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6.9 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 31 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 23 out of 31
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 31
  3. Negative: 5 out of 31

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  1. EarlD.
    Jun 19, 2002
    10
    I just loved this film. This film is totally inspiring an uplifting.
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  2. EricS.
    Aug 9, 2002
    8
    The beauty of good fiction is that it takes the topics it finds meaningful and creates a world which revolves around them. "The Majestic" is not concerned with logistics, as it's main centerpoints are America, patriotism, and nostalgia. And at no point did I feel manipulated into caring for the characters. Frank Darabont is a great director and screenwriter; the world created in "The Majestic" never existed, but who cares? It's a movie. And a darn good one.… Expand
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  3. RobM.
    Jun 2, 2004
    10
    Boo on all the critics. This is an extremely heart touching story and a good way to bond folks at the heart. Hurray for this clean movie.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  4. [Anonymous]
    Jun 2, 2004
    10
    WOW! Really nicely done. Time and setting of this movie could have not been any better. Very authentic. Good job, Jim Carrey!
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  5. JesseS.
    Dec 27, 2001
    10
    The critics got this one totally wrong. A pure delight from beginning to end.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  6. ChadS.
    Dec 30, 2001
    5
    This palmprint left indelible on my forehead came about when Carrey's Peter Appleton started quoting from our constitution in a quaint courtroom scene that teeters awfully close towards Capra parody when Darabont's homage gets too cloying.
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  7. SethB.
    Jul 8, 2002
    9
    The critics, whom are generally correct collectively, are totally wrong here. Enjoy the movie, there is much to enjoy!
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  8. MattA.
    May 20, 2003
    4
    It was a decent premise, but the movie was too in love with itself to play out nicely.
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  9. TheDawnOfGilbertMulroneycakes
    Jul 23, 2003
    6
    Not actually as bad as it's been painted, and certainly not deserving of a place in the all-time low scores list, but it is far too - as your actual Matt A pointed out - in love with itself. The whole Really Big ethos of Darabont's looked dangerously like collapsing under its own weight in Green Mile, and it finally does so here. Enjoyable enough; but it does make unnecessarily hard work of a simple premise.… Expand
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  10. DudeRockstar
    Aug 18, 2003
    0
    Too long. Too cliched. Too predictable. Did I mention, "Too long?" There were so many ways the plot could have been resolved. I turned to my wife at one point and said, "Maybe it would be cool if the REAL Luke was on the train at the end and everyone mistook HIM for Peter Appleton." My wife laughed and said, "It would have been funny if Luke's dying dad had said, 'Luke, I'm NOT your father!'" Uh, this movie was just plain misguided.… Expand
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  11. PoorK.
    Mar 6, 2007
    8
    This movie definitely falls in the 'Feel Good' category - and as such is a delight to watch multiple times. Sure, it is predictable. But how many movies you watch leave you guessing till the end? And do you always want to? Sometimes it's the journey which is more important. Jim Carrey's performance is likely to change the minds of those who have decided they dislike him for his outrageous physical comedy and excesses. In this movie, he shows he can also play toned-down understated roles too.… Expand
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  12. JalexD.
    Apr 21, 2008
    10
    The people who put this movie down don't appreciate Jim Carrey as a great serious actor and/or aren't open-minded enough to appreciate the characters and setting. This is a great film. A classic. I would recommend it to anyone.
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  13. ChrisH.
    Dec 6, 2002
    0
    All I had to say was, "Dude, can I get my money back??"
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  14. LaurenceC.
    Jul 21, 2002
    1
    So bad I could hardly believe it.
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  15. JeffM.
    Aug 13, 2002
    7
    Corny and old-fashioned, yet in Carrey's hands, it works on its own unambitious level.
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  16. ScottN.
    Dec 28, 2001
    10
    The critics are wrong - not for the first time, and certainly not the last. This is a good inspirational film and displays Carrey's ability to work outside of comedy. Too bad that Carrey wasn't a prepubescent wizard, or chasing after a dragon. The critics seem to like that kind of mindless fantasy.
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Metascore
27 out of 100

Generally unfavorable - based on 30 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 30
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 30
  3. Negative: 17 out of 30
  1. Chicago Sun-Times
    Reviewed by: Roger Ebert
    88
    It tells a full story with three acts, it introduces characters we get to know and care about, and it has something it passionately wants to say.
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  2. Entertainment Weekly
    Reviewed by: Lisa Schwarzbaum
    58
    Maybe this well-loved Luke is who his neighbors want him to be, a good fellow who, with his father, reopens the old movie house in town -- the Majestic -- thus allowing his neighbors to dream in the dark again.
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  3. Los Angeles Times
    Reviewed by: Kenneth Turan
    20
    The Majestic isn't. Rather it's "The Film That Wasn't There," a derivative, self-satisfied fable that couldn't be more treacly and simple-minded if it tried. And it tries, oh, how it tries.
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