Greenes Please don't spend money on this.

SanEat A film with more than the usual spoiler issues. Talking about it in any detail feels akin to handing you a gift-wrapped present and saying, "I hope you like it -- It's a thriller about a diabolical secret experiment."

ActuallyGlimmer The best films of this genre always show a path and provide a takeaway for being a better person.

Cristal The movie really just wants to entertain people.

leplatypus Beware of the brand: if Wenders can deliver some inspired movies ("Stay, faraway so close", Antonioni's "Beyond the Clouds"), he can also offer the worst like this one. A little reminiscent of Lynch's "Mulholland Drive" for a personal trip into Hollywood, this movie is my worst movie of the year.Nearly, all the scenes add nothing to the story so it's long, dull… It's funny because Wenders shoots actually my feelings: MacDowell phones her husband saying she is bored. And the moment I prefer is when the director says the movie is finished! The only tasteful thing is the locations: For LA, the exterior sets are rather beautiful (the observatory) or very modern art (the highways). The shot of the filming set inside the movie looks a lot like the Hopper's painting "Night Hawks" (the famous realistic bar, if you prefer..) So, this movie is a gallery of paintings (only visual) and I prefer the Lynch's gallery.

rixrex Despite some very fine performances, the whole milieu of this doesn't ring true. As a parable of a sort, it could be acceptable, especially if the setting was a European country, but as set in the US, it is flawed.Wender's image of the US, while the big players in the film industry seem fairly on target, isn't altogether natural. The portrayals of different races is either too stereotypical to be realistic or overly simplistic. It's possible that this is intended as part of the commentary on the how violence can be controlled with the use of violence by the state, accompanied by the loss of privacy and certain liberties. As such, it is still a flaw.Quite believable is Henry Silva as the patriarch of a Hispanic working class family, not believable is his overly meek manner, as is the case with all the others in this group.Still, with the flaws, I'd recommend it for viewing for having a rather thought-provoking premise.

oust123456 This film was just shown on United Kingdom television at three o'clock in the morning and it took me totally by surprise as I had never even heard of this movie before. Its a good movie but I just wonder how much of an influence the David Lynch film "Lost Highway" had on the casting of Bill Pullman, he's a decent actor but whatever happened to his career? He seems to play these type of roles very well and its a nice surprise when Gabriel Byrne pops up on-screen. If you get the opportunity to watch this film then its definitely worth a look-in if you need to pass a few hours of time. Often the direction behind the film could be improved and their are some loose-ends which could really do with being tied up but some of the imagery and ideas are of sound mind and as thrillers go this is from a good period in the genre. As registered in the "Vote" section I could only give this film a six out of ten due to the average directing and loose-ends. If you like Lost Highway by David Lynch and also featuring Bill Pullman then "The End Of Violence" is another film you will enjoy

jotix100 Wim Wenders "The End of Violence" is a film that evokes the director's own work. Also, we are reminded, somewhat, of Antonioni's "Blow Up" because of the elements the director has brought to the movie. At any rate, this is an enigmatic piece of cinema that will divide the audience. Some will love it, some will hate it; there's no two ways about it. It might help to take a second viewing, as things will, no doubt, fall into place.The film focuses on Mike Max, a powerful Hollywood producer, who we meet at the beginning of the story. Mr. Max, like all key players in the industry must be wired to all kinds of devices in order to keep on top of the movies, the trend, and the gossip, associated with making movies. When his wife Page wants to talk to him, she calls him to his poolside perch to announce she is leaving him.The other important character in the film is Ray Bering, a laconic man we watch going to an observatory where he works. There are a lot of monitors in the place, and we realize Ray is spying on what's happening in the outside world, a sort of Big Brother Voyeur, if you will. When Mike Max is kidnapped by two hired assassins and he is taking under some highway overpasses, it registers in one of Ray's monitors, but being so far from the scene, he can't determine who it is. Ray believes that by controlling the street crime, the violence will disappear.Max, who didn't die, is found by a group of Mexican gardeners who take him to the home of one of them without asking him questions. This proves to be Max's salvation because he stays out of harm's way. To make matters worse, the producer was told at the start of the story a lengthy FBI file has been found in his email. Mike Max, who is producing a movie, now in production, can't prevent Page, who realizes her husband might be dead, to take over the film and his business.There are a few other narratives going on, but suffice it to say, they all come together at the end, as we realize what has really happened. Wim Wenders, who made this film much earlier, seems to have pointed out to last year's "Crash", with its multiple stories happening also in Los Angeles. Pascal Rabaud's photography gives a different look to this L.A. in the picture. The music of Ry Cooder, who went to collaborate with Mr. Wenders, gives the film another dimension with its enigmatic score. Nicholas Klein's wrote the screen play with Mr. Wenders.Bill Pullman has great opportunities in the film. This fine actor never ceases to amaze for his range. Gabriel Byrne is seen as Ray Bering, the man overlooking the street crime he wants to eliminate. Traci Lind and Loren Dean are fine as well. Anddie MacDowell appears as Page, the ambitious wife who takes over when her husband disappears. Legendary director Sam Fuller has a small part as Ray's father. The ensemble cast does a wonderful job.Wim Wenders directed with his usual fine style this moody film that is worth a look by any movie fan.