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

TrueHello Fun premise, good actors, bad writing. This film seemed to have potential at the beginning but it quickly devolves into a trite action film. Ultimately it's very boring.

Aubrey Hackett While it is a pity that the story wasn't told with more visual finesse, this is trivial compared to our real-world problems. It takes a good movie to put that into perspective.

Dana An old-fashioned movie made with new-fashioned finesse.

glenda bowen This is probably not a film that would appeal in the current climate of films but wouldn't it be fantastic if they filmed this movie again. A few years from now. There is nothing wrong with this film unless you've read the book. I was very disappointed in the casting of Kevin Spacey. He is a wonderful actor but just went overboard with the acting. I had Tim Robbins in mind but all of the current actors are too old including Tim Robbins. Spacey acted like he was retarded. I didn't get that feel for the character in the book. I am currently watching it for the 3rd or 4th time. It gets easier to watch. The first time was torture. Probably not one of Mr. Spacey's favorite films. My opinion.

Armand A man. And his search for real roots. A aunt as incarnation of old stories - shadows of roots. And his daughter like guide for a a world very strange. Terra Nova. A new land. Maybe a perfect house or place for hove a sense. And the memory of a woman for who the pieces of gray childhood is gone. A death. And a new beginning. A story by Annie Proulx. Signs of novels colors. And a cast who makes the events slices of a bread. History of truth of life, movie is , like novel, form for carpe diem. With errors, fake ways, hopes and science to discover the others as parts of himself. A travel to the real person for build freedom. Parable without great ambitions. Basic steps and a delicate love story as key for the hidden room. And Kevin Spacey. As frame of his roles. Judi Dench. As seed of story. Cate Blanchette. Shadow of a passing evil.

Hitchcoc I have to agree with the reviewers who say that at some point we realize that we are never going to bond with anyone in this movie. While what they do is interesting in an isolated way, there isn't much for us to care about. I am a great admirer of Kevin Spacey and I'm sure he was directed to play this guy, but the man is so subdued, so cowardly, that the littlest moments of self-realization seem huge. It's like watching a car accident after a while. The sets in Newfoundland are wonderful, though they are gray and unfriendly. The waters are the enemy but the waters dominate. Everything that you could throw at a guy gets thrown at this guy and he manages to crawl from under it. The cast is about as stellar as one can get. I have not read the book so I can't compare the two media. It certainly was celebrated.

shido-san This movie has everything the book couldn't capture. Stellar performances from all of the cast. Brilliant screen play based on a dark, enigmatic novel brings a little hope to the end of the day. You feel Newfoundland in this movie and you know the Atlantic perhaps better than you understood it in A Perfect Storm. There are curses to be overcome in this story and who better to lead you through them than Kevin Spacey with endearing performances from Gordon Pinsent, Pete Postlethwaite, Scott Glenn and Rhys Ifans. If you couldn't get through Annie Proulx' novel, you owe it to her and the crew of this movie to watch this! Lasse Hallström did well, boy!