Pretty Good

It’s not bad or unwatchable but despite the amplitude of the spectacle, the end result is underwhelming.

While it is a pity that the story wasn't told with more visual finesse, this is trivial compared to our real-world problems. It takes a good movie to put that into perspective.

Story: It's very simple but honestly that is fine.

This is one of unusual movies I've watched lately. I think everyone will agree that the topic is unique. Theme of the absurdity of human existence, love, lost hopes, illusions and death. Their unusual passivity, when their own fate is in question. It reminds me of the passivity of people in concentration camps of World War II, who without any resistance, accept their fate. In this film are more unusual reaction of these young people, who agree to be sacrificial lambs.

I'm dramatically disappointed from this movie. My expectations were so high due to the fact that there were actors like Carey Mulligan,Keira Knightely and Andrew Garfield in the cast. But beside this the movie is really deploring. I've really aprreciated the book by Ishiguro which described the life of Kathy who's a clone. The beautiful thing about the book is that you really understand how the characters feel (Also Ruth and Tommy) while in the movie you don't emphasize at all with them. The plot is really ununderstandable in the movie. If you dont read the book you can't understant anything of the movie.

Okay, first of all, I'd just like to say that I completely agree with a few of the reviews that talk about the pace and development of the film. It was slow, non-descriptive and didn't make you want to sympathize or feel for the characters. BUT if you have read the book, then you would know that it gives you a much much different feeling as to how the story moves along and the way Kathy feels and describes the three parts of the story. They missed out on a lot of detail in the film that was significant in giving the readers a full feeling of the story. It is meant to represent an unethical world where these 'clones' are treated like machines, used for their organs, and although there are people like Madame and Miss Emily that try to fight for their rights, it ends up failing... touching on real world problems! And it DOESNT give you a happy ending, it DOESNT give you the Hollywood ending where they do get a deferral and end up feeling happily after and that's why the book is so powerful (and makes you think) because this concept is a reflection of problems in the real world. Not directly but it does. Think about it.

Hi,I viewed this movie last evening not knowing what to expect. While there were moments when I was tempted to turn it off, I was captivated by the excellent depiction of emotion by the actors/actresses.I am still not certain as to whether or not this school ever existed in England, but plan to do some research on this. I am certainly aware that there were many barbaric practices that took place many years ago, so wouldn't doubt that this is a true story or at least based upon a true story.I do have to admit that while I found this film captivating, I also found it disturbing and extremely sad.Regards, ~Attrayo