Masked and Anonymous
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Movie Reviews of Masked and Anonymous
Movie Review: A quiet Classic
Summary: 5 Stars
I found this to be a wonderfully entertaining movie. If I was an actor i would love to say some of that dialog. You can tell everybody loved being part of it.By far the best thing Penelope Cruz has done. The cast line up is impeccable, a mini "Short cuts" scenario This film grows on you. John Goodman is always worth watching-i am yet to see him play a bad role on the large screen. His opening scene is a classic with the black heavies. The Val Kilmer character is in the film for no exact reason-sure the whole scene could be deleted if you wanted to be like that but the conversation he has with "Jack Fate" is fantastic. I wish i could have that rave with Bob Dylan. The Soundtrack is also well worth checking out-Dylan Dance Tracks with a south American slant, I like it
You don't need a huge amount of money to create a fine movie
You must always have a fine script
Check This out if you truly enjoy Cinema
Movie Review: In a word simply brilliant
Summary: 5 Stars
Bob Dylan has successfully done what Mariah Carey and Emimen
failed to do present a movie based on their own characters
and lead us into their world. Bob Dylan of course is not
just a Music Icon, he is American icon folks. Always speaking
the trouth from his heart, this is the one man, a true
celebrities that uses his skills as a musician to speak out
on everything from Vietnam, the corporation, America's dwindling
image and so forth.
Dylan plays a folk singer, touring with his band, and through
his journey he meets several whacky characters played by
guys like Jeff Bridges, Christian Slater, Val Kilmer and so forth.
In between Dylan acting the role, we are treated to great
musical performance by him as he tells us his story.
This is an amazing story, truly a labor of love.
Everything should be proud of what they did in this film
Movie Review: most miss the point
Summary: 5 Stars
There's clearly no one way to look at this film, but the myriad reviewers (both professional and amazon) charging that this is a vanity project just don't get it. I think that to make any sense of it, one must consider that the fascist society depicted on screen bears some resemblance to the *U.S.* (it's not a "stereotypical Latin American dictatorship" as I've seen some Ebert types write). Then one must deal with the depressing fact that all of the manipulations involved in staging Jack Fate's "benefit" concert are aimed at profiteering, fabricating cults of personality, careerism, etc. and have precious little to do with the art. Everybody's looking out for themselves while the country turns into--well, a third world dictatorship--and what's an artist to do in such an environment? Play some songs and shrug his shoulders...and maybe make a surrealist film to capture the surrealism of what's happening outside.Movie Review: the best whacked-out movie ever
Summary: 5 Stars
I love this movie. I am also dumbfounded at many commercial reviewers who don't seem to get it at all. Bob Dylan & Larry Charles wrote the screenplay together - and created a powerful social commentary on where America could be headed. The primary cast is perfect, plus there are quite a number of short appearances by another group of actors with powerful little scenes.
The central theme is the state of government, the TV network, and a varied & diverse group of stressed individuals who are trying to make their way through a society that has crumbled into half-collapse.
Put Granny & the kids to bed, crank up the surround sound system, and let the movie take you on a wierd, creative, Dylan-esque song experience........on film.
"See the arrow on the doorpost, saying this land is condemned; all the way from New Orleans to Jerusalem."
Movie Review: dylan
Summary: 5 Stars
This film, thematically, is pure Dylan. If you love Dylan, you cannot help but love this film. If you do not understand Dylan or do not like his work, you are highly disposed to not liking this film. Everything is metaphorical, much of it is absurd, and like much of Dylan's work, the profound meaning of the work arises metaphorically out of the absurd. Such is life; the weird profundity, when you get to it, quakes with realism. The film captures this beautifully. The negative criticisms of the film I've seen all seem to be informed by a lack of any substantial understanding of Dylan and an expectation of the usual. This is art, not a commercial. It's Dylan, not Madonna. There is a world that Dylan reveals - here and elsewhere - simmering below the placating surface of the ordinary. Dylan invites his audience to dwell there. This film is like that.