Avalon

Pros: everything

Cons: nothing

Review: This movie is one that will certainly leave you in tears. You'll discover the changes your own family has gone through and marvel at how times have certainly changed. This movie is sweet, sensitive, charming, funny and over all, one of my favorite movies...

Pros: Every scene appears to have meaning beyond the grand cinematography

Cons: Some might find it too slow or dramatic.

Review: A great tale of three family generations and how they immigrate to America and evolve as a 20th Century American Family. Michael Locker ...

Pros: Excellent period music (1940s Big Band and swing, jazz) vintage costumes, and cinematography.

Cons: None.

The Bottom Line: As a second-generation American of Polish background, some of these recollections felt very close to home. This is a beautiful film that embraces family and tradition in turbulent times.

Review: Barry Levinson's sprawling "Avalon" tells the story of Polish Jewish immigrant Sam Krichinsky as he joins his four brothers in Baltimore, 1914. The movie opens with a beautifully shot montage of fireworks, American symbols of liberty such as the eagle, ...

Pros: costumes, cinematography, direction, script

Cons: sad ending, sometimes slow

Review: Barry Levinson directed, co-produced and wrote the screenplay for "Avalon", his third film (after "Diner" and "Tin Men") set in Baltimore and based on semi-autobiographical events. It is a beautifully photographed,...