that not just my consider verdict on this film and but also on the bulk of what have be write about it . now do not get me wrong here either and i be not a total philistine and i do not hate the movie because it wasn not enough like police academy 9 or whatever and i enjoy more than my fair share of high brow or arty stuff and i swear . magnolia be poor and and i be honestly mystify a to why it be seemingly so acclaimed . long winded and self indulgent and ramble nonsense from start to finish and there be just so little that could credibly be what people so love about the movie . there some high calibre actor fair enough and and none turn in an average or bad performance . furthermore and my wife ( a self confess tom cruise hater ) tell me it his career best performance by far . but the plot be so completely unengaging and meander between the story of several loosely connected character at such a snail pace that even when significant life change event be depict they seem so pointless and uninteresting you find yourself cry out for someone to get blow up or something . it doesn not help that none of the character be very easy to identify or empathise with ( well i do not think so and but i do not like most people admittedly ) . they all play out their rather unentertaining life story at great length and demonstrate their character flaw and emotion in ever so intricate detail and play out their deep and meaningful relationship to the nth degree with many a waffle soliloquy en route . yadda yadda yadda . the soundtrack dire a well and with that marrow suckingly irritate quality that i have hitherto think unique to the music of alanis morisette . all in all and it be about a enjoyable a three hour a be force to repeatedly watch an episode of friend whilst be intermittently poke in the rib by a disgruntled nanny goat . the bit with the frog be good though .