Lovesusti The Worst Film Ever

Smartorhypo Highly Overrated But Still Good

FuzzyTagz If the ambition is to provide two hours of instantly forgettable, popcorn-munching escapism, it succeeds.

Geraldine The story, direction, characters, and writing/dialogue is akin to taking a tranquilizer shot to the neck, but everything else was so well done.

domtaylor Captain Fantastic' is an emotionally charged family drama with excellent characters and performances that truly elevate the picture. The film feels very naturalistic, thanks to the handheld camera and realistic nature of the screenplay and acting. The film is heavily politically charged, however writer/director Matt Ross does a good job at allowing the audience to make up their own political viewpoints. While the film is told from the 'Cash' family's perspective, the character of 'Jack', who would traditionally be seen as the film's antagonist, isn't portrayed as evil but simply another man with different attitudes to life. This is where the film really excels. It opens a window to the lives of a wide variety of characters and never tells us how to feel, instead simply showing us what they think and feel and allowing us to decide how we react to that. At times, the film is genuinely funny too and that is another aspect of this film that I love. It has the perfect blend of drama and comedy and, as such, feels very much like a slice-of-life. It can be dead serious and genuinely emotionally affecting one minute, and then funny and feel-good the next. Viggo Mortensen delivers an outstanding performance as a father who just wants the best for his children, and this is another great aspect of the film. It is about the importance of family, and explores what 'family' means to different people and social groups. The contrasts between how different groups perceive Ben's parenthood sets the film apart and allows audiences to choose how they personally feel. In conclusion 'Captain Fantastic' is not only one of the most genuinely emotional and heartwarming films of recent years, but also one of the best. 9/10

Kathleen Kennedy It is crap. Crapola. Get this: it is not a sequel, it is not a prequel, it is not a remake, it is not a reboot and it is not even part of a universe. I hated it. No one will watch this. Vomit.

gimme-junkmail Putting noam chomsky on a pedestal, please... plotless movie about "alternative lifestyle"

sebastiantrovato This was a movie I really wanted to enjoy but failed too because of the lack of depth in the story line and the inconsistent premise of a family "off the grid". Contradiction in the lives of this family and fanciful ideals fail to really make a convincing statement about views of modern society and the viable alternatives being portrayed in this film. The ending was cringing and goofy to say the least but I'm sure some will love this unrealistic idealistic waste of 2 hrs.