.

I did not know much about her later in life, or follow her in that way, but as a seventh grader, I did get up at 2 a.m. or 4 a.m. or whenever (man I am old, I cannot remember!) to watch Diana marry her prince in real time. Curled up in a blanket alone in the TV room about an inch from the screen while the rest of the house slept…It’s one of the first worldwide psuedo political events I remember…

And the summer I lived in the UK with my British cousins, I actually saw her (believe she was still HRH then/still married). We were about a foot apart as her limo came through the roundabout in Cornwall where the police had stopped all of us other drivers. I looked through the windows separating us, waved (she waved back, but of course) and thought “hey…I just saw a princess!”

I want to live at Balmoral. With my books and my quiltin’ and my knittin’ and my prince. WHERE IS HE.

This movie sucked so hard I can’t believe I watched all of it. Lots of good actors (good in other things actors, I mean): Cuba Gooding, Anne Archer, Angie Harmon, James Woods. But bad plot, bad dialogue, bad, bad, bad, bad. Typical presidential assassination/insiders involved/espionage like storyline.

*SPOILER* In this movie, BOTH the president AND the first lady are having affairs. Come on.
So bad.

Wow. WOW. Sooooo good. Super intense. Super violent, yet lots of comic relief; funny moments that had the whole theater laughing even during the most violent scenes. Also hilarious was Markie Mark’s hair. His acting was great, his hair was hilarious.
In general: well-acted, well-written, well-directed.

My one caveat was ONE of the many twists at the end was just too “out of the blue”; the audience was completely in the dark and that felt a bit “unfair” or not a legitimate twist. But it was one tiny moment and was made up for by the next one.

I think Leo’s often a good actor but I’ve never been on the oh-he’s-so-cute bandwagon. That said, there are two scenes in this movie during which he was just so very, very attractive. During one of them (NOT the sex one), I found I was holding my breath…

So.SO.Good. GO!

Some strong acting (Hilary Swank, for one, was wonderful. Completely forgot it was her in every scene). Strong directing (Brian de Palma’s been pretty much a god to me since the first time I saw “Body Double”). Really great illustration of noir. Good movie. But ultimately felt things moved a little bit slower than they could have.

There was one point in particular where a conversation between two people was being conducted soooo slowly and that was already 1h45 into the movie and I thought “This is GOOD, but it might go on forever…” (My dad disagrees; he quite liked the pacing.)

And if I haven’t mentioned it before, Aaron Eckhart’s picture is next to “yummy” in my dictionary…

Dreamy and nostalgic. You have to give in to the magic. But if you do, it’s quite enjoyable. Edward Norton is great. Magnetic. Paul Giamatti is also good.

The one false note for me in the movie was really the Crown Prince’s moustache. Perhaps it was real? But it was crooked, and I wanted to leap up there and rip it off for him!

It’s taken me awhile to get around to talking about this one. I really can’t recommend it.

I heard it described today as Garden State 2. I assure you, THAT it is NOT. Garden State being actually a pretty great movie. This being… well… Not.

Well acted, for what it was. The problems lie in the script/the plot/the actions.

Four “grown up” boys. Making bad decisions.

I certainly do not recommend seeing this on a date — I’d hate to witness the arguments afterward as to who made what mistakes and which ones were worse.

Oh poor Ingrid Bergman, just waiting for stupid Cary Grant to admit he loves you. Just admit it, fool!!!

And although to some I think this probably feels like a complete ending, I was left a little unresolved. Does he get her to the hospital on time?

Are we meant to assume that? Carlos and I were both scared it may have been too late! Maybe off-screen she is dead!

We’re still not sure which kiss was supposed to be the amazing 360-pan shot (heard ’round the world!) and felt none of them were filmed in such a way as to deserve a plug in the DVD description!

1943 Hitchcock. Totally creepy incestuous-feeling uncle/niece relationship (both named Charlie). Did this not feel incestuous to people in 1943? Icky from almost moment one.

Other odd relationships as well, which seem to grow by leaps and bounds in a single instant. You walk with me in the town square for five seconds…30 minutes later (watching time. a few days movie time), you haven’t seen me since, but you love me. Oh, those were the days.

*Carlos’ queue, not mine.

Intelligent. Sexy. Verbose. Bittersweet. Go!

I seriously cannot remember the last time I laughed this hard. I had to take my glasses off as tears were rolling down my face, I was doubled over, and at one point I think I almost passed out from lack of oxygen coming in due to large amounts of laughter going out.

This movie is so downright jaw-droppingly, rib-breakingly funny. Sooooooo funny. And not really sappy and sweet at all, as the previews seem to suggest.

I would love to describe the last 10 minutes of the movie for you just to give you the biggest laugh of your life, but you’ve got to go see this shit in the theater, yo. SOOOOOOOOO Fucking Funny.

Really not worth saying anything else about it. Good performances all around. Fun, fun, fun.