Elegy(2008)- User Reviews

Believable characthers, real issues, intelligently told. Mature and captivating. You can feel their emotions, and make a connection with the characthers and their angst. It leaves you thinking and wanting more. Beautifully cast. Biography or fiction, …more»

Watched it yesterday on Star Movies.

Story telling was awesome and acting of the 2 main leading stars was natural and really good.

Really enjoyed it.more»

Why is it when top notch actors make a boring, slow and sometimes dumb crap of a movie, there's always mention of them deserving an Oscar for it? This movie was simply boring. Invictus is another super over rated movie. Great actors but what did they …more»

I feel like the movie was a little too slow moving. At some parts it was very interesting and intruiging but at others i was very bored. Also a note to Penelope cruz... She is very beautiful and a very good actress however it would have helped not to …more»

Original review here from ****.com

Character-fueled without skimping on story, Coixet and Meyer make it easy for us to understand the perspectives and motives of each lead without asking the viewer to like or sympathize with them. Interactions are believable …more»

Penelope Cruz is an amazing beauty in the film. Too bad Ben Kingsley is no match - on screen AND off.
This movie is artful, rich, deep, but bereft with the ills of the commonplace committment-phobe.
Ben Kingsley's character never seems to get over …more»

Loved this movie its beautiful in every sense the story is so special and beautiful and real that what make it more romantic the tradegy in the truth...and of course penelope cruz is just stunning like always she makes the movies work..!!more»

ben kingsley was miscast; the movie needed someone stronger and better looking, perhaps a younger Sean Connery; i never believed for one minute that someone as hot as Cruz could fall from him; Dennis Hopper was god-awful, he ought to hang it up; Peter …more»

this has got to be the most intrigueing and thought provoking DVD i ever saw!! Besides of course enjoying Penelope Cruz's lovely breasts.. sorry im a man.. they were quite lovely btw... anyway the story takes hold of you and doesnt let you go.. pick …more»

Well acted and directed.
Shows the fleeting and fragile aspects of life - has you walk away eager NOT to take anythingfor granted.
Obviously meant for people who have a long attention span - this is an art film, not a Hollywood flick. If you want a deeper …more»