Magnolia

...en av sin tids bästa ensemblefilmer.

Interconnected characters struggle with love, death and desperation over a long day in Los Angeles culminating with a bizarre weather phenomenon.

In one sense, it tells absorbing stories, filled with detail, told with precision and not a little humor. On another sense, it is a parable.

With a fantastic turn from Cruise and some unforgettable story tweaks, don't dismiss this as a Short Cuts rip-off.

...is a fascinating and worthwhile motion picture that manages to keep viewers interested in the plights of ten different characters for nearly its full length - right up to and through the improbable climax.