Third Person (2014)

Some things I liked some I did not.

It is neither dumb nor smart enough to be fun, and spends way too much time with its boring human characters.

The movie really just wants to entertain people.

The best films of this genre always show a path and provide a takeaway for being a better person.

OMG!!! I ended up watching this movie because of the scene between Liam Neeson and Olivia Wilde where he grabbed her butt on the street. The whole movie, I was overwhelmed by the raw emotions from the cast members. And when I checked the reviews just out of curiosity, I was so surprised. From professional movie critics, to movie bloggers; everybody was in a race to insult and degrade the movie. I loved, loved and loved it. Music was amazing, adding extra emotion to shattered lives. Again, when someone comes out and creates something that very few could understand, it doesn't go unpunished.

Three stories occur simultaneously, telling different stories but with a core similarity. In each one, the main plot revolves around the loss of a child, whether it is permanent or one which involves big and impenetrable barriers. A writer who lost his child in a pool has an affair far away from his wife, a man steals a gypsy's money only to help her later get her child back and a struggling maid who cannot earn the right to see her child after she almost killed him by accident.I have to tell that these stories, besides the fact that they are so different, are as implausible and weary as they are stupid. The characters have a tendency to take radical and inexplicable actions that makes you wonder what was the writer of this movie thinking of? I mean, how can you tell me that a man decides to help a difficult person he barely met to the point that he gives her 100 grand just like that? Or that a mother who loves her child and apparently is willing to do anything to see him isn't able to get to a very important appointment on time not a single time? These opinions are strictly personal so you may have different views regarding them. Disregarding the above, I must add that this movie, through its badly drawn characters, doesn't manage to transmit any feeling, anything that may "inspire" you to start caring even for a second for their fate. They are so dull and lifeless, with their radical personalities and their questionable decisions, that any emotion is out of the question. Don't get me wrong, all the actors played their roles in a great manner, but the plot was simply too uninteresting, boring and soulless for them to raise the bar with their performances.I was about to fall asleep multiple times because of the lack of action and the plot that I simply cannot say that it was worth the time I spent seeing the whole film. I understood that all stories were fiction created by a single mind but they are too distant from each other, their presence together being hard to explain. Each one as a different movie may have had sense but all together create a bad blend. It is a bad and most of all boring film in my opinion, recommending it to anyone being pointless.

Great cast (you would think) but yet I found myself being incredibly frustrated by the characters. What a flop of a movie. Movies like this tend to ruin movie watching for me because for it to have been released means that a team of individuals whom I used to trust to pick great roles and make good films signed off on this crap. They maybe even bragged about it which is worse considering how terrible this movie really is. I watched without bias but yet again I felt annoyed for having sat through the whole thing until the end. I didn't pay for this so there's at least that but I sill felt like I should've been compensated for wasting my time watching this. Another BAD MOVIE from Hollywood. Odd how none of these A listers put their hands up and respectfully declined. Who could've read this script and been like "Yes! I want this on my resume"?! Crap from top to bottom. Thanks for nothing cast and crew and of course Paul..can't forget you in all this. Know when to shut it down, regroup, refocus and/or just toss a script in the trash. I really didn't appreciate this movie as you can see and it's unfortunately left a terrible taste in my cinematic mouth that will have me thoroughly check out any movies with skepticism from all involved in this junk.

I just finished watching this film for the first time. It was on-demand on my cable service and I, initially, chose it as background noise and set my TV timer, hoping to fall back to sleep since I had, for no particular reason, awoken abruptly after having slept only 3 hours.It turned out to be a poor choice for that purpose since I quickly became too engrossed to return to my slumber.I will start by saying that, throughout the majority of the movie, you are witnessing personal dramas unfold in three different spheres of relation. These stories, though slow at times, are told well and will hold most people's interest.There is more to the film than that, including some suspense and twists and outcomes that are surprisingly tricky to call. That is one way that this movie manages to separate itself from the typical.I have intended to create a spoiler-free review so I must keep the rest to myself.I encourage those interested in a cerebral and emotional drama to watch it for themselves. Chances are that many will appreciate it as I did.I can see how this film could be difficult for many to interpret. I believe Mr. Haggis was overshooting the mark a bit to believe that the majority of his audience would "get" it. That is typically what you want when making a film, even if you intend to challenge your audience. If they don't "get" it, they walk away confused and angry. That's not good for business.I'm also sure that is why he included the thanks to his father in the end credits for teaching him to take chances.He definitely took a chance on this film. I though it was ultimately pretty brilliant but not destined for widespread acceptance and success.Finally, I will also say that I found it to be rather depressing so this is in no way a "feel good" drama.