November
November
R | 18 January 2004 (USA)
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Sophie Jacobs is going through the most difficult time of her life. Now, she just has to find out if it's real.

Reviews
Rodrigo Amaro

After the death of her husband (James Le Gros) during a robbery, a traumatized photographer (Courteney Cox) investigates what's behind mysterious clues and events that may help her to find the person who killer her partner and what happened on the day he was killed.The viewer's involvement with this story? It goes well for a while then it gets repetitive, doesn't move much, lacks in suspense and lacks in originality. Although the few characters aren't so interesting, the plot seemed to be, intriguing and complex until the script makes some wrong and strange turns, alternating facts and confusing the audience by playing and replaying scenes but changing some characteristics. Only when the ending comes you understand this on/off effect; but by that time it dragged a lot, presented many facts and couldn't keep up with any, most of the time thrown at us with no purpose. "November" uses of chapters related with death stages (anger, denial, acceptance, etc.) each time a change is introduced. I can't deny I saw it and it made me very angry when I realized the copy this movie was, borrowing elements from "Memento" and "The Sixth Sense". Painfully boring, and that's a fact you'll have to accept. 4/10

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jackjack-2

If you ever had a bad dream that went on and on and you woke up before it ended, this movie is it. Like some bad dreams in which the dreamer revisits previous places and things have changed, that happens several times in this movie.At the beginning one believes that this is going to be a mystery movie in which Courtney Cox will play a role in catching a killer. But then it dissolves and falls apart. Perhaps the writers and the director knew where they were going but they failed to let the audience in on the secret. If anyone thinks this movie is about the bad guy getting justice, that it isn't, and it will leave most viewers very unsatisfied.I didn't get it the first time I saw it so like a dummy I got the DVD and replayed and replayed it and still don't get it. If the movie had an ending I don't what it was. There were so many versions of what happened that the viewer never knows which version actually happens. At one point I suspected that Courtney Cox was dead and these were flashbacks but a number of things occur which make that seem implausible.Anne Archer appears in three scenes all in the same setting. In the first scene it is assumed that she is a friend. In the second, she appears as Cox's mother as she does in the last scene Lastly, the only thing R rated in this movie, is the F word was used twice, the second time in a repeat of a previous scene. Otherwise, it is a PG-13 movie because of violence. I have always been curious to find out if Courtney Cox can act. I still don't know.There has been much speculation as to what this movie is all about but my conclusion is that is a story about a bad dream a woman had.

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raymiroyo

I can't really say that I liked this movie. The quality of the movie, in terms of photography and editing, including sound, is incredible. I am highly amazed that this was shot in 15 days and with a very small budget. However, the plot of the movie did not convince me at all. I agree with the comment of another user, it seems pointless at the end. It took me a while to actually get that this is what was going on in her head as she dealt with the fact that she was dying. I can't really say that I am a film expert, but I don't think that the message was handled clearly. What I mean to say is, there are some films in which they leave the ending message to the consideration of the audience. This one seems to try to do that, but, in my humble opinion, it doesn't really get there and if that wasn't the idea and what they wanted was to tell you straight up that this was all in her head before she died, then they don't manage to do that either. Don't get me wrong, I love psychological thrillers, I think they are very difficult to achieve and get through to the audience. Sadly, not everyone can actually make those kinds of films. In my opinion, even the big guys like Hitchcock and Polanski had their hits and also their misses. Anyway, that is what I think.

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coolpop54

I saw this film on a whim. I had not great expectations for either the film or Courtney Cox, who I remembered as an airhead on Friends. However, I was pleasantly surprised. I was taken in within the first few minutes and spent my time trying to figure out what actually happened. I had several theories, but it was not until the end that the secret is revealed. My jaw dropped to the floor and I knew that I had seen a beautiful work of art. I had to watch it again to see if I could pick out the clues. There were very few. But it made perfect sense. Cox was wonderful! Her performance in this movie made a fan out of me. I cannot wait for her next dramatic role. The story, the directing, the cinematography as well as the acting are superb. I cannot recommend this movie any more than 'see it' Make up your own mind, but give it a chance. You will be amazed.

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