Review of The Majestic (2001) by Dannielle A — 10 Aug 2009
This is a sweet, patriotic, romantic fable in which a blacklisted screenwriter named Peter Appleton suffers from amnesia after an accident, and is mistaken for and embraced as the local hero who was missing in action from the war.
He suddenly has a whole town who loves him, a father, and a fiancée. The small town is the perfect little utopia of people who care and look out for each other. Peter (confused as Luke) spends his days watching sunsets from lighthouses, dancing under the stars, strolling down leafy lanes, fixing up his "father's" old movie theatre, and trying to piece his memory back together.
Shortly after he starts to remember and regains his identity, he is taken to court for being a communist, which he isn't. The rest of the movie swells in my heart a huge pride in being American. (Well, the kind of America that our forefathers began, the one that lived by the Constitution of the United States.
) Peter is inspired by Luke's fiancée and is given new purpose to do what is right. This film pays homage to old-fashioned values. What a treat! I thought I could predict the ending, but it was clever and unexpected.
This review of The Majestic (2001) was written by Dannielle A on 10 Aug 2009.
The Majestic has generally received mixed reviews.
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