IMDb plot summary: A Naval veteran arrives home from war unsettled and uncertain of his future - until he is tantalized by The Cause and its charismatic leader.
Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson. Starring Philip Seymour Hoffman, Joaquin Phoenix, and Amy Adams.
This movie is not about cults or about scientology or about religion. It's about two characters making an odd connection with each other and how that connection informs who they are and what they do. The acting here is incredible, with Joaquin Phoenix and Philip Seymour Hoffman turning in amazing performances - and Amy Adams does a great job too. This is an emotionally cold movie, much as I felt Anderson's There Will Be Blood was, except here I could understand the characters and was intrigued by what happened to them, even if I didn't connect with them. 3.5 stars.
Flickchart: #686 out of 1880, below Bully and above Interview With the Vampire.
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