Best movie of this year hands down!

Watch something else. There are very few redeeming qualities to this film.

There are better movies of two hours length. I loved the actress'performance.

This story has more twists and turns than a second-rate soap opera.

What is it that you want out of movie? To not utilize your brain? To not use critical thinking? To be spoon-fed the plot, summary and theme? If you answered "yes" then go watch something from Disney. In my honest opinion, a good film stimulates brain function. A great film leaves you pondering for hours after the credits. A fantastic film leads you to write reviews on the internet to chastise those who have become mindless, brainless robots that can only comprehend straight-forward thinking. This film is not for the weak-minded. So, if you haven't a weak mind or a dim wit, then I say give it a go! If, after watching this film, you feel confused and possibly agitated, then Bravo! You CAN actually use your brain....aaaahhhhh feels so good!

OK, the makers tried to make some intellectual movie, i guess. But it's only boring watching this. It's too confused and easy to loose the line. I've seen a few intellectual movies, some good, some pretty good, some pseudo, some boring and this is pseudo intellectual plus boring. No, i never watch this again. Some aspects are interesting, but the whole movie is not! I saw that Anthony Hopkins, an actor of some really valuable reputation acted in this movie, so i bought it. But his Talent is wasted in this movie. I wish he would have made any other movie instead of this. But OK, everybody Needs some vacation sometimes. ;) They tried so hard to make something special, so the sense got lost in extreme otherness - for what? They could call it "Wasted Talents" too, the title would fit. :(

"You see, Willard, in this world, things get... confused out there. Power, ideals, the old morality, practical filmmaking necessity. But out there in Hollywood with these actors, it must be a temptation to... be a director. Because there's a conflict in every human heart, between the rational and irrational, between good filmmaking and pointless, artsy-fartsy crap. And good movies do NOT always triumph. Sometimes, the dark side of the screen overcomes what Lewis called, "your best entertainment."And as you can see, by watching just 30 seconds of this rubbish, Sir Anthony has obviously gone insane.""Yes, sir. Absolutely. Obviously insane."

This is a great surrealist movie, probably the best in years, a true gem which will become a cult classic. No wonder many people hate it: one has to open his mind to understand and enjoy it.If you routinely switch your creative self off with the 'play' button on your DVD, you'll most probably hate "Slipstream". No peace of mind here. If you are expecting a certain plot and a regular story development from exposition to culmination, etc., you'll be disappointed.Because this is a story of a story. A story that is not cut in stone once and forever but an open one, an unfinished one, unveiling in many different directions at the same time. It involves different scenarios, actors and real life people changing places, untimely side thoughts, personal memories, citations, flashbacks. Not an elaborate lynchian riddle, although it may remind you of one. 'SLIPSTREAM' IS ABOUT HOW OUR CREATIVE MIND WORKS, did you notice the title? It it about a process rather than about a product. A process that cannot be separated from the writer's own life (well, unless what he's doing is a calculated cynical imitation, of which we are seeing plenty) - and that can only be finalized by death. Given the writer is so old, his mind is freely tripping about past and sometimes the future. Logic and sequence are of no more weight here than his subliminal.Some find 'clipping' visuals in movies disturbing. I would agree in most cases but not in the case of 'Slipstream'. How better can you introspect the creative process of finding the right scene and the right angle? 'He is waiting in front of a bright yellow sports car... no, acid slate green sports car... oh, may it be a violet car looking the other side?' Besides, the camera work is just very tasty and sometimes visuals are quite beautiful, the American landscapes near Vegas in particular.Being a rich, thoughtful film of many layers, 'Slipstream' is by no means heavy going or dull - provided you do understand what it is about (see above). There are many memorable scenes (i.e. Slater's loaded gun monologue about the 'Body Snatchers') and little gems (like John Turturro shouting into his cell 'Cannot talk any more, I'm on someone's hard disk!'). Funny, sad, scary, absurd, lighthearted - the movie is true to life as a mixed bag of impressions. Think of Lynch's 'Twin Peaks', of Bunuel's 'Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie', some 'Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas', some Fellini's Amarcord - these are hardly direct analogies but just what comes to my mind in response to seeing 'Slipstream'.Hopkins is predictably fantastic in his role. Slater, Turturro, Tambor deliver excellent performances. A special note must be made of Stella Arroyave who was so natural and rich I could not believe it was her debut role.I have been a fan of Hopkins as an actor, now I'm also a fan of him as a director, and of his wife as an actress as well. A 10/10 movie without reservations. Do yourself a favour, make a break from stupidity and watch this movie with all your three eyes open.