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A failure of a man working a dead-end job that pays $14/hr looses all of his money on a stock tip given by a cheesy TV show and decides the smartest thing to do is to buy a gun and shoot people. The director expects you to sympathize with this terrorist. Do you?

If yes -> go and see this movie.

If no -> go and see something else.

George Clooney is good. Julia Roberts is also good. The story line is somewhere between absurd trying to be funny and anarchist trying to incite a riot. The best performance is given by the actress Emily Meade, it might be worth seeing this movie just because the character she plays is so good. The script is not well written, there are very few memorable lines. The camera and lighting feels more like a TV show than a movie. The costumes are standard and the extras are mildly funny.

Overall, if you are a failure in life and fantasize about shooting people more successful than you because they are smarter and worked harder, then you will certainly love this movie.

I liked it. It was a little bit creepy, a little bit fantastic and a little bit lump in the throat(y).

You can kind of guess how it will resolve and what the different dream elements are before the story get's there but it still managed to be engrossing and feel fresh along the way.

As other reviews mention, the story is about how the mind deals with loss via death. The seemingly odd combination elements in the film do fit together when you consider the perspective they are revealed to represent at the end.

The kid in the film is pretty cute and manages to make you feel protective of and sympathetic towards him without saying that much, which is an achievement in itself. The effects are OK - sometimes they look really good and sometimes a bit quirky but that kind of makes sense by the end also.

All in all, quite enjoyable if you are in the mood for slightly scary film with a warm heart.

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Felt very derivative of Intouchables I did however really enjoy the romance that was in this film.

Emilia Clark has the most expressive face I have ever seen on camera.

Watch her eyebrows! That's all I have to say. You could almost watch this entire movie just staring at her eyebrows… I had a hard time not doing that.

I really enjoyed her character. She is a silly, eccentric, perpetually happy girl. With a pretty eclectic sense of style.

Emilia Clarke was perfectly cast for this role.

She ventures far from her intense power house character the Mother of Dragons from Game of Thrones.

At times it was hard to tell if Emilia Clarke the actress is just extremely expressive with her face, or if it was something she was doing for the role… which I suppose speaks to how well she did.

Because I'm thinking she was exaggerating it, therefore she played the part marvellously.

The male lead is Sam Claflin, who you will more than likely recognize but not be able to place. His largest role as of late is the water proficient fighter from the Hunger Games.

I also feel he played the part very well. No complaints, He has a great smile, or smirk, that he does through out, which allows us to empathize with him a little more when he seeming unlikable.

There are a lot of light moments, actually the whole movie has a very light tone to it… it's a serious topic, but with Clarke's character it's hard for anything to be too serious or solemn. There are those sombre moments, which is, I'm sure, why I was given a tissue box at the advance screening.

There were only a few editing aspects I didn't enjoy. There were far too many cuts in certain scenes… Emilia walking up to the mansion for the first time and her conversation on the bench with her boyfriend. They were distracting. This was sprinkled throughout the film to greater or lesser degrees.

I think the film looked pretty, great locations. And a wonderful set, really. The house Claflin's character lives in looks very nice. I loved all the walls that opened when pushed on. Very modern, and expensive I'm sure.

There is a little treat for any Harry Potter fans! Neville Longbottom, all grown up and looking fit, he plays the part of Emilia Clarke's boyfriend. I hope to see him in more roles, maybe even a lead one day.

As for family friendliness, this movie is a G, it is good to go. In the opening scene Claflin is presumably being intimate with his girlfriend, they are obviously naked, but nothing is shown, they are under sheets.

There is no cursing or obscenities in this movie worth mentioning.

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