Memoirs of a Geisha

This movie has a great story, is visually beautiful....I can really appreciate the film.....Director Rob Marshall ("Chicago") once again has created a beautiful female-centered story.....the performances are stunning when you consider the number of people who never spoke English before..... ... Full Review

I really enjoyed the movie....Anyone interested in the geisha lifestyle or a good drama should definitely check give Memoirs of a Geisha a chance.....he wanted to make a movie that Golden would like.....covers the excellent music in the movie.....Obviously lots of money went into it and the performances are excellent..... ... Full Review

the movie itself seems to glamorize and beautify prostitution.....The progression of the plot is terribly linear, lackluster and limited.....the topic material inaccurate, the movie is rendered beautifully.....The only recommendations for seeing this film is for the cinematography and the talents of the actors in the film.....With the material they have, the actors do an amazing job of rendering the character's as living and breathing people..... ... Full Review

Memoirs of a Geisha is a beautiful film to be visually savoured throughout . However, where the movie falls down a little is in the actual plot itself. ... Full Review

a movie more enjoyable....the movie falters....a great movie....As you might expect from Rob Marshall, the director of Chicago , the movie looks fantastic.....quite good performances.... ... Full Review

what's important is that Memoirs of a Geisha is a great movie....And the movie is very sleek and shiny, like a magazine.... ... Full Review

Sayuri is desirable for any number of reasons.....Memoirs of a Geisha thwarts itself persistently, and not only....Based on Arthur Golden's novel (renowned for its twisty, "literary" structure, whereby a male reader/writer purports to translate the geisha's story), the film is straightforward in the crassest, most disappointing ways.....When she's called on to perform as a geisha once more, in order to save her "family" (the one into which she was, you recall, sold), Sayuri is only worried....These extreme ... Full Review

the movie that ultimately ended up in theaters is almost as empty and bland as so-called serious dramas can get.....Memoirs of a Geisha" has been marketed as an illustrious, aesthetically beautiful end-of-the-year epic, a motion picture in which the "Oscar bait" title was written for.....Still, these controversies are the least of the problems with "Memoirs of a Geisha.....has a naturalistic charisma that makes the opening half hour as good as the film ever gets.....As the younger version of Sayuri, Suzuka ... Full Review

Like a lot of movies (and people) that go bad, the film is best at the beginning.....a producing team less intent on making a masterpiece and more intent on just making a good movie.....It doesn't make the saga of its heroine compelling, emblematic or significant.....These early scenes present a gripping situation and vivid characters..... ... Full Review

Like a lot of movies (and people) that go bad, the film is best at the beginning.....the story too overstuffed and cliched to incite passion in an audience.....a producing team less intent on making a masterpiece and more intent on just making a good movie.....It doesn't make the saga of its heroine compelling, emblematic or significant.....These early scenes present a gripping situation and vivid characters..... ... Full Review