Human Stain

Pros: The story and its characters.

Cons: None.

The Bottom Line: It's rich in both story and in character- and that isn't easy to find in today's filmaking.

Review: I was given a copy of this film by a good friend to watch and keep- and thankfully, I did both. I haven't read Philip Roth in years (the screenplay is based on his novel), but I am a huge admirer of Nicholas Meyer's work (Time After Time, The Seven ...

Pros: people of very different ages make love

Cons: people of VERY different ages do the nasty

Review: Nicole Kidman the actress best know for dating Tom C. and adopting black children so she can be more popular among her elite media friends and Anthony Hopkins the scary old man who eats people's faces. These two finaly meet on screen, OOHHHHHHH I can't wa ...

Pros: The entire cast, the soundtrack and the story.

Cons: Hopkins could have lost his English accent

The Bottom Line: Although I acknowledge a few flaws, the story and the acting makes this a powerful film.

Review: My son and I saw this movie tonight (Saturday) at 7:15 p.m. Two other people were in the theatre. While 100's were watching the new idiotic Eddie Murphy "Disney" film of the month, and a number of other dismal movies, no one was watching Anthony ...

Pros: Compelling, relevant story-line.

Cons: Casting of Anthony Hopkins is strange.

The Bottom Line: In the end I found The Human Stain an extremely thoughtful and thought-provoking tale that merits serious consideration.

Review: In 1900, noted Black American scholar and activist W.E.B. Du Bois prophetically stated, "[T]he problem of the 20th century is the problem of the color line." One of the toughest things I have ever had to do in my life--and continue to do on a ...

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Review: Life is full of difficult decisions. It's also full of foolish mistakes that you wish you could undo. Anthony Hopkins plays Coleman Silk. He's got a great position at a college that he is said to have taken from being mediocre to being great. One ...

Pros: Kidman, Hopkins, Sinise, Harris

Cons: none

The Bottom Line: "See the cemetery sky
Carmine red and deep
Watch the oceans rising high
It’s the human stain"
~ Kamelot

Review: Frankly, the thing that made this movie work for me was Nicole Kidman. While I have not been overly taken with most of her roles, I never doubted for one moment while watching her in this part that she was an overworked, gritty, nasty, abused, tortured ...

Pros: Actors, plot, drama, the concepts of shame and redemption.

Cons: I CANNOT see Hopkins playing an African American role. Mixed maybe, but 100%? No!

The Bottom Line: This is a movie that requires you to think, will depress you; will cause you pain, but it is an experience that is ultimately worth it. It is a masterpiece!

Review: I am shocked to see all the negative reviews that this movie amassed. After I watched The Human Stain, I was moved to such an extent that I honestly felt I had seen one of the best movies made in a long, long time. I have to admit that I did NOT read the ...

Pros: Excellent acting, production values, photography, and touching story. Brief nudity by Jacinda and Nicole.

Cons: Original novel has been telescoped down to movie length. Story is a downer.

The Bottom Line: A bittersweet romance between two mismatched people weighted with the miseries of their own pasts.

Review: THE HUMAN STAIN, much boiled down from Philip Roth's novel, is about the short, turbulent, retirement of Coleman Silk (Anthony Hopkins) and the poor, unhappy young woman (Nicole Kidman) who has entwined herself with him. Coleman was the dean of a ...

Pros: Hopkins and the rest of the cast, good scenario, not too long

Cons: Story not always fascinating, Kidman's occasional whispering

The Bottom Line: The Human Stain is a good, not great movie. Heavy, atmosphere is well set by the cast and the director. Acting better than the story. A fine rental.

Review: The human stain is a movie that was far from a huge commercial success. The idea was obviously to make it one on video and DVD. The film features four big names : Sir Anthony Hopkins, who is one of the best actors in the world, Nicole Kidman, who is ...

Pros: what little of Roth's voice remains; Nicole Kidman; Ed Harris

Cons: not nearly as good as it could have been; horrible, horrible casting; annoying score

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Review: It might just be possible that Phillip Roth is the greatest American writer currently living - great not only for his talent as a wordsmith, but also for the sheer audacity and genius behind the rather massive list of books he has written. And among all ...