A bizarre and awful... something or other. I guess the best way to describe it is "80s movie." It kind of starts off as a romantic comedy with some science fiction pieces, but it drifts into a weird melodrama as it nears the end. Peter O'Toole stars and really isn't that bad, but he can't possibly elevate this terrible script. He plays a professor who does odd, possibly illegal experiments. He wants to clone his long dead wife, for one. He hires Vincent Spano as his research assistant, but Spano doesn't do much besides fall for fellow student Virginia Madsen (who was quite cute at 24). O'Toole meets up with self-described nymphomaniac Mariel Hemmingway, who agrees to donate an egg so O'Toole can regrow his wife in a test tube. Hemmingway sets her sights on becoming O'Toole's wife (I guess Woody Allen was too young for her?). The comedy is lame. The drama elicits more laughs. Near the end, Madsen randomly falls into a coma and Spano overacts by her side. Hemmingway is really annoying in her 1980s proto-manic pixie dreamgirl role. David Ogden Stiers makes for an uninteresting villain. Just a huge mess.

Everything about this movie is fantastic, from the story to the acting. Everything here is perfect and watching Creator is a formative experience. I have seen this movie the first time when I was a kid and it formed the way I think about love, friendship, life. The idea of the big picture in life is simply amazing and the way this idea is delivered is unique. I highly recommend this movie to everyone.Each and every actor in the movie is great. Peter O'Toole is amazing, Mariel Hemingway is fantastic in her role as a happy and light girl and the other actors (I don't remember their name now) are astounding.I am shocked that this movie has such a low rating, it's really a good movie!

It was a late night back in the 1980's when I sat down with my now deceased father and watched an unknown movie entitled "The Creator". I changed that evening because so many issues about faith and future were summed up in the relationships and the softness of the movie. I still show it in the VHS version to my students in my trainings as a family therapist. Some of the negative reviews are clearly not understanding the depth of the movie and the dynamics that play out as truth becoming simple and yet so profound. As an alumni of Duquesne University, there is quantitative research and qualitative research. If you dismiss this classic story then the "identified villain" is your sponsor of quantitative research and your pursuit of "small pictures" I hope will feed your confused soul. Fear in the place of emotional integrity happens everyday when we justify our "spectator" ship as goal when the game is on the field. Peter was never a struggling actor in his career and to imply that is just foolish ignorance. To follow quality in life's research is the point to the picture. To criticize a messy kitchen after a good meal is just ungrateful and a dis-ease of today's pathetic stance in society. Mr. Spano, Ms. Madsen and Ms. Hemmingway showed human qualities, not cookie cutter textbook acting.If the opportunity would present itself, I would love the chance to assist in the sequel to this heart-expanding movie.Always a hand raised to Peter and his crew in the making of this gem of a movie experience.

This is a wonderful movie that focuses on character development. The characters are quirky and entertaining. The science in this movie is relatively weak but this movie isn't about science. This is about love, loss, and coming to terms with the curves life throws you.Peter O'tool is Brilliant... I repeat Brilliant in this movie Muriel Hemmingway (Melly) is wonderfully portrayed and the rest of the actors/actresses played at the top of their game on this movie.Grab your girlfriend/boyfriend turn down the lights pop some popcorn and enjoy the show.Warning: There is some foul language and nudity in this movie so I don't recommend watching it with your 10 year old.