Who We Are Now

Nice little indie flick. I'm a fan of under rated Julianne Nicholson and it's nice seeing Jimmy Smits. I suppose this was a deep moving story but over my head. Every time I see Emma Roberts I think of who she is not her character, takes me out of the movie if you know what I mean.

(LIFE IS SO UNFAIR)...This film goes deep into the heart

Very impressive. Wonderful performances by Julianne Nicholson and other key members of the cast. The story is interesting and touching and the ending is dramatic but provides the right conclusion. Highly recommend seeing this.

A well told and acted story. Julianne Nicholson looks like a younger Shirley McLain does a good job.

Throughout most of the movie, Beth is a character impossible to like because of her short fuse responses bordering on violence when things don't go her way. Her transformation towards the end, when she becomes a Solomonically wise person to benefit her son,, stretches my credibility at least. The character of Jess irks me in another, more general way. Emma Roberts, besides being a talented actress, is a woman of exceptional beauty and skin complexion. In America, girls with such physical qualities almost never have as their career goal to be lawyers helping the lower strata of society. They either choose more snazzy and lucrative professions or at least try to get a job with major law firms that provide more career exposure, a better pay, and better marriage prospects. But, this is nothing new. One of the reasons movies, even when they deal with serious subjects, lose some of their verisimilitude is the fact that most actors look much better than common people in the street they're supposed to portray.

If you like a great story, great acting and a story that Is not a typical Hollywood, predictable, wrap everything up with a nice bow on it at the end, movie - then this is for you. Particularly excellent performances from Julianne Nicholson, Emma Roberts snd Zachary Quinto.

"There's a monster out there, and I can't see it, and I can't fight it........" Ladies and Gentlemen, Zachary Quinto. He says these words with such haunting conviction, such a quiet ache, and I look into those glistening dark eyes of night sky that I love, and I believe him, every word. I see an angel that's been through hell, a man that hasn't stopped fighting to survive, returned from the oblivion, victorious, and yet he has still lost....... everything. I also see an actor, an ARTIST, who deserves so much more than these peculiar productions he keeps finding himself in, whose mesmerizing talent far exceeds the confines of these obscure titles. In an otherwise convoluted, mind-numbingly dull, frustrated, overly vulgar non-starter, Zachary SHINES as a charming, witty, sweet young soldier, whose handsome smile, and playful demeanor, almost hide the bruises of a tortured soul, a fractured man haunted by a horrific war, and even more by his desperate desire to return to it. What he does with his sorely scant amount of screen time is phenomenal, and with every painful secret revealed behind those genuinely tender eyes, I found myself so feverishly wishing he were the main focus instead of Julianne Nicholson's appallingly abrasive, immoral, flippant ex-con character, Beth. In the 95 minute screen time, which for the most part seemed torturously slow, I felt like I knew Zachary's character, Peter, so much more intimately, than I ever got to know her. If they had made him the main character, given him the spotlight, this would have been a much more intriguing, emotional film, with an actual beating heart. The premise itself, sounds so compelling! A mother returned from prison, fighting for custody of her son, who falls for a soldier, traumatized by the horrors of war. She's aided by an idealistic young attorney, played adequately by Emma Roberts. But while I should be championing this woman for wanting to get her life together, and get her son back, I don't. She hasn't changed, she's a HORRIBLE person, devoid of any sense of morality, or even one remotely likeable trait. She's vile! She shouldn't have her son back, and while I'm happy she does find love, it's obvious, she doesn't deserve Peter, and could potentially be more harmful for both him and her son, than good. There isn't even an ending! She just gives up. Zachary's beautiful performance excluded, this movie felt empty. With such a promising, and thought-provoking title like, "Who We Are Now," I wanted more. I wanted to feel inspired by this mother's love for her son, and I didn't. I did however, feel so moved, and drawn to Zachary's character, who literally carried this movie on his back, and almost made it worth watching. We need more of him, we need to hand over the spotlight to HIM, he needs more opportunities for his ohhhhh so obvious destiny as the lovely, leading man. I needed more from this movie, but more importantly, HE needed more, he deserved more. I love you, Zachary, I love who you are now, and who you've always been, and Hollywood is failing you, not understanding the absolute GEM they have!!! Somebody give this man a role worthy of his unique, absolutely transfixing, visceral, infinitely faceted talent! I need more movies that see him for who he truly is, that just let him step out of the supporting actor shadow, and be ELECTRIC!!!!! I'm so proud of him, and even though I did not like this movie, I adored his role, and how he brought such depth to a truly dismal story. <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3

Great film! An intelligent script interweaving several layers executed perfectly. Not one line out of place and not one orphaned moment to lose interest in. I think the ending was a little out of character but that's only a small blemish on otherwise captivating drama. I really enjoyed this - Love Your Work!

It's like half the cast was on Law and Order at one time or the other. The movie was good. Just loved the performances by all evolved. It just naturally flowed so perfectly, it was impressive. A true staple of what happens when good actors connect to tell a sto

When we think that the movie has been shot for good, a new guy comes along and shows that there is a lot to be shot. If you go to this movie and don't even think about popcorn because it doesn't match, you can't do two things at once. Take your water and get very comfortable because you will be taking a bump that will release you only after the end. And breathe, breathe first because during tb you can not, the levada is breathtaking. Not satisfied with making the point, the guy wrote, directed, and produced the movie. And it did well, a lot. Filming! It looks like Newton looked at Nicholson and thought, "I'm going to write her a character." And the actress, Nicholson, fit perfectly. She who is responsible for locking you in the plot and letting you land only at the end of the story. With an electrifying, magnetic interpretation of the skin. Goddamn actress! The driving is discreet and competent, at the same time jovial and intense. Unpretentious and effective photography, without losing the aesthetic beauty. No soundtrack, but the director puts him inside a jazz club just in time for the plot, the music that comes in seems like an oasis for us to redo in preparation for the genius end. Check out!