In “Another Earth”, Rhoda Williams, a bright young woman accepted into MIT’s astrophysics program, aspires to explore… the cosmos. A brilliant composer, John Burroughs, has just reached the pinnacle of his profession and is about to have a second child. On the eve of the discovery of a duplicate Earth, tragedy strikes and the lives of these strangers become irrevocably intertwined.
Nice acting, but not much of a story. I really enjoyed the restrained style of this film, but the story never really amounted to much more than a typical after-school special. (And the sage, self-blinded Indian janitor was just completely ridiculous and a bit offensive.)
I like the stripped-down look of the movie, and the theme is interesting (no matter how preposterous it is – and how much better it was fleshed our in Fringe and tens of other sci-fi franchises). As a post-crash story, it’s fairly conventional, but both lead actors are terrific. I had no idea that Brit Marling also wrote the story – good for her. The way the movie ends is a big no-no in many circles. Again, I’ve tried it in my own writing and have gotten bludgeoned for doing it. But I appreciate the questions it raises. If this were a mini-series or full TV season that were to end on that note, you’d probably have many more angry viewers, but for a 2-hour movie, I suppose it’s an acceptable tactic.
On the other side, The two main characters in my opinion were both dull and inattentive to the greater importance in life. Although I do understand the need for some metaphorical drivel, the “second earth” could not have been more neglected. If directors really want to craft this sort of tragedy story, I suggest choosing something a lot less extraordinary to accompany it. Things of such great importance and intrigue are never served proper justice and I find that irritating. Barely a film worthy of a recommendation, also considering how hard it was for me to find it.

Walt Disney Animation Studios returns to the Hundred Acre Wood with Winnie the Pooh, the first big-screen Pooh adventure from Disney animation in more than 35 years. With the charm, wit and whimsy of the original featurettes, this all-new movie reunites audiences with the philosophical “bear of very little brain” and friends Tigger, Rabbit, Piglet, Kanga, Roo—and last, but certainly not least, Eeyore, who has lost his tail. “Well a tail is either there or it isn’t there,” said Pooh. “And yours isn’t… there.” Owl sends the whole gang on a wild quest to save Christopher Robin from an imaginary culprit. It turns out to be a very busy day for a bear who simply set out to find some hunny. Inspired by five stories from A.A. Milne’s books in Disney’s classic, hand-drawn art style.
Taking it back to the roots of 2D animation, Winnie the Pooh and Disney do something that is rare and exciting in film. They make a picture perfect family friendly film that everyone in the house will enjoy. The cartoon like animation is funny and super charming at moments. A well written script helps, but a great script makes this a great film; clean humor that is super rare in cinema. My favorite animated film of the year so far.
An absolute modern day classic. Very cleverly written, well animated, awesome narration and soundtrack. Loved it Loved it LOVED IT!!! So did my 3 year old boy, my 17 year old daughter, my 36 year old sister, and my wife! P.S. Stay for the credits for a secret surprise at the end.
Fun and light little film. I assume that the high scores are being given by people who haven’t read too many of the books, or watched all the older films? This movie pretty much copied the plot from at least 2 of the previous stories, so as a ‘grown up’, I was bored senseless. I actually dozed off and I think my two girls found it to be entirely unmemorable.. But hey, to each his own!