minnyca
It had been years since I saw this film - I forgot how much I loved it.This film features a great performance from its cast most especially that of Peter O'Toole & Virginia Madsen.O'Toole is magic in this film, the emotion he feels at the loss of his late wife all apparent yet he is torn with the emotions he now feels for Hemingway's "Meli". Hemingway also is very good in this film, as the comical nymphomaniac ...Madsen in this film she is as beautiful and magical as she was in the 80s as she is radiant now in recent films.This is fiction, a movie, but you feel as if the love between Madsen and Vincent Spano is real. You laugh when they laugh you are heartbroken when they are heartbroken. You feel their love and you feel their pain.David Ogden Stiers gives a good performance as the stuffy but talented villain too.I liked this film when I first saw it and that has not changed I love this film. Is it for everyone? Possibly not as people are different their tastes different but for most movie lovers this film is worth watching. Heartwarming and heartfelt you will laugh you will cry.
Derek Williams
I really tried to like this film about a doctor who has the possibility of a new life with a young woman if he can comes to terms with the death of his wife. I suppose this was to play like a quirky light romantic comedy but the theme is a little uncomfortable for me.But putting that aside, I found the dialog was too much like a stage play despite being based on a novel and also,the mediocre acting was embarrassing to watch especially by the young lead Vincent Spano.I have been sort of trying to catch up on all the eighties movies I missed during that decade. It has been my pet peeve that eighties nostalgia buffs seem to focus on the same core canon of films usually featuring the brat pack actors and actresses and neglecting the other films like Creator that have fallen through the cracks. But in the case of this feature I have to say I can understand it. Not all of these eighties films were magical and Creator is proof of this.
vzetznk
The only reason I give it as low as mark as 8 is because some of the interplay between Spano and Madsen threatens to get sugary enough to put a diabetic into a coma. Some of their dialog causes involuntary shudders also, but O'Toole is spectacular in it, as is most of the cast. A film about what truly makes up the substance of life, and does it with style, wit, and charm.Hemmingway is also pretty good, particularly considering her age and level of experience at the time, in bringing the impetuous and vivacious "Melli" to life. But this is O'Toole's film. If you find yourself disliking his character, be concerned. Highly recommended.
kellye2003
Creator is one of only a handful of films that I would call original. The characters are complex and three-dimensional, genuine and intriguing (some of the best performances I've ever seen, especially Peter O'Toole). The story, too, is genuine, using everyday people and circumstances to approach powerful themes. What I appreciate most, however, is that the film is deep without being pretentious, and philosophical without losing its entertainment value. Creator is often underrated, probably because it strays from the structure that man moviegoers have come to rely on in a feature film, but it deserves a lot of credit, and is one of the most creative, insightful, and overall extraordinary films I've ever seen.
AD
