Maggie

Ich war gespannt, wie dieser Film aussehen wird. Dass ich von ihm aber so begeistert sein werde, das hätte ich nicht gedacht. Die sehr originelle Auffassung des Zombie-Genres ist eine willkommene Erfrischung, Arnold sowie Abigail Breslin spielen ausgezeichnet, die düstere Stimmung ist greifbar und alles wirkt maximal authentisch. Ich bin mir sicher, dass ich eine Reihe von Szenen aus Maggie nicht vergesse und dass ich mir den Film bald wieder ansehen werde. (16.09.2018)

Arnold fans probably won’t be very happy with this atypical role for him in an atypical film, but I think he managed it well. On an emotional level it works mainly because nobody speaks too much (which is good, especially for Arnold), everyone goes around broody and sad, suffering in silence. The plot is basically non-existent, it’s just a moody 80-minute farewell to a daughter. Anyone willing to get in the mood, will enjoy it. 7/10 (09.05.2015)

No, nothing for me. There is a synonym for boring and slow films called drama, an indefinable genre with exactly what I don't like in films. The film has a really minimal lick of horror, the only thing in common is the zombie theme but no zombies, so we're back to square one. I don't even know what to praise here, Maggie is ugly and unlikeable, I didn't care if she died at the end or not. I didn't enjoy Arnie's acting too much, mentally I'm sure he was reminiscing about holding a rotary machine gun in Terminator. The atmosphere was on a similar level to that of a school room during seminar paper called “The Battle of the Intellectuals”. Really a waste of time and partial suffering for me. 1* for Arnie, the second for having successfully finished it. 40% (09.05.2015)

Essentially, this movie is depression multiplied by the derivative of the logarithm to zero. That is pure depression at the point of no return. This impression is created by the story, post-apocalyptic locations and the music in itself, which is properly gloomy. It is hard to rate a film like that. Anyway, I am glad that Arnold Schwarzenegger delved into something like this. It is completely different from his usual kind of movies and he managed to do it with grace. Alongside Abigail Breslin, who literally changed in front of everyone’s eyes. I am not going to watch this again but I have to say it was really strange 95 minutes. And as far as composers go, David Wingo is a name I’m beginning to be curious about. (21.05.2015)

Terrence Malick's style farewell to his daughter. The concept is quite nice, but the way it is eventually put into practice is rather a letdown. The melancholic atmosphere works quite well, but in terms of acting it is not typical. What is telling is that pensive Arnie whose acting seems to be desperate and inappropriate is the better part of the central duo. (03.08.2015)