The Master

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Freddie, a volatile, heavy-drinking veteran who suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder, finds some semblance of a family when he stumbles onto the ship of Lancaster Dodd, the charismatic leader of a new "religion" he forms after World War II.

Filmmaking

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89
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89
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89

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Maturity

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1 Review

RealEmirHan
89 Overall— Screenplay89 Acting— Cinematography— Production— Concept— Story— Dialogue— Characters89 Musical Score— Uniqueness— Entertaining

The movie isn’t that deep, nor does it try to be anything magnificent, but Joaquin Phoenix and Philip Seymour Hoffman’s chemistry—and the amazing soundtrack—save it.

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