David, now an old man, is still king of Israel. Among his sons, the ambitious Adonijah and the clever Solomon. The two young men are fierce rivals, since both are prospective heirs to the throne and only one can be successful. During a hunting expedition, Adonijah challenges his younger brother Solomon to a chariot race. While Solomon, though brave, still retains a modicum of caution, the daredevil Adonijah is eager to win at all costs -- and loses control of his chariot. Solomon takes the seriously injured Adonijah back to Jerusalem. On the way there they meet the attractive Abishag, who despite her youth is versed in the use of healing herbs. She actually succeeds in helping the prince. Adonijah falls in love with Abishag -- but Bathsheba arranges things so that she works for David, hoping that her youth, her beauty and her healing powers will soothe the old king's suffering. Several members of the influential priesthood and also the respected army general Joab, who served David loyally for many years, support Adonijah's claim to the throne-- even though David has still not made any decision with regard to a potential successor. The battle-experienced Joab regards Solomon as an indecisive weakling, under whose leadership the kingdom would soon fall apart. When the prophet Nathan finds out about Adonijah's conspiracy he informs Bathsheba and Solomon, who urge David to take immediate action. And so it comes to pass that preparations to anoint the future king of Israel are made both at the Spring of Enrogel, where Adonijah and his men are encamped, as well as in Jerusalem. The festive procession for Adonijah has already been assembled and the people enticed with delicious delicacies to cheer him on, when the news of Solomon's coronation reaches Enrogel. The people promptly acknowledge the will of King David and stream off to Jerusalem in their hordes to greet Solomon, their future ruler. Adonijah remains behind with a handful of loyal followers. He realizes that he has lost -- for the time being. Humbly he places his life in his brother's hands. Adonijah is forgiven on one condition: that he always remains loyal to his brother Solomon. The great King David is dead, and his son Solomon has succeeded him as the rightful ruler of Israel. Adonijah now has a request to make of Bathsheba: he wants to marry Abishag. Solomon hears about this seemingly innocent wish, and recognizes it as a renewed ploy on behalf of his brother to reclaim the throne -- Adonijah's marriage to the last woman to share King David's bed would strengthen his political position considerably. Solomon knows that he has to act quickly and decisively if he is to secure his own power. He has his brother Adonijah and the latter's closest associate Joab executed. After this radical decision, Solomon withdraws to present sacrifices. In a dream the Lord appears to him and grants him the fulfillment of a wish, whatever it may be. Solomon merely asks for wisdom -- in order to become a good ruler and judge. War with Egypt is looming. To arm his kingdom against the territorial ambitions of its powerful neighbors, Solomon not only introduces several reforms but also decides to marry the daughter of the pharaoh. The Egyptian princess does not remain Solomon's only wife, however: as time goes by the king marries numerous noble women from many different countries for political and economic reasons. In this way he preserves peace for his people, and creates great prosperity. By allowing the women to continue practicing their domestic customs and religious rituals in Jerusalem as well, he comes into regular conflict with the priesthood, who see the foreign religions as endangering Israel's sole covenant with the Lord. The wisdom granted to Solomon by God becomes fully evident when the king sits in judgment. One day two harlots each claim to be mother of the same baby. Solomon's decision seems utterly cruel: he says that the child should be cut in two so that each woman receives half. Solomon can now determine who the real mother is from her reaction: she will not allow her child to be harmed. Solomon hands the child back to its true mother amid cheers of approval. One of the most important tasks handed down to Solomon by his father David is building the great Temple to house the Ark of the Covenant. It has to be larger and more magnificent than all other temples in the world, and Solomon now sets about fulfilling his father's wish. He places Jeroboam in charge of the Israelite workers as chief overseer. Seven years later, the work is completed. The expensive construction materials have been brought from far-off lands, and the people of Israel have paid exceedingly high taxes without complaint in order to finance the construction work. The Ark of the Covenant can now finally be taken to the Temple in a triumphant procession. After so many years of wandering, the Israelites' most sacred possession now has a fixed home of its own. People stream to Jerusalem from across the entire country to celebrate the great day. Abishag, now married, comes too and brings her family. Solomon has decided to mingle among the people in disguise, and he and Abishag are overjoyed when they accidentally meet again after so many years. The Temple makes Jerusalem and its king famous throughout the world. Even the dark-skinned Queen of Sheba sets off with a large retinue to visit the wise and cultivated Solomon and admire his magnificent city. The admiration turns out to be mutual: Solomon, captivated by her beauty, falls deeply in love with her. The two of them have a child, Menelik, but one day the Queen of Sheba decides to leave. She does not want Menelik to be deprived of the regal dignity awaiting him in his home country. Solomon stays behind, with a heavy heart. The king has now achieved everything he set his heart on, but with the passing of the years the wise Solomon gradually becomes a melancholy, skeptical old man who regularly questions his very existence. Material things seem to represent the only reality for him. He also refuses to adopt any kind of steady policy, especially in religious matters. With his foreign wives, Solomon sacrifices to foreign gods, and this incurs the wrath of the priesthood. The loyal Jeroboam appeals to his king's conscience, but to no avail. During one of Solomon's sorties in disguise among his people, a simple farmer reminds him of the first of the Ten Commandments revealed by the Lord to Moses: "You shall have no other gods before me." At another decisive moment, God Himself speaks to Solomon and announces the punishment for his sinfulness: the kingdom will collapse after Solomon's death. The king has grown old and weary. He has lost touch with the people of Israel, who are suffering from heavy taxation and forced labor. Solomon has treated his long-standing companion Jeroboam, to whom he entrusted the administration of the northern tribes, with murderous anger ever since a prophet predicted the division of the kingdom to him. The king no longer has the strength to change things -- he just leaves them as they are. The consequences of this become clear shortly after his death. Solomon's son and successor Rehoboam treats the country's leaders with arrogance, and provokes the division of the kingdom into two parts: the only tribe still loyal to him is that of Judah, while all the others unite under Jeroboam. The prophecy has been fulfilled. The kingdom that Solomon received from his father David, and invested with such might and magnificence, is now divided.
私人癖好导致剧作重心略偏，节奏失控，但往后就好了，整体还是喜欢的，而且马戏团的戏虽是剧作上的败笔却在视听层面做的很棒，陀螺的影像与氛围依旧充满独特魅力，可比起之前在魔幻与现实的平衡，陀螺这回似乎更偏向现实主义，没有真正的怪物而是让现实将人摧残成怪物，魔幻骗术的神秘性被完全剥夺，一个底层野心被上流精英玩弄、践踏、毁灭，自以为是却只是个无知的玩具，美国梦终是虚无，下层命运终是循环无尽的悲惨，结尾很黑，但命运悲剧大于人物悲剧，男主塑造的还是差点意思，库珀的气质本身就不太符合角色
挺难让人看进去的 但陀螺的艺术细胞还是彰显淋漓尽致 PS BC的裸戏完全没必要并且不好看 PS2 大魔王这种角色我有点看腻了。。
这个《水形物语》的导演好像侧重于展现古怪诡异的气氛，却不擅长讲故事。诈骗故事完全可以讲得十分引人入胜。可这电影节奏感不行，就觉得又拖沓又没有跌宕起伏~有这时间真不如看2集《人世间》。
和特色社会主义的资本家比起来，哈登演得角色简直是佛陀再世、耶稣复生、真主再临！
尴尬 就我觉得时长刚刚好吗 男主要是不是bc可能会更好 bc太正派了 感觉不是那种会没工作沦落到马戏团的life gambler toro的审美还是一如既往恶心又高级 judge和大魔王的打光都特别棒
[B-]你说它差吧，前半段拍的又比较完美。用场景来刻画人物心理和表现人物的心理这两点做的非常好，把马戏团拍得诡异，恐怖来反衬男主的心理。你说它好吧，后半段的整体剧情太拖沓了，拖了半天后面也并不怎么精彩，给人一种冰火两重天的感觉。很催眠，只能说中规中矩，能看就行
尽搞些花哨东西，故事都没讲清，比老版逊色太多了
Mister, I was born for it.
cooper还不错，Cate Blanchett气场强大，吉尔莫托罗得影片画面总是很唯美，那迷人的血红，耀眼的金黄，就像是腐蚀男人心智的贪婪，最后归于宿命。Cate Blanchett太厉害，无论是何种面孔都能令人产生错觉，碾压了同场的Cooper，不过故事没有期待中的那么奇情，于是有点意犹未尽。
看过原版就觉得这版前面的铺垫有点太细了…… 没必要 收尾倒是干脆利落 以及我很想吐槽Bradley Cooper都算是被爆头了吧 怎么还能逃出一片生天 有些过分了 大魔王gaslighting Cooper倒是挺好玩儿 p.s. 我十分心水鲁尼玛拉的小红帽
Guillermo del Toro這一次最大的錯誤，應該是過度放縱自己了吧，馬戲團部分戲份過長，導致結構不平衡，前後割裂如兩部電影，而且這一次連符號也沒玩好，我一度以為他在《水形物語》玩水之後要開始玩火了，然而火這一符號又在電影中段消失了許久。明明聚集了那麼多優秀演員，卻把角色都寫得頗為扁平，結果沒有一個有正常水平的發揮，暴殄天物了。
无限趋近于我最爱的那种电影。这是一种真正参透了古典好莱坞魅力才能呈现出的光影与运镜魔法，近些年史匹堡喜欢走这个路子，但他真正完成度高的也基本只有《华盛顿邮报》；斯科塞斯赞这片也很能理解，某种意义它就是又一部更浓稠的《爱尔兰人》。只是布拉德利库珀的念白真难听啊，真是一种毫无意义的口齿不清
“You don't fool people Stan, they fool themselves.”
7.3/10 第一幕过于冗长乏味，中后部分节奏跟上，我倒是有些看入迷，Stan的结局看似出乎意料，实则完成了我在电影开篇时对他的担忧，从这点来说他的命运是早已注定的闭环。
这种暗黑风格很容易让人迷幻，前半截稍微有些拖沓，但故事完成度很高，想来也是如此，人到了此处，自然就会迷失，塔罗预言一般。
过于冗长，而且我对普信男没有兴趣。但凡这男的不那么自信，也不会输得那么彻底。大魔王绝了。马戏团题材挺好，可惜没有发挥到我的点上
犹豫在两三星之间，鉴于我算半个陀螺粉丝，那还是两星了。这个片子的观感实际上比《猩红山峰》还要差，至少《猩》建立了一套“红土为血”的概念奇观，以及剧情上骨科这个悬疑点，《玉面情魔》则是啥都没有。已经不要求他还能给出《鬼童院》或者《潘神》那种有多异内容的文本，这次他连自己最擅长的构建一个怪形都做不到。我也认为翻拍是需要导演有足够多的新解读空间才有必要做的事，陀螺这次则像给原故事写同人设定。所有人物都是空洞的，浪费了这么多好的配角。主演库珀更是灾难级，木脸贯穿2个半小时。陀螺在拿了不令人信服的威尼斯和奥斯卡大奖之后，更需要墨西哥三杰的其他二人帮他做制片。如果纯粹是玩票之作的话，那就更失望了。
没看过原版，这版单看还可以的。前面会让人觉得铺垫过多，但其实人明显也不是奔着爱情故事片去的。摄影美术都很好，工整。
陀螺导演的出品质量为何如此不稳定啊，这是什么东西又长又臭的
非常喜欢，看完胆寒，特别是最后Stan面对陌生的马戏团老板和熟悉的话术，惨然说出I was born for it，把所有希望都切灭了！前半段马戏团的戏我看得津津有味，一点也不嫌长，和后半段形成呼应，太绝了！Bradley Cooper演得好，但是一开始感觉过于成熟，更像个中年男子。Cate气场太强大了，到哪都是女王！演员里一堆大熟脸。
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