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Nov 23, 2015GerryD rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
I was a bit unsure of borrowing this movie due to the recent very negative comments. Upon watching it though, both my wife and I quite enjoyed it and would give it a 4.5. Tastes are quite subjective, but it is hard to agree with previous comments that the movie dragged on, particularly when it is an 80 minute movie. Yes, it has a slow pace, but that is a welcome change from watching endless shootings, explosions, and vehicle chases that are typical summer Hollywood fare. I am a movie buff, having watched over 2,000 movies, including almost 300 foreign films. As stated on the Roger Ebert site: "Riveting, original and breathtakingly accomplished on every level, "Ida" would be a masterpiece in any era, in any country." This film has a mass audience; for example, over 29,000 ratings on the IMDb site with average of 7.4 out of 10, and over 16,700 ratings on the "Rotten Tomatoes" site with an average of 79% "Like" rating. Also, it has a "Metacritic" rating of 91 and an AMG rating of 4.5 out of 5. If anyone is interested, I have several movie lists (by country), plus two lists of movies from the 2,000's, on the OPL site under "GerryD".