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Summary: The Pledge
Review: Was a real dissapointment for me and my Wife. We are Jack Nicholson lovers and bought the film before we ever saw it. We were very disapointed with the ending of the film. The film was very good until you got to the end. I will think twice before I buy a film before I see it.
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Summary: MY PLEDGE: Never Rent Again!
Review: I am not one to knock a movie and say that it stinks without giving it some credit.Yes, this movie has Jack Nicholson and Robyn Penn in a thriller tragedy movie. That made me rent it.Here are the reasons I won't be viewing this film EVER again:1) The beginning grabbed my attention! I wanted so bad to see this down-and-out Detective search for the killer. (Thus, this very inviting intro leaves one unsatisfied by the end).2) Slow moving. How many times do I have to see a curved road and a car driving on it?3) I get it already--Jack is a poor shmuck who doesn't have any 'pull' at his old job.4) Porcupines. I think this was so ground into the viewer that it was all I could think of and look for.5) So what...he's a fisherman. He is familiar with bait. Enough said. Don't blame him for that.6) Finally, the ending. This ending BITES. I did not like it. ... this really leaves the viewer wondering, "Why did I just waste allllllll this time watching this movie?"That's all. I cannot recommend this movie. I will not recommend this movie. Remember, sometimes you just have to say "No."This is one of those times.
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Summary: What a stinker!
Review: How could such a star-powered cast have ever agreed to act in this bomb? Did they even read the script? And what was Sean Penn thinking? How many nature shots do we have to have to substitute for plot developments? What heavy-handed directing, particularly the storm clouds gathering! Duh. The camera, as always, loves Nicholson but that does not make up for a real bad script and a really bad job of directing. I don't know how many times I looked at my watch, anxious for the ending, which, in itself, was a flop as well.
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Summary: Don't waste your time...
Review: I enjoy Jack Nickolson. There is a great message in the movie about "strangers" and kidnapping-even in a small town. However, I think the movie was too long and too drawn out. Nickolson's character was suffering from paranoia about the little girl being kidnapped and killed. He made a promise to one of the girl's mother to get to the bottom of it and not to quit until they find the person that killed her little girl. He keeps (or at least tries to) his promise and even though he was now retired, he still continued to search for the person that killed the little girl...paranoid and all. Not worth my time. I don't recommend the movie, to long, to predicting. You're leave the movie with NO sense of closure, just like Nickolson's character. Pass on it.
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Summary: Stinker!
Review: This movie was a waste of money. It had big name actors and a good plot, they should have done more with it. My advice is: don't bother.
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Summary: Falls Well Short of Promise
Review: While the cast of characters, setting and storyline all indicate a fair amount of promise for this movie- it is hurriedly directed. The rush to plot resolution leaves critical pieces of the storyline like Nicholson's decent into insanity and his increasing manipulation of mother and daughter hanging out as disjointed scenes. Without the development of Nicholson's character the sequence of events that lead up to the movie's end make it difficult to suspend disbelief. Very disappointing.
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Summary: one of the 10 best films of the year
Review: i bought THE PLEDGE on dvd a few weeks ago. I didnt enjoy it the first time i watched it. The second time i watched the film i liked a whole bunch. I guess its a real good movie if it is a lot bettter the 2nd time around.i was excpecting a lot more action in it but i didnt get very much. All we get to see is a dreary suicide. We get to see a lot of stars in brief roles in this picture. Look for veteran actor HARRY DEAN STNTON as the guy who JACK NICHOLSON buys the gas station from. I thought that the film had a certain unique feature about it. Maybe i just like movies about cops. That could be it. The certain twist at the end of the film puts a grin on your face and meks you think jack nicholson went crazy. i sure thought he did. I highly recomend this movie. You will enjoy this more if you like police movies.
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Summary: I "Pledge" to avoid this.
Review: The movie starts out very nicely. You get a clear since of direction from all the characters. Jack is Jack. Different kind of role, but he does it nicely. As the plot gets deeper, and the story becomes more twisted, you are waiting for the climax, or release from the story. A resolution so to speak, but I don't feel it ever happens. I think it was a very strange way to end the film. I will say that the movie does leave you in constant anticipation of "something's about to happen." That part of the movie I liked
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Summary: dull and pointless
Review: This movie starts off like a mystery/thriller, but quickly becomes a slow-moving and ultimately unsatisfying attempt at a character study. Do not watch it expecting to see a cop movie, or anything other than nicholson playing drunk.
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Summary: Spend your time elsewhere.
Review: Although it is a well acted and well filmed film. I found it pointless. If you like sad tragic endings then buy this, otherwise buy something else.
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