Reviews

This is a tired worn out western aside from the great performance by Burt Lancaster. Gary Cooper, as usual, displays the emotional range of a block of wood. The supporting players are ok, but the story is uninspiring as it focuses on the relationship of Lancaster and Cooper. This would be fine if both were interesting characters, but having seen this movie a couple of minutes ago I'm already forgetting Coopers character.

This is one of the worst movies I've ever had the displeasure to watch. Pathetic, ridiculous poorly acted, dreadful. I can't say enough bad things about this pile of garbage. The one thing I appreciated was how it just kind of ends and you can see on the actors faces how relieved they are that it's over.

This is not overly complex and not groundbreaking cinema, but it is a fun film. The direction is competent and the acting is decent. The one exception is newcomer Gracie Lacey, who lights up the screen with an excess of charm and personality. Hopefully we will see her in much more. Overall a good night's viewing.

None of my neighbors would use the word bellicose, how prophetic. This is a subtle and clever short that really gets you in the end. Really well acted and paced, I hope everyone involved continues to do good work like this.

There are a lot of reasons to like this film and one of them is the acting. Everyone does a great job and the characters are well written as well. I guessed the surprise twist ending really early on as it is pretty predictable, but the rest of the film is wonderfully done. Good cinematography, good pacing and mood. Already mentioned the acting was excellent. Even with the predictability, it's a really good ending too.

This episode kicks off the second season by killing off the two most likable characters. They may not have been the most important to the overall story, but likable characters give the audience a reason to care about the show. We'll see how the rest goes I guess.

This is a really well done short and the acting and dialog are superb. Having only one actress and a voice, it never gets boring and when it's done you want it to continue, even though the ending is excellent. Nicely done.

There have been many writers who've said, give me a title and I can write a story around it. I've seen some really crazy Craigslist ads and someone made a very funny, yet sweet and complicated, strange story out of one of them. The acting is good, the cinematography is good, the pacing is excellent, but it's the imagination behind the story that elevates it. Very well done short.

Why not just get a DNA sample, it's 2018, you can trace people's ancestry, but you can't trace if she's Rose's daughter?

The idea behind the film is actually pretty good, the cast is ok for a low budget film. The problem lies in a few touches. First, the "science genius" who creates the device tests once under optimal conditions and wants to proceed. This is not scientific method. Second, the same guy is so rude and never apologizes that I think he would have had his head kicked in before the second half of the movie, this is just opinion of course. I can't blame the actors, only the script, which was not bad, but lacking in that you should try to make most characters likable in at least some way.

Donald Pleasence never disappoints and the rest of the cast are equally good. This is the norm for Ray Bradbury Theater. What sets this apart is the non linear story line, the lack of a concrete explanation to every detail, the complex moral issues involved. This is not typical television fare, it reaches much higher and it achieves it. If you want all the t's crossed and all the I's dotted and need to be spoon fed easy answers to all your questions during an episode or a movie, then this is not for you. If, however, you like being challenged and like having questions to mull over after all is said and done, then this is definitely for you.

The original Star Trek always took modern issues and made parable stories that reflected that and gave a more compassionate view. This is what this episode does very well. I saw one review that got very angry and explained in detail of how he and his conservative friends don't need lecturing and aren't bigots, but if this were true, the episode would not have caused this level of anger. I believe the episode does what it was intended to do. Make people think. Like the best of the original Star Trek episodes where we encounter racism, religious bigotry, sexism, this deals with our compassion as human beings. And it says it beautifully.