| The Majestic Review |
| by Eugene Novikov (Rating: D+) |
| To be fair, little of this debacle can actually be
blamed on Carrey, who does a valiant job with a
screenplay that could have been written by a
brain-damaged marsupial. We can, however, fault
director Frank Darabont, who worked effectively with
uncynical...more |
| The Majestic Review |
| by Eirik Dahle Pedersen (Rating: 9/10) |
| The Majestic was alongside Ali the film I had been looking the most forward to
this year. Frank Darabont directing Jim Carrey could never go wrong. The buzz
after some pre-screenings has shown the opposite, so I went into the theatre not
expecting too...more |
| The Majestic Review |
| by Dennis Schwartz (Rating: D) |
| MAJESTIC, THE (director: Frank Darabont; screenwriter: Michael Sloane;
cinematographer: David Tattersall; editor: Jim Page; music: Mark Isham; cast:
Jim Carrey (Pete/Luke), Martin Landau (Harry Trimble), Laurie Holden (Adele
Stanton), David Ogden...more |
| The Majestic Review |
| by Karina Montgomery |
| I am either alone or way ahead of the curve by saying I really enjoyed this
movie. Both Frank Darabont and Jim Carrey are wildly underappreciated in
their given jobs, and they did admirable work together in this film, which
I fear has slipped past most...more |
| The Majestic Review |
| by Rose 'Bams' Cooper |
| THE MAJESTIC (2001)
Rated PG; running time 150 minutes
Genre: Romantic Drama
Seen at: Celebration Cinema (Lansing, Michigan)
Official site: http://movies.warnerbros.com/themajestic/
IMDB site: http://us.imdb.com/Details?0268995
Written by: Michael...more |
| The Majestic Review |
| by Jonathan F. Richards |
| Poor Jim Carrey. Like the clown who yearns to play Hamlet, he keeps trying
to climb the ladder of serious fare, only to wind up with yet another pie in his
face. He’s a nice performer, but whatever acting chops he has apart from the
rubber-faced...more |
| The Majestic Review |
| by Mark R. Leeper (Rating: 4/10) |
| CAPSULE: What should have been a good film eventually goes
overboard in overdone scenes and a surfeit of sentiment,
much borrowed from other sources. THE MAJESTIC is one film
where showing restraint and simply giving less would have...more |
| The Majestic Review |
| by Shannon Patrick Sullivan (Rating: 3/4) |
| Directed by Frank Darabont. Screenplay by Michael Sloane. Starring Jim
Carrey, Martin Landau, Laurie Holden. Running time: 152 minutes. Rated PG
by the MFCB. Reviewed on December 23rd, 2001. more |
| The Majestic Review |
| by Mark O'Hara |
| Fans of the movies – that is, people who hold pleasant illusions about old
movie palaces and the role of film in our culture – should want to see Frank
Darabont’s THE MAJESTIC. The work does satisfy our cravings for
mid-twentieth-century Americana,...more |
| The Majestic Review |
| by Harvey S. Karten |
| Reviewed by Harvey Karten
Warner Bros./ Castle Rock Entertainment
Director: Frank Darabont
Writer: Michael Sloane
Cast: Jim Carrey, Martin Landau, Laurie Holden,
David Ogden Stiers, James Whitmore, Bob Balaban,
Jeffrey DeMunn, Ron Rifkin, Amanda...more |
| The Majestic Review |
| by Bob Bloom (Rating: 3.5/4) |
| THE MAJESTIC (2001). 3 1/2 stars out of 4. Starring Jim Carrey, Laurie Holden,
Martin Landau, David Ogden Stiers, Jeffrey DeMunn, James Whitmore, Gerry Black,
Hal Holbrook, Bob Balaban, Alan Garfield. Screenplay by Michael Sloane. Directed
by Frank...more |
| The Majestic Review |
| by Steve Rhodes |
| I know Frank Capra's work (IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE), and no matter how hard he
tries in THE MAJESTIC, Frank Darabont (THE GREEN MILE) is no Frank Capra. Not
even close. Never able to create genuine characters that you care about,
Darabont takes what is...more |
| The Majestic Review |
| by Joshua Tyler (Rating: 4/5) |
| As a film lover, I've always been enamored with the magic of the modern
American moviegoing experience. Unlike the beer-between-breaks
mentality of television programming or the solitary confinement of DVDs,
the cinema is a communal experience. The...more |
| The Majestic Review |
| by Susan Granger |
| Susan Granger's review of 'THE MAJESTIC" (Warner Bros.)
Back in the '30s and '40s, director Frank Capra made a series of
sentimental movies with a message: "Mr. Deeds Goes to Town," "Mr. Smith Goes to
Washington" and "It's a Wonderful Life."...more |
| The Majestic Review |
| by JoBlo (Rating: 6/10) |
| PLOT:
A 1950s Hollywood screenwriter suspected of being a communist gets into a car
accident, loses his memory and ends up in a small town, infamous for having lost
many of its sons to the war. The townspeople instantly recognize him as one of
the young...more |
| The Majestic Review |
| by Laura Clifford |
| Hollywood screenwriter Peter Appleton's (Jim Carrey) flying high. He's
dating the star of his well received B picture "Sand Pirates of the Sahara"
and is on the fast track with a new A flick. When he's called to testify
to the House UnAmerican...more |
| The Majestic Review |
| by Jon Popick (Rating: 4/10) |
| Frank Darabont made a name for himself writing and directing The Shawshank
Redemption and The Green Mile, two brilliant and beloved adaptations of
Stephen King prison stories that netted him three Oscar nominations (two for
writing, one for producing)....more |
