Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close Reviews and Ratings


  • alfonz30
    May 27, 2012
    alfonz30
    Great movie...
    well that kid, marvelous performance
  • maggiemallon
    May 24, 2012
    maggiemallon
    I realy want to see this it looks so good.
  • revalismith
    May 24, 2012
    revalismith
    This is definitely an interesting film. It takes the events of 9/11 and looks at them in a brand new way - through the lens of a mystery. Along the way, we delve into the life of a young man, filled with his own challenges and quirks. There were some parts that remained unreso... read morelved. I'm still unsure as to why others were included. But in the end, you get glimpses of the stories of average people as a border around the emotional story of one boy.
  • fb516913064
    May 23, 2012
    fb516913064
    'The film adaptation of my FAVORITE NOVEL OF ALL TIME was pretty good. It was slow going, but true to the novel. If you haven't read the book, do it!
  • fb1017355736
    May 22, 2012
    fb1017355736
    If the main character of any movie is just over the top annoying and overwhelmingly dislikeable, I don't care for what reason, that automatically turns me off from watching it. Although I did watch it in it's entirety, this artsy fartsy movie FAILS in a major way.
  • michoacanita92
    May 21, 2012
    michoacanita92
    Made cry towards the end... GREAT MOVIE :)
  • Awesomenista
    May 20, 2012
    Awesomenista
    I personally loved this movie, and was shocked to see such negative reviews. I loved the fact that it centered around 9/11, as I think as painful and emotional as that was, we should NEVER forget it. I thought that the acting was superb and the scenery of NYC was wonderful.

    I l... read moreoved the message and even though I was emotionally exhausted by the films end, I still felt good after seeing it. I give this film 10 stars and hope to see it receive many awards..The acting by the whole cast, although the boy carried the movie almost single handily, was great, and this movie seriously touched my heart.
  • hunnybeeq8
    May 20, 2012
    hunnybeeq8
    So, Tom Hanks is only a guest star (a reason for people to go watch the movie ;p).. Thomas Horn does and AMAZING job! it's actually freky how good of an actor he is XD
  • malcolmleejy
    May 18, 2012
    malcolmleejy
    Whoa! Solid acting. Amazing story. Heart wrenching in every way. Beautiful.
  • fb1201587270
    May 17, 2012
    fb1201587270
    I would give the last 1/3 of the movie 4 of 5 stars.
  • kansai2kansas
    May 16, 2012
    kansai2kansas
    Reminiscent of the "soul-searching" story found in the movie "Hugo". Hence the story does not really come as a surprisingly original/fresh one, adapted from Safran Foer's book notwithstanding. Overall, however, "Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close" still comes up with Safran Foer's... read more spirit of curious, sleuth-ish naivete which still makes it an interesting watch.
  • pharms85
    May 16, 2012
    pharms85
    Seriously kid, go home to your mom, love her, and continue being a child, not a cry baby that thinks he is so awesome.
  • Sergiowashere
    May 15, 2012
    Sergiowashere
    It takes so much time trying to explain something that never is as surprisingly as it should be, and director Stephen Daldry gives to the material a suspicious way, the performances by its cast stand the movie of the sinking but sometimes i thought that was unecessary and others ... read morethat was fine, its not the type of movie that i'll repeat.
  • jimmyreed23
    May 15, 2012
    jimmyreed23
    My God, what a boring movie! Tom Hanks and Sandra Bullock had little screen time and I thought it might redeem itself with Max Von Sydow, but he's mute! Absolutley no lines for the best actor in this heap! Oskar was also a wuss! Who's really afraid of swings? Come on!
  • fb694830042
    May 13, 2012
    fb694830042
    So I wasn't quite sure what to expect going into this. The reviews for it were fairly bad but it got nominated for an Oscar, so I figured it was worth a shot; it couldn't be that bad.

    The story is about a child who's father died during 9/11. A year later he finds a key in his fa... read morether's closet and he then begins a quest throughout NY to figure out what the key opens. This story sounds very noble and poetic right? Except that it isn't executed very well. As the film progressed, I found the plot more and more implausible. While the second half does have some strong moments, it wasn't enough to redeem the film as a whole. Watching this felt like a chore and that's never good.

    I think the film lost me in the first half as I found the child actor to be very annoying and pompous (even considering the fact he lost his father, it was still really over the top). The supporting characters were mostly overly emotional and dramatic, except Max Von Sydow who gave a subtle, yet strong performance and was the sole bright spot of the film for me. At the end of the day, most of the emotional moments didn't really resonate for me and felt forced. Given that's more or less the goal of the film, it was disappointing.

    Overall I found the film to be a little depressing, very boring, manipulative and a bit too long. The ending wasn't satisfying at all and it felt like the story didn't really go anywhere. It's Best Picture nomination was completely undeserved and it should have gone to a film like Shame, Drive or A Better Life. Take a pass on this one, not worth watching.

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  • mimierf
    May 13, 2012
    mimierf
    A lot of my friends said that this movie wasn't as good as what they were expecting, but I thought it was a really touching and inspired movie! Watch it!
  • koriek361
    May 12, 2012
    koriek361
    I can tell that the movie will make me cry but I think it will be worth it.

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