_men will literally direct a 2½-hour Oscar bait movie before going to therapy /s_

The slow motion crumbling of a marriage that just so happens to shape a child that will go on to effect an entire industry and multiple generations. Sometimes real life is just so on the nose.

The Fabelmans is a great movie. While Sam Fabelman is the main character, this is still an autobiographical story of Spielberg's childhood, his family, discovering movies, and his growth in making films. Spielberg wrote, produced, and directed the film, and it is a masterpiece of direction, sound design, and editing. While I'm not a huge Michelle Williams fan, she was amazing as Sam/Steven's mom, giving an amazing performance in a very physically and emotionally wrought role. Plus she shows off her real piano playing skills.
John Williams did the music, so the sound design and editing of the music with the scenes in the movie, and in Sam's films is beautifully done.
Well worth the watch just as a movie, but all the more for anyone who is a fan of Steven Spielberg's and would appreciate how he came to love making movies.

I don’t get it, am I watching a different movie. Made it about a 1/3 way through. Tried skipping forward but just have no drive to finish it. Boring, long, no connection to characters.

"When horizon's at the top it's interesting, when horizon's at the bottom it's interesting, when horizon's in the middle it's boring as shit"

Well this was an interesting movie, with a compelling plot, beautiful shots, and at times a bit slow pacing. Everything that makes a good movie, it had. But for me it lacked in originality and some emotional parts were simply glossed over. I don't want to go into detail not to spoil the movie but even though story wanted to stay close to life and something real with depiction of family problems, then it just randomly decides to glance that over and resolve it, which leaves the viewer unsatiated. Which could be my only criticisms of the movie.

Overall a good movie, though not in the great league. 6/10

Sort of neat but way too long and kind of full of itself. Still, I really loved seeing the stuff with Spielberg's old home movies and you-know-who in the final scene was great. Obvious oscar bait but also sort of fun.

It’s really a whites only movie. I watched it because there is a Kyle XY clone as the main character.

Sammy Fabelman: ”I made you look like you could fly!”

It's good; Spielberg's still got it. But _Pompo_ did it better.

This is a Spielberg hail-mary at an Oscar winning movie. It certainly works well, which is the least surprising thing you have read all day. It is Spielberg after all. While I think a big demographic out there will love this a bunch more than I do, I can comfortably say this is a notch down from my personal favorite Spielberg. Some parts feel a bit forced, not the top level of charm, and the runtime was quite lengthy. Those are small knocks though considering this is a pretty great movie, just not one I would casually watch.

Rating: 4/5 - 8.5/10 - Would Recommend

Like a photograph of oatmeal taken with a CANON Eos R6 II: technically perfect but still boring.

To kill time during the slow parts, I watched the guy in front of me play games on his phone. Seriously. At least I wasn't the only one who thought Spielberg overestimated how interesting his childhood was.

This was also the first film in a while I watched someone walk out on. So, you may cancel me for my opinion but I am not alone.

Excellent first half. The second had some weaknesses: a bit too much American goodness and melancholy, and a bit repetitive. Among the recent series of nostalgic films, definitely the best, though it is still a blockbuster and not an arthouse film.

I went in with pretty low expectations, how interesting could a movie be about a film director?

How refreshing to watch a movie with considered character development, a story that ebbs and flows. In an age of abundant superhero movies it’s a joy to watch something that keeps it simple, and just nails the basics. A great watch.

its a solid and good movie. makes fun to watch but overall nothing really special.

It's a beautiful movie and Paul Dano's acting is amazing

Not anywhere as good or what I expected it to be based on the preview.

Pleasant enough movie worth watching.
Glad I didn't have to pay for it though.
7/10

There are many shots that are reminiscent of other Steven Spielberg films, perhaps as a self-homage or simply as intuitive cinematographic resources, but they work not only as a strictly self-referential look but as a vindication of a cinema that is no longer made. A personal portrait of the relationship between mother and son, the sisters are surprisingly blurred, but in the end it is a resoundingly classic family drama, which reflects on the way in which cinema becomes an instrument of communication to express traumas and the insecurities. And to celebrate those movie theaters that seem as archaic as dinosaurs.

It's an OK movie. Nothing extraordinary or magical. It just lacked that sense of wonder. It was straightforward and dry.

Spielberg had so many opportunities to add the stories that he himself has told so many times. For example I remember him saying how shocked he was when as a kid he saw Holocaust survivors with tattoo numbers on their hands. Why not add that in the movie? Why not add the kid seeing and hearing WWII stories from soldiers? Why not add all these small details that later make him the person he is in life? Focusing just on the family drama wasn't that interesting or emotional.

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The acting, production, directing etc. are all great. However, I don't think I would recommend it although there are plenty of folks who will definitely like this movie.
For me, the heavy-handed drama was a bit much. It is heartfelt and heart-breaking.

How I rate:
1-3 :heart: = seriously! don't waste your time
4-6 :heart: = you may or may not enjoy this
7-8 :heart: = I expect you will like this too
9-10 :heart: = movies and TV shows I really love!