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The Majestic (2001)
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Reviews Counted: 133
Fresh: 56
Rotten:77
Average Rating: 4.9/10
Consensus: Ponderous and overlong, The Majestic drowns in forced sentimentality and resembles a mish-mash of other, better films.
Theatrical Release: Dec 21, 2001 Wide
Box Office: $27,745,194
Synopsis: In THE MAJESTIC, Jim Carrey stretches his talents and proves that he can be a credible serious actor with his portrayal of Peter Appleton, a Hollywood B-movie screenwriter who is black listed during the McCarthy era. A car accident costs... [More]
Starring: Jim Carrey, Laurie Holden, Martin Landau, Jeffrey DeMunn
Director: Frank Darabont
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Top Critic Don't even look for Clarence the Angel in this slow paced, but effective story.
10/30/04
... The kind of uplifting movie that I think many would enjoy around the holidays ...
01/07/04
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12/15/03
If this film were confectionery, it would rot every tooth in your head and leave you with a sickening stomach cramp.
02/13/03
Jim Carrey seems a bit out of his depth in this often-engaging anti-HUAC film.
01/29/03
For those who appreciate movies that capture almost every emotion -- from laughter to tears, suspense to tranquillity -- The Majestic was made for you.
12/08/02
Capra has been embalmed and larded with prefab sentimental glaze, a synthetic 21st century Hollywood idea of what Capra the director stood for.
12/08/02
Smug, simpering and warmed over, The Majestic is a horrible film with delusions of grandeur.
11/07/02
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11/06/02
Top Critic the cinematic equivalent of the sanctimonious bore determined to announce his bullying virtue to the world ...
10/30/02
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August 20, 2001:
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