nz man

This was the biggest film disappointment for me in a long time. I kept waiting and waiting for the film to get better, and I wanted to walk out - after all, I was the only one in the Wellington cinema and would not have bothered anyone by leaving. The cinematography and editing was acceptable, and like another reviewer here has commented, the various (European) cities were beautiful to see. Matt Whelan's acting was good, but at times Roxane Mesquida's acting came across as stilted and amateurish. It did indeed come across as pretentious, unrealistic, disharmonious and boring. The director and script writers must have been in a black mood to produce such a miserable story. Surely the high votes for this movie must be from those involved, and they will subsequently down vote this or any other negative review. All I can say is if you do choose to see this movie and find that you don't like it, then walk out!

In contrast to some of the comments below, 8 of us watching the DVD thought this film was great. We laughed and laughed - the script was brilliant. Those who saw the first film said they liked this one much better. The acting is superb and the jokes great.

I guess it depends what sort of a mood you are in when you start watching a movie like this. If you are critical and grumpy, then you probably won't like it, but if you are smilingly open and want a good time you'll probably find this film a treat. Maybe those from NYC or feel close to the Mafia are prone to trash this film?

In any case, this film is worth a try. If you are showing it to a group of friends, just rent a few others to use as backup if your friends don't warm to 'Analyze'. I had a selection of 7 DVDs for my friends to choose from.

Our video store had a special for getting 5 weekly movies. I hesitated a few times at choosing Rocky, thinking that it would be out of date and silly. How wrong I was - Rocky still ROCKS!!

Not only that, but my wife never saw Rocky and she actually loved it - this is surprising because she normally does not like this sort of film (boxing / violent). We were both taken with Sly's honest, humble and amusing comments about the film.

If you have not yet watched this on DVD, run out and get it. Note what Sly says about how he felt after the Director's Guild (or other director organization) saw Rocky - it was a HUGE let down, but then...!!