Youth Without Youth

Sony Pictures Classics | Release Date: December 14, 2007

6.7	USER SCORE Generally favorable reviews based on 41 Ratings

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ChadS.May 17, 2008

Lightning strikes, and an old man becomes young again. A man who never ages is enough story for one film, but Dominic(Tim Roth), on top of being vampiric, also has conversations with a doppleganger. And then there's his baffling Lightning strikes, and an old man becomes young again. A man who never ages is enough story for one film, but Dominic(Tim Roth), on top of being vampiric, also has conversations with a doppleganger. And then there's his baffling superpower; Dominic has the ability to read books with the wave of a single hand(English majors will read this as an inside joke). If "Youth Without Youth" had a studio mentality, it would be "The Fugitive" with gorgeous cinematography. But then, lightning strikes again, and the film veers into "Altered States" territory. That Dominic would encounter a woman whose lingering byproduct of the electrical jolt, gives him just the right empirical information to finish his life's work, is just too paradigmatic for comfort.… Expand

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JayH.May 8, 2008

Directors who can't edit their films to a reasonable length due to narcissism drive me crazy. Any movie, such as this one, that has painfully slow moving scenes needs to be edited and shortened. Other than that, the period detail is Directors who can't edit their films to a reasonable length due to narcissism drive me crazy. Any movie, such as this one, that has painfully slow moving scenes needs to be edited and shortened. Other than that, the period detail is exquisite, fine costumes and cinematography. The story is fair, at best. As with so many of Coppola's films, there are flashes of brilliance, accompanied by too much pretension. Perhaps if he would get off his pedestal and actually watch one of his films...(The Godfather trilogy excluded..)… Expand

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TrailesqueMay 19, 2018

I stumbled across this FF Coppola film while trying to check out some of his post Godfather works. This has some of the qualities of a cult classic without question. It is arresting, it is weird, it is pretentious . . . woo boy, it isI stumbled across this FF Coppola film while trying to check out some of his post Godfather works. This has some of the qualities of a cult classic without question. It is arresting, it is weird, it is pretentious . . . woo boy, it is really something, but I hesitate to call it good. Based on a story by the Romanian philosopher Eliade, it concerns a man (played by Tim Roth) who, after being struck by lightning while on his way to commit suicide, begins to grow steadily younger. (This idea has been worked on in other movies, like the Benjamin Button tale.) Then the narrative spirals out of control, with Nazi pursuers, Indian mysticism, long lost languages, romantic passion, and the quest for the root of human communications all playing parts. The series of stunning images kept me from walking away. It was a viewing experience I won't forget any time soon.… Expand

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