Motherless Brooklyn

audience Reviews

, 80% Audience Score
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    I remembered this film getting very mixed reviews, but having finally gotten around to seeing it, I thought it was quite good. Not as good as the book, of course, but they never are, are they?
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    This long but terrific movie is semi-historical. The villain is based on a real man who Ed Norton's grandfather actually worked against. Norton wrote the screen play, directed, produced & starred.
  • Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
    Probably a little too long but I appreciate that Norton made his main villain a lightly fictionalized Robert Moses and had the good sense to cast Alec Baldwin in the role.
  • Rating: 0.5 out of 5 stars
    a plotless Brooklyn.
  • Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
    The film's title came across my browsing numerous times but "Motherless Brooklyn" just didn't get my attention. I thought maybe it was something about a family or a child so I gave it a pass. (I am a curmudgeon after all.) However, what a treat. It is the kind of movie that reminds me good movies are still being made. It is possibly more convoluted than I care for but it held my attention. I really wanted to see where the story was going. Edward Norton just seems to know the grounding basics of the film business better than many other directors and actors that are household names.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    Thought-provoking look at city politics and impeccably directed.
  • Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
    In the vain of "Chinatown" and "L.A. Confidential" this P.I. mystery is an enjoyable watch even though at times it is a bit middling and it is a bit bloated. Norton's performance is central to this movie and he does a great job as the lead Lionel.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    I enjoyed this one as it was an exciting story that keeps you engaged to see what will happen next along with Super Star cast. I thought Norton did a great job being on both sides of the camera to make this one worth it.
  • Rating: 0.5 out of 5 stars
    Una película insoportable, si no la terminas de ver, no te perdes de nada
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    Kept me on the edge of my seat. Thoroughly enjoyed it. Edward Norton was brilliant!