If Hollywood Called you to...

[pbla]

critique a movie, what elements would have to be in the movie for it to recieve five stars from you?

 

[SLT]

A good plot
Memorable actors/actresses

 

[pbla]

A good plot
Memorable actors/actresses

Ok what would constitute a good plot?

 

[Warndalyn]

critique a movie, what elements would have to be in the movie for it to receive five stars from you?

Character Development
Plot - What's the point of the movie? Was the plot (point of the movie) developed?
Cast
Realism - Was it believable?
Did it keep my attention and/or keep me interested?

 

[SLT]

One that will keep you thinking.

You know the kind that when you think back to certain scenes you say, 'Ohhhhhhhhhh okay, so that's why......

 

[dSWACizJSU]

originality....but to correctly critique a movie for me, it depends on the category as i would judge them all differently, but the biggest of them all is originality.

 

[pbla]

originality....but to correctly critique a movie for me, it depends on the category as i would judge them all differently, but the biggest of them all is originality.

That's a fair statement. Now if you look at it, the movies that received 5 stars are those dramas that most of us would not pay to see,i.e "American Beauty". That movie won best ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY and movie.
For me dialogue is important.I hate dialogue that's "on the nose".