Hellen
I like the storyline of this show,it attract me so much
VividSimon
Simply Perfect
Dynamixor
The performances transcend the film's tropes, grounding it in characters that feel more complete than this subgenre often produces.
Livestonth
I am only giving this movie a 1 for the great cast, though I can't imagine what any of them were thinking. This movie was horrible
fanaticusanonymous
I love Warren Beatty, I always have. First time I saw him in a movie was in Bonnie and Clyde. For me his name had something magic. Splendor In The Grass, The Roman Spring Of Mrs. Stone, Lilith. The beauty of the man didn't seem to interfere with the character he was playing, remember All Fall Down? I waited for Rules Don't Apply with feverish anticipation, like I haven't waited for a movie since I was a kid. I sat through it for the first time, amused, surprised and delighted. But a few hours later the film started unreeling in my mind. Candice Bergen? Did I see Candice Bergen playing a secretary, handing papers, standing in the background, staring at the TV, on the phone? No, it couldn't be. Candice Bergen for goodness sake, an American icon. The thought muddled my memory of the film. I saw Rules Don't Apply again last night. Yes, it was Candice Bergen. Wow! What one will do for friends. On a second viewing I saw it as an unsentimental valentine to what it was, with a hopeful wonderous future beyond us way beyond us. I'll see it again soon and see what happens. Cheers Mr Beatty.
earthinspace-1
Do you remember that old friend or relation who said just the right things and You didn't know it 'til years later? They never won an Oscar nor even appeared on screen, but their influence helped You. I suspect this Motion Picture was a gift of that type. It's the little keepsake, like a windup music box or whatever would be new and exotic today, and they've left it behind for you to keep. And some day, some of us would treasure it. The intricate design will catch your eye -- one day or night, after a lot more of the river has flowed by. The great sweep of time will echo in the piano-box of the heart . . . and will anyone remember to hear it? For some persons who love the music, this film would be a catalyst, a prompt, for that reverie. The subtle feelings of life will now be more understandable. You'll know you were in the presence of God's love -- a true God who shines through time and fiction as well as through science and contracts. It's profound and it's pretty easy to watch, or vice versa. Is it historically? Sorry, I don't know. I could look it up. That doesn't change anything about this review. The formula for a big hit in the movies is elusive or is it? Maybe they were trying for a hit, and maybe they were trying for something else
Dave Archer
Rules Don't Apply, written, directed, starring and probably catered by Warren Beatty, is an odd mix of actual events focused on Howard Hughes (played by Beatty) and his various business dealings, and a cast of fictional characters that surround him. Real-life elements include his diminishing mental capacity, the Spruce Goose, his financial problems and more. The fictional elements involve a contract actress (Lily Collins – Phil's daughter) her driver (Alden Ehrenreich), and his boss (Matthew Broderick.)The cast is uniformly excellent and in many cases, wasted. The movie has more cameos – some lasting less than a minute – than any movie in recent memory, and features Paul Sorvino, Candice Bergen, Ed Harris, Amy Madigan, Oliver Platt, Alec Baldwin, Dabney Coleman, Steve Coogan and many, many more. On the other hand, the movie does a better job of faithfully recreating the late-50s and early-60s than any movie I've seen.If Howard Hughes, the time period, topic or cast interest you, wait for the DVD. Otherwise, skip this one.
Ian
Not only writer/director but writer/director/produce/actor!Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear, oh dear.In spite of a host of well-known actors, some in bit parts, this movie never gets off the ground. The slow introduction isn't suspenseful, it's boring. Like the rest of it. Plodding is the only kind way to describe it.There have been several movies about Howard Hughes, many documentaries and probably dozens of books. That he was reclusive and didn't like to appear in public, we know. Whether the other events depicted in this movie were true or not, who knows? More to the point - who cares!The shaded lighting keeping most of the characters in the shade much of the time, particularly their faces and especially Warren Beatty, is both unnecessary and annoying. Atmospheric? Hardly. Arty? Not in a million years.Perhaps Beatty is falling apart like Hughes. This movie certainly is.