Good acting all the way around- having worked in the ...
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understated but riveting film which aptly depicts the market meltdown in mortgage-backed securities, although on a more compressed timeline.  the protagonist firm in the movie is probably based on Goldman Sachs which is usually the smartest guy in the room and would figure out the end is near before the rest of the crowd and get out of town alive.  (actually- not entirely true since they should have blown up with their AIG position but were made whole by Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson - a former head of GS....).  Good acting all the way around- having worked in the business i particularly found most of the key characters very believable- particularly Paul Bettany, Simon Baker and Demi Moore.  They layoff scenes - how detached and disconnected the room becomes - very, very believable.
Best line from perfectly cast Jeremy Irons the CEO:  "It's just money. It's made up. Just pieces of paper with pictures on it, so we don't have to kill each other to get something to eat."
2547319
Very entertaining, great acting performances..
4010936
Wholesome and real.  Great actors- character development superb.
26342
Surprisingly good - extremely well acted, gripping to watch, exactly the binge watch I needed. Rooted in character, this touches on a lot of hot button issues without being overly didactic. Sure, there are a couple places where it becomes a bit overt, but stretched over the 6 episodes, this was solid, tense and meaningful. The lead actors especially gave it their all and I enjoyed watching them every second.
2018739
The story is believable and the actors were believable.  Very good overall!
3860798
Good acting in this movie, a lot of realistic actions of people today by the woman character of just being in the church is good enough and it's not. Sending the wrong message to believers.
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Watching this 22 years on from the withering days of Margaret Thatcher's premiership was well worth it. The 50 minute Granada production made in 1991 seems to be very accurate in it's portrayal of Maggie's downfall. There are some very good performances from other cast members who do an outstanding job in their parts. Well done to the person responsible for casting in this drama
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I really enjoyed Kit Kittredge.  I thought the film was an important and interesting portrait of life in Cincinnati during the Great Depression.  As a Cincinnatian, I enjoyed seeing our city portrayed on the big screen and could relate to a lot of the local references.

The film was not the most fast-paced film I've ever seen, but it more than made up for it with its storyline.  This movie is at once a drama, mystery and historical fiction.  I walked away from the film still thinking about it, which is the sign of a good film to me.

The acting is terrific and includes acting giants and others I believe will be the acting giants of tomorrow.  This is not one to be missed.
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Excellent movie. Good acting all around, costumes were amazingly accurate and detailed, and the overall pace was perfect. I was intrigued  with the idea of, "some other person" may have written these spectacular plays, and how that could have happened.  This movie has it all. Politics, armies, tragedy, power struggle, a beautiful queen, sex, humor, and suspense. This is one of my favorite movies, and "I've seen them all". The good ones stay with you, have impact, make you wonder, or perhaps wiser. Watch carefully, and sometime again, watch it again. Enjoy your viewing.
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Good actors, good acting, fresh storyline, not predictable, action/romance/suspense/drama/humor all present. Interesting twist at the end. I enjoyed it. I also enjoyed it wasn't all about hunks and hotties blowing everything up. And it wasn't Star Wars or Star Trek.
54670
Uplifting story - great acting - I enjoyed watching this.
4615035
It was intertaining, acting was great. Almost too realistic.
4350409
Good acting and a 'somewhat aurhenic' preseentation of these years in both of their lives... Overall a good film to watch,
1049694
Very good acting on all fronts.  Great story on Brian Wilson. Although the ending seemed abrupt.  Would have liked to have seen more how the antagonist was brought down, rather than just mentioning it in a narrative paragraph.  But I like JC as an actor, and I very much enjoyed it.  The music and insights into its conception was great to see.  4-5 stars
2323119
Surprisingly good. The writing was a little hokey (especially in the beginning) but this definitely required active watching/listening. The whole "95er" part of the story is also a bit hokey but not really important to the story in any real way. It's very well done otherwise, good acting, and the plot holds up -- which is rare for a time travel story. The special effects were also much better than I was expecting and there was quite a bit of good action. This will take a bit of watching carefully to understand what's going on though, so it's not something you want to watch passively when you're tired.
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A very good effort by all concerned.

Any film based (however loosely)on true events and real people will run into challenges and Defiance is no different. It would not be surprising to learn that the real Bielskis were not quite as noble and altruistic as they come to be portrayed here; but that is not really the point of a 2 hour movie.

I particulalry enjoyed the scenes of day to day living in the forest. Craig and the rest of the cast were convincing. Craig's character, Tuvia was often faced with extremely hard choices/moral dilemmas and his reactions were credible, as was his indecision in the marshes when the young brother steps into the breech in his stead. And generally, if you had not read their story the narrative was tense.

One beef I had was the fact that the most nervous member of the group was always on guard duty at camp!  For that task, you'd place your most trusted guys, not the most skittish. Also, there would have been other safety rules-eliminating wood smoke by day, particulalry when Germans were expected nearby, keeping noise down etc. At times the camp seemed a bit to free and loose, given the potential for discovery.

Still, as a WW2 movie fan, I'd say this was one of the better efforts I have seen and is well worth watching.
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Lots of intrigue and pretty good acting in this movie in contemporary England.  If you like mysteries, settings and life in Britain, then this is worth checking out.  I liked it.