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Magnolia (1999)
Must be seen more than once.
This movie is the pinnacle of Paul Thomas Anderson's work. His exemplary use of imagery and the performances he envokes from the fantastic actors he uses. His theme that no one can ignore what has happened in their past is so true to life. All his characters are running from their past and he acurately displays when a person attempts to escape their past they either become what they're running from, like Tom Cruise, or they use extreme forms of artificial escapism (ie, drugs, sex, money). It is fantastic.
She's the One (1996)
A story paralleling the relationships of two brothers
This movie contains the typical wittiness of Edward Burns, which is both intelligent and amusing. As usual, Mike McGlone neurotic behavior lended to the comedy and Maxine Bahns' horrific acting destroyed each one of her scenes. "She's the One" is a good film, not that it was monumental to film history but there was some solid performances and well-written scenes: John as the crotchedy father and Cameron Diaz as the promiscuous mistress were standouts.