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What Maisie Knew (2013)

May. 02,2013
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7.4
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The story frames on 7-year-old Maisie, caught in a custody battle between her mother – a rock and roll icon – and her father. What Maisie Knew is an evocative portrayal of the chaos of adult life seen entirely from a child’s point of view.

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Wordiezett
2013/05/02

So much average

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Afouotos
2013/05/03

Although it has its amusing moments, in eneral the plot does not convince.

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Nayan Gough
2013/05/04

A great movie, one of the best of this year. There was a bit of confusion at one point in the plot, but nothing serious.

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Kinley
2013/05/05

This movie feels like it was made purely to piss off people who want good shows

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Ashur Lazar (ruhsa)
2013/05/06

I think the movie didn't do anything new, this story was mentioned and offered a lot in previous movies, and the fact that the movie never impressed me because drama movies should be more emotional and affect the feelings of the viewer, and sometimes make him cry!!! The movie was slow and never stirred my feelings. Frankly I liked the performance of Julianne Moore, and the beautiful parental interaction between Lincoln, Margo and Maisie .

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sergelamarche
2013/05/07

Well done and all but I found the story a bit forced after a while. The parents are simply too irresponsible, with oversized egos to be making sense. Although I admit that worse things have happened, with less sense.

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lovaszi-peter
2013/05/08

I really think it's a 10 out of 10!What Maisie Knew is a hearth breaking story from a child's perspective of a divorce and the afterwards.WHAT A JOB FROM THE DIRECTORS!!!First of all, how can a little girl be a better actress then half of the Hollywood stars? Honestly, I fell for every single act and emotion she made. The 4 adult actors and actresses did what they had to do, but the movie was directed way better then they could actually act memorable.The parents, Susanna and Beale (Julianne Moore and Steve Coogan) had great characteristics, you hated hem whenever they shown up. After one hour, you just wanted them to go away and never come back! The "new" parents, Margo and Lincoln (Joanna Vanderham and Alexander Skarsgård) were extremely boring at the beginning, and their character was also built up really great.The story is extremely realistic! The parent are getting divorced, but they don't want to take care of Maisie. The only thing what the want more than not taking care of Maisie is to not allow the other taking care of Maisie. They divorce, get married to Margo and Lincoln (yes, Susanna with Lincoln and Beale with Margo) who are ACTUALLY love Maisie. While Beale is always away, Susanna has always something better to do, then being with Maisie, just like going on a tour with her band. Lincoln meets Margo, and they three gets to love each other.But it's much much more than that. How many children are in a similar situation? Their parents doesn't even realize what trauma do they cause to their children. How many bad parents are out their, who think they are such great ones, and when their children grow up and have difficulties in society they find excuses. But it's all because of them! The story itself make sense I think. There were no surprises. But the way how we get there is very touching, and that's where you see the difference between a movie and a brilliantly directed movie.Thank you Scott McGehee, thank you David Siegel, thank you Onata Aprile (Maisie)!

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Gordon-11
2013/05/09

This film tells the story of a 7 year old girl, who witnesses her parents' divorce, custody battle and subsequent build-ups and break downs of relationships."What Maisie Knew" is very interesting because it is told from a child's perspective. It follows that the girl sees and hears, and we see her world through her play and her conversations to other adults. Though the plot is rather grim, the filmmakers manage to portray the events without being overly dramatic. This makes it surprisingly easy and pleasant to watch. It pains me to see Maisie being thrown like a ball from one adult to another, yet Maisie is still holding up without showing negativity. It shows that Maisie's world is untainted and innocent. It almost feels like there is a glimmer of hope and love through the child's eyes, despite being entangled in the messed up adult world.

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