Matrixiole Simple and well acted, it has tension enough to knot the stomach.

Kidskycom It's funny watching the elements come together in this complicated scam. On one hand, the set-up isn't quite as complex as it seems, but there's an easy sense of fun in every exchange.

StyleSk8r At first rather annoying in its heavy emphasis on reenactments, this movie ultimately proves fascinating, simply because the complicated, highly dramatic tale it tells still almost defies belief.

Paynbob It’s fine. It's literally the definition of a fine movie. You’ve seen it before, you know every beat and outcome before the characters even do. Only question is how much escapism you’re looking for.

miller-steve Today is 2018 and I just bought my own copy of this and haven't watched it yet. I saw this only once--in 1994, and I've never stopped thinking about it. Maybe, Maybe this can be compared to Pulp Fiction, but only because the viewer has the "assemble" the story. This is NOT a scrambled sequence like PF, but the message is understood by recognizing the similarities of four different "skits." I think the worst part is the narration, which I understand from iMDB's Trivia was added later by the producer, not the director's choice. I don't give ten stars because I genuinely consider Average should get 5, only very rare spectacular movies get a 10 from me.

doritodad Only reason it didn't get a 9 is that I have a hard time with Robin Williams playing serious roles (sorry). "Isomnia" was one of his better serious roles. But he is very sympathetic in this movie. And the movie itself is very near perfect. A great story. I came to IMDb to check on this title as I couldn't find it on Netflix. Shame on Netflix! Only reason it didn't get a 9 is that I have a hard time with Robin Williams playing serious roles (sorry). "Isomnia" was one of his better serious roles. But he is very sympathetic in this movie. And the movie itself is very near perfect. A great story. I came to IMDb to check on this title as I couldn't find it on Netflix. Shame on Netflix!

Jugu Abraham Fables were used in the past to tell stories to children. Here Hector (Robin Williams) and a woman story teller (Theresa Russel) whom we never see but only hear, weave several stories for Hector's children to explain his absence from their lives for several years. Each story attempts to explain figuratively what emotions he went through during the period.An attentive viewer is amply rewarded by director Bill Forsyth--if you are a casual viewer you will wonder what is happening and consider the film to be disjointed and hence poor entertainment.Non-linear narratives are not Forsyth's invention--such films have adorned French and Hungarian cinema for decades. "Being Human" is above average in that company merely because of fine performances from Williams, the beautiful Anna Galiena (Beatrice) an Italian actress, Hector Elizondo, John Turturro, William Macy, and Ewan McGregor to mention a few.While the imaginative storytelling technique was impressive, Forsyth never explains who the lady narrator is. Are we expected to imagine it to be Hector's new love? The gradual jumps in time scales, gives us a socio-historical perspective into Hector's education in life, seen through the eyes of his children. Forsyth is interesting but not the best director using this technique. His film demands attention, both literally and figuratively.I understand that the director disowns the film after the studios forced him to truncate the film by 40 minutes. Probably the director's cut is far superior to the present version and is likely to be more satisfying to a discerning viewer.

FilmEditor02 In Being Human, the movie title should explain to you mostly what it's about. This is not so. If the character William's is portraying is human, then we might as well call ourselves droids. His stiff way of acting and terrible forms of expression harm the respect one holds for him as an actor. Sure the script is bad and it should have stayed as a book or whatever, but whoever wasted their money to produce this tape of diaster was simply not aware of exactally how bad this movie is. And yes, if you analyze it to death I'm sure you can find parallels and connections to human responses to different situations, but for the regular people who just want to enjoy a movie, don't bother with this one. Nothing to enjoy. And if you happen to notice that Ewan McGregor's in it, yeah, definatly not worth sitting through to catch his evil glare and two one liners. I'd rather see a role where he actually gets to use his talent. This movie sucked. I'm sorry to rest of you who thought is was under rated, but honestly, I think you're just a Robin Williams fan justifying a bad choice.