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Roger Ebert, At the Movies: Magnolia is the kind of film I instinctively respond to. Leave logic at the door. Do not expect subdued taste and restraint, but instead a kind of operatic ecstasy. Read more
Susan Stark, Detroit News: Those willing to wait will find ample reward here. Those who want and expect prompt gratification will find an invitation to walk out at some point during the first 90 minutes of the picture. Read more
Philip Wuntch, Dallas Morning News: A rich and imaginative musical score. Read more
Janet Maslin, New York Times: What Anderson lacks in substance is offset by his great skill with actors, his gift for shaping resonant little individual vignettes and his extraordinary intuition. Read more
Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader: A wonderful mess. Read more
David Edelstein, Slate: You could spend three hours snickering at Anderson's 'What the World Needs Now Is Aimee Mann' metaphysic. But his vision cuts deeper than a lot of folky bathos. Read more
Steve Murray, Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Unlike the flashy but hollow Boogie Nights or the studied tough-guy attitude of Hard Eight, Magnolia grounds its stylistic pyrotechnics with genuine emotion. Read more
Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times: An impressive piece of work with some fine acting that makes holding our interest for three-plus hours seem easy. Read more
Jeff Millar, Houston Chronicle: All the work is top-notch. Read more
Steven Rosen, Denver Post: Magnolia knows that life's randomness can also produce hope, humor and love. And it shows that in ways that more calculated feelgood movies can't fathom. Read more
Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly: The botanical implications are apt: Paul Thomas Anderson's big, showy flower of a movie unfurls brilliantly. Read more
Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail: You don't have to like everything [Anderson] does, but if you enjoy seeing the walls rattled and the roof raised in the Hollywood citadel, you've got to love it. Read more
Peter Rainer, New York Magazine/Vulture: I wish I could join in the chorus of praise... Read more
Jami Bernard, New York Daily News: Too lengthy and jangled to properly serve Anderson's purpose. Read more
Andrew Sarris, New York Observer: What this film may have needed to get on its feet is some honest-to-goodness violence. Read more
James Berardinelli, ReelViews: Those who 'get' the film are in for something that ranks as more of a cinematic experience than a mere movie. Read more
Charles Taylor, Salon.com: Anderson was better off dealing with what goes into the mouths of babes than what comes out of them. Read more
Bob Graham, San Francisco Chronicle: In the most amazing performance of many here, Tom Cruise plays the charismatic guru of a cultish self-help 'seminar' for would- be macho lady-killers. Read more
Derek Adams, Time Out: One of the most enthralling and exhilarating American movies in ages. Read more
J. Hoberman, Village Voice: Nearly as impressive as Anderson's rapport with his actors is his use of parallel action to juggle their performances. Read more
Desson Thomson, Washington Post: Anderson considers himself an actor's director, but he's something far less romantic: a star-struck enabler. Read more