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One of my all time favorites.

best movie i've ever seen.

A great movie, one of the best of this year. There was a bit of confusion at one point in the plot, but nothing serious.

This is a gorgeous movie made by a gorgeous spirit.

Well, the fact is that this film surprised me. I was 12 years old when i saw it, and I can tell that the story is good and different. Despite that is a TV movie, and the cast crew is medium-low actors, the film is good. I recommend it! Besides, it also was interesting for me because the date of the tombs its my birthday! The best scene is the moment in which people of the village start to throw the stones to the "chosen" by lottery, though is so predictable who it was to be chosen. (The girl , daugther of major of the town, or her mother). It was a critic for the attitude of the village town: how could it possible to allow this kind of events? Its inhuman act !!! Thanks heavens that is a film!!!

I haven't read the book or anything of the sort but, I watched the movie very intently only to be utter disappointed. There was not much shown about the town in full prospect, neither its traditions. Which is why I felt sick to the gut, when i saw the killing. Nothing was achieved except for finding the truth which practically started from the commencement of the movie and was a drag right through it. even the father's ashes were a mystery after Keri found the ring in the garbage can. And most of all it needed to depict the past more clearly, all we see is the few 2 second flashbacks by the actor, who did act very well. But overall, the movie got me sitting and watching it without missing a second and that was good for it.

I hated this film. I wouldn't even call it a film because it was so bad. It was entirely too lifetime-ish for me. The writing was bad, and the acting was even worst. 'I love you, but I'm just not in love with you anymore?' Oh my gosh. Not to mention the fact that the story is absolutely disturbing. I cannot believe that an entire town thinks it's fine to stone someone to death just so their town will be 'perfect.' When Felice's mother was stoned I couldn't help but cringing and feeling sorry for her. Everyone was so scared picking their ballots, and so relieved when they found out they didn't pick the one with the black marking. If they were all so scared of being picked each year, why would they continue to have the lottery? The ending also added to this already horrendous film. I didn't like it at all.

There are some things in this world that are tied very exclusively to one time period, and though their essence is eternal, there is a need, sometimes, to bring subtle changes to the details in order to allow other generations to share in their merit. Unfortunately for the film version, 'The Lottery' is not one of these. The original short story by Shirley Jackson is the perfect encapsulation of every interesting facet the story had to offer. it beautifully and subtly creates tension and then shocking horror, and makes us question ourselves and the things we hold to be normal. It does all this in a few scant pages.The movie drags on and on for about an hour and a half, and the payoff is exactly the same. Along the way you have to sit through mercilessly lame acting and flat, dull characters. The idea that the town has a mysterious secret is introduced almost immediately, but the film's final climax is where everything is revealed. Simple enough, but it unfortunately means that through the vast bulk of the movie, the same theme is repeated over and over. Jason comes to a situation that seems mysterious. But the townies won't tell him what's going on! Even if it were well acted, even if the subplots were remotely engaging, there just isn't any way to get around the tedious repetition. And folks, the acting is not good. And the subplots are just corny as all hell. Keri Russel in particular seems unfathomably cast. She stands out as totally inappropriate for the role of a small-town girl with her modern vernacular and of course her suspiciously flawless tan. Most of the other character actors just play the predictable role of "belligerent small town sheriff" and the like. Nothing to see here. The film particularly produces groans with it's implausible romance -replete with an exploding car, natch - and absurdly vague expository dialog.As for the end, its executed with appropriate style. But the wait it takes to get there just isn't justified. All and all, the film can't get past the troublesome point that there just isn't enough there to fill an hour and a half. Read the short story instead, its impact is at least as potent. And considerably more eloquent as well.