Very well executed

Don't listen to the negative reviews

This is one of the few movies I've ever seen where the whole audience broke into spontaneous, loud applause a third of the way in.

It is an exhilarating, distressing, funny and profound film, with one of the more memorable film scores in years,

"Nashville" is simply a stunner! Every time I finish watching I'm left feeling like I just had a true *EXPERIENCE*!!! It's a beautiful, funny, and amazing masterpiece of cinema, and I think it may actually be the greatest film ever made (however, my personal favorite will still always be "Eraserhead")!Throughout "Nashville", there's an amazing spirit to it all! You can tell that it is a very "alive" piece of filmmaking. A lot of it is shot like a documentary with many fascinating cinematic techniques used throughout. I'd really recommend watching the commentary of "Nashville" because, like most Altman films, there are many interesting behind the scenes stories. The way Altman and his crew made this film was very unconventional and original.With over 20 main character this ensemble piece is 160 minutes in length, but not one second of these 160 minutes is dull or boring in any sense of the word! Anyone who is afraid of long movies should watch "Nashville" regardless, because the film is so entertaining it doesn't feel nearly that long. In fact, I wish it was much longer! I managed to care about all of the film's many characters, and their own little stories help form to create one great, big story. A story about a place, it's music, and it's people. The mood of the film ranges from the hilarious and satirical to the emotional and tragic, and Altman captures each emotion with pure perfection. The ending sequence is particularly memorable. I won't spoil anything, but I will tell you that it is one of the most breathtaking conclusions in cinematic history!

While Altman's offering contains important information on 70s fashion, perfect for research purposes, it delivers nothing in terms of entertainment.The only positive aspect to this thoroughly unenjoyable marathon is that, at 5x fast forward, it lasts only a little more than 30 minutes.On a side note, the minimum 10 line requirement for this review guarantees flabby, flimsy, meandering rhetoric. For 15 years I have looked forward to visiting Nashville. I will go despite this film, and look forward to expressing my expressing my opinions to both locals and tourists.In summary, the 5 minutes I have spent writing this review offered several times the order of enjoyment of the movie itself.

I had seen this film before or maybe even a few times over the years but decided to watch it on DVD again this past weekend. I have been checking out Altman flicks, particularly for the director commentaries that some dvds come with.I was 20 years old in 1975 when the country was on the verge of disco and all that went with that experiment in debauchery, fantasy and excess; the whole Warhol, Bianca, Studio 54 mess, if you will, of which I was right in the middle. A young sailor, I appreciated Cinderella Liberty AND The Last Detail; a Baby Boomer, I appreciated American Graffiti AND the Exorcist. And then there is Nashville. The first thing I noticed is that I had the exact same shirt Haven's son wore, all of his shirts in fact. That right there was enough to depress me. Next, the Nashville airport - been there too and THAT depressed me. I guess you can tell by now that that period does not have really fond memories for me: the wood paneling, the Formica in avocado green, harvest gold, and I can never remember what they called the red one just all seem so cheesy. Maybe it was because in those days Times Square and most big cities were one big X-rated peep-show extravaganza. Like I said I was a sailor then and that's what we did. Anyway, I found most of the characters dull; particularly Jeff Goldblum who even then had that kind of irritating shtick about him; Carradine too (I must have been stoned back then (probably was) but I actually used to like "I'm Easy". Now, I don't think it was so hot at all. Tomlin was okay, although with all the hoopla, you'd think her part would have been more developed. Maybe it was because she had theretofore been on Laugh-In that it was a sensation. Ditto for Henry Gibson who I really thought WAS good. I don't know, maybe it was the film stock but it just all seemed old to me, like Altman's M*A*S*H. By the way, Elliot Gould showing up in a cameo just reminded me why I never cared for his smart ass either. And I honestly felt the same way about Julie Christie i.e. who the hell is SHE? Even though I knew who she was.I guess in closing, I just don't think this movie is a classic for me nor would I place it on any must see list. I'd much rather watch any number of other movies from that year. Cuckoo's nest or something.

This is truly one of the great American movies of all time, by the great American director Robert Altman. I must have watched this movie 10 times, and am ready to see it again anytime. I was 15 when I first saw it, and it had an enormous impact on me, and continues to do so to this day. Ronee Blakeley, Lillie Tomlin, Ned Beatty, Barbara Harris, Henry Gibson, Karen Black, Gwen Welles and Michael Murphy all give great performances. There are remarkable musical performances, primarily by Ronee Blakeley. That she didn't get an academy award for her performance in this film is a crime. The film has the classic Altman technique of an overlapping and very busy soundtrack (the spoken bits). You need to pay attention to get it all. This slice of life view of Nashville over a few days is really about America, post Vietnam, post-Nixon and the petering out of the counterculture. The movie is about 2.5 hours long, but you've got to hang in there till the end. Altman's magnum opus, you must see this movie! Altman's great movies include Nashville, McCabe and Mrs. Miller, MASH, Come back to 5 and dime - Jimmy Dean - Jimmy Dean, Streamers and Short Cuts. And there are many more very good movies. He was one of our great filmmakers - and sadly under- appreciated. He was an auteur, and had a unique voice and style.