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November 11, 2011

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Viewer Score

76
Viewer score based on 45 votes.

Critic Score

81
Critics' score based on 39 reviews.
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Theatrical Release Date:
11/11/2011
DVD Release Date:
03/13/2012
Run Time:
130min.
Director(s):
Distributor(s):
Magnolia Pictures (USA)
MPAA Rating:
R for some graphic nudity, sexual content and language.
Genre(s):
Science Fiction

Plot: In this beautiful movie about the end of the world, Justine (Kirsten Dunst) and Michael (Alexander Skarsgard) are celebrating their marriage at a sumptuous party in the home of her sister Claire (Charlotte Gainsbourg), and brother-in--law John ... Read More

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A big disappointment. Didn\'t make sense. Didn\'t hang together. A lot of the time I couldn\'t even understand what the actors were saying. It might have been partly the fault of the sound system ... in the theatre. But who are all those people at IMDb that gave it a high rating? Full Review

February 3, 2012
jpewther

Melancholia. This is a stirring examination of the societal flaws stemming from mankind’s patriarchal structures. It’s near exquisite…only slightly hampered by the jaggedness of handheld came... ra maneuverings, especially through the first portion of the storyline. Still, the essence of theme is masterfully developed and ultimately captivating. Against the backdrop of uncertain destiny and a setting of man’s ultimate homage to woman - her wedding day - this surrealistic tragedy plays out. Von Tier’s treatment of his subject is operatic in tone; the pain and release of soul veiled throughout the plot’s focus of Justine’s underlying revulsion , becoming evermore acute as Claire’s disillusionment unfolds. The story is not always apparent, but the artistic genius is not to be denied, and tells of man’s vain emptiness in a world which for the director is serendipitous in its origin. At last, for it‘s artistic value and substantial it is, I came away from the film more mystified and enamored with the woman than anything else. To wit…I am left wondering, what do girls know they aren Full Review

January 6, 2012
mining1mind

I had no expectation and was not disappointed. Had I read the fabulous reviews before I might have liked it more.

January 3, 2012
qpowell

One of the dullest and emptiest films I have ever seen...

December 29, 2011
mfastrider

A really terrible movie! No stars.

December 17, 2011
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