A group of seemingly unrelated people's lives intertwine over a 24 hour period, loaded with loneliness, revelations of deep family secrets, redemption, and the sense that sometimes, things just happen.
I never thought I would be able to sit through a movie that is over 3 hours long, which is why I had been to hesitant (FOR NINE YEARS) to watch this film. Now I completely regret that line of thinking. I can't believe what I have been missing. I think I watched it almost a week ago, and I haven't been able to stop thinking about it since. I have a feeling it will stick with me for a long time. It pretty much begs repeat viewing, although the length of the film sort of makes that difficult to squeeze in.
This is probably the 2nd best movie I have ever seen, with Network being the absolute best. Anderson actually screened Network for his cast, pre-production, so the influence is obvious. Every single cast member's performance is so honest, I imagine that filming was quite emotionally taxing on everyone. Even though some people might think that the sing-along part was jumping the shark, or that the raining frogs were a little too deus ex machina, but "those people" apparently did not get the point of the film. As I said, sometimes things just happen. Sometimes for a reason, but you can't put too much stock in fate. Coincidence is key in Magnolia.
Grade: A+
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