Rating: 
Summary: Excellent acting--terrible script
Review: I must admit, I rented Lulu on the Bridge because I'm a big Willem Dafoe fan. But even the excellent acting of Dafoe, Redgrave, Keitel, and Sorvino couldn't save this mess. The concept behind the movie was interesting, but the script was weak. Though the actors struggled valiantly to make it all come together, the dialogue was often pedantic and unbelievable.The scenes themselves were often implausible, and not for the metaphysical reasons the director may suspect. No, the slice of life bits made it difficult for me to suspend my disbelief. A prime example would be the dinner party in which a worldly twelve- or thirteen-year-old girl asks her stepmother to tuck her into bed. I don't know of any girls that age who would ask to be tucked in, especially around company. I think the problem with this movie is that it tries too hard to be deep; it tries too hard to demonstrate the innocence of real life. As a result, the scenes are trite, unrealistic, and boring.
Rating: 
Summary: Lulu is fabulous, but misunderstood by reviewers
Review: I understand "Lulu on the Bridge" and supremely enjoy it. Reviews I've read don't seem to 'get it.' Unfortunately, if I tell you what I got from the movie, it would ruin the impact for you. Suffice to say that this film asks the question, "What is reality?" and answers it with one possibility. Suspend your disbelief for the storyline, and just go with it. You will be rewarded. I was as floored by "Lulu" as I was by "Sixth Sense" and the fresh possibility of reality discovered in "The Matrix." But "Lulu" really does go over many people's heads, since they're not expecting a movie that tries to answer an eternal question. Izzy knows; he just doesn't know he knows.
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Summary: A surreal story...
Review: I was worried this would be a little too artsy-fartsy, but it was really well done: not some psuedo b-grade flick. It tells you just enough so you can follow the storyline and leaves the rest for your imagination. If you are intrigued by cryptic plots and can appreciate fine acting, you'll love it.
Rating: 
Summary: Lulu is a bridge
Review: I've seen this movie twice on cable, Stars or Encore. Maybe HBO. It's a sweet little thing about love unconditional. I like that Lou Reed has a role, Not Lou Reed. Would buy this DVD just to see him on screen (Lou Reed rocks!). The film was good, but best was it introduced me to Pandora's Box, a play and then silent film starring Louise Brooks as Lulu. The play and movie are classics; Brooksie, was a classic beauty. She embodies everything that was the Jazz Age flapper.
Rating:
Summary: Lulu is a bridge
Review: I've seen this movie twice on cable, Stars or Encore. Maybe HBO. It's a sweet little thing about love unconditional. I like that Lou Reed has a role, Not Lou Reed. Would buy this DVD just to see him on screen (Lou Reed rocks!). The film was good, but best was it introduced me to Pandora's Box, a play and then silent film starring Louise Brooks as Lulu. The play and movie are classics; Brooksie, was a classic beauty. She embodies everything that was the Jazz Age flapper.
Rating: 
Summary: A mess.
Review: It is getting to be a cliche that you can bookend a messy, incoherent story comprising levitating rocks and a menacing anthropologist with the shooting, then the death, of the protagonist and get away with calling it a discussion of the metaphysical. Yawn. See "Jacob's Ladder" for a more stylish and significantly more engaging trot through the same subject matter. In its defense, the acting is excellent. And just how much older is Harvey Keitel than Mira Sorvino, anyway?
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Summary: offbeat metaphysical mystery-romance
Review: on first vieweing, auster's directorial debut (not counting the co-directing credit from blue in the face) can be easily dismissed as jacob's ladder-via- romantic comedy drama. It's an oddball movie which will have some viewers irritated; the premise is too out there for mainstream, yet the high qoutient romance will put off the cynics. But if you're a devout auster fan, you will enjoy this. His recurring themes of coincidence and chance, and questioning identity, translate well to film, and of course, the kafka influence. I look forward to his next one. hopefully he will fine tune his ideas more. a bit more of his literary tone and depth (see philip haas' adaptation of auster's the music of chance, which is a structurally comparable film). i'd love to see new york trilogy done as a film. the disc looks good, but it's only shown in full frame. I wonder if it's the correct aspect ratio. The deleted scenes look like its shot 1.85:1.
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Summary: A Wonder and Full movie
Review: This flick was deeply moving to watch. I flew from laugher to tears as I witnessed the story unfold and unfold and unfold again. My motto for this year is .."let the camera do the work" thanks Lynn!
Rating:
Summary: WONDERFUL !
Review: This is one of the finest love movies I have ever seen. I am not into love stories very much, but this one made me feel deeply in love again. Touching, amazing, pure, inteligent, dreamy, romantic. Surrealistic, but somehow very realistic. This is so wonderful...
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Summary: I LOVE this indy film.
Review: This movie keeps me sane. Seriously. Whenever I feel lost
in the world, or feel anxious, I think about this film, and
it calms me. The way Izzy and Celia are together-- the love
they show for each other-- all this makes me calm. Yes, I think
that love like this does exist. Unconditional love. We all
have it within us, it's just finding the way to get it out. It's
never too late.
Yes,love may lie dormant for some,
without it ever being realized-- but, it's there. What I love about Celia and Izzy
is that they live in the moment-- love in the moment. This is something
cynics don't understand. You have no time to be cynical with love!
Izzy and Celia are never cynical together, and take no moment
for granted. Everything is to be savored-- even the joy of
"suprise kisses" in the restaurant scene. Just so genuine and
sincere. This is why I love this film. So, if you are not willing
to let yourself love, or be loved, you might not "get" this film.
That is, if you are a cynic about unconditional love, you might
be offset by this film. However, those who have that light within
them, will certainly cherish this beauty of a film. Thank you
Harvey Keitel and Mira Sorvino for putting together some
fantastic and real performances. Mira was certainly so sweet
and sincere in the film, and Harvey is exemplary in his
profession as an actor. Thank you!
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