Rating: 
Summary: Torn Between Two Ratings
Review: I was torn between 4 and 5 stars. For this genre, it is an easy 5 star rating, but it is not my favorite genre, so I would give a 4 star rating for the general public. Since the former is more significant, it deserves 5 stars.Johnny Depp plays Sam and does another excellent job. This is more in line with "Chocolate" than "Edward Scissorhands" (I liked the former but detest the latter). He is quiet, but entertaining. He is not shown as obsessed with Buster Keaton, but he does bang-up jobs of mimicking him. The scenes in the park are great. Aidan Quinn is very good as Benny. He holds the role of protective older brother to Joon. Some of his later actions are predictable, but Quinn never falls out of line with his characters. Mary Stuart Masterson does a good job as Joon (Juniper "Joon" Pearl). Only a couple times does she slip out of character. When she is in-character, she is excellent. The plot is simple. Some people claim that it is unrealistic. For the majority of people, yes it is. However, truth is stranger than fiction and this is a feel-good movie that reminds us of positive things and looking forward to another day. The lenghth of the movie is good. Only for a couple minutes during the start did I question if it would go too long (the opening train sequence is visually entertaining, but could have been cut short). The sound is a big factor for me. This movie comes through with a big thumbs-up. The music is clean and upbeat, like a blend of Gershwin and Supertramp. The editing is excellent (except for one case with the car stopping, but the rest is so much better than normal that it probably shouldn't be mentioned). The sound really put this movie in the 5-star league.
Rating: 
Summary: Slow-minded couple fall in love - amazingly good
Review: I am not a fan of many movies post 1966 or so... in fact, this is one of the scant few I can say is good enough to watch more than twice. I saw it at a friend's house last summer twice and I would definitely watch it again. It was nothing very deep or meaningful but it was very fun and the dialogue was just great. I have a hunch that pretty much all aspects of the story have been covered by other reviewers so I'll just tell about what stood out to me. From the first moment it was good. Johnny Depp's character (his name escapes me - Sam, was it?) peering over the top of a book with Buster Keaton on the cover and he looks just like the picture. He almost never says anything, and when he does he's so solemn about it that you can't help laughing. Joon takes things pretty seriously too. Her idea of an emergency is running out of super-crunch peanut butter. Sam does such funny things. Especially the spinning the hubcap and doing the dance with the forks and hot dog buns. He and Joon talk so seriously about the strangest things - how sad raisins are (they're nothing but humiliated grapes, says Joon), and whether grilled cheese should be cooked on the wool or rayon setting. (Sam toasts them with an iron.) The scene when Sam and Joon are leaving on a bus is about the saddest part. Joon starts having one of her scizophrenic fits and Sam in his slow brain hasn't a clue what to do for her. But of course everything ends up OK. Overall I found it a very sweet, light movie good for many laughs. I also appreciated that there was really no violence, only one bad word that I can remember, and the love scenes were not too overbearing - you just saw them kissing. I thought the balloon music serenade was too weird to be true - can you really play music with a balloon? Anyway, for me to say that a recent movie is good is a pretty high recommendation... You should see it - I can't believe you wouldn't like it.
Rating:
Summary: Entertainment
Review: Johnny Depp is a great actor, we all know that. This movie shows skills we don't get to see in his other films. He's even quirkier in this one than usual but that side of him is put to it's best use as the character Sam. Mary Stuart Masterson does a good job playing a mentally imbalanced person and Adian Quinn is believable as the brother who 'needs her to be sick'. I watched this movie the first time years ago with my older brother. The sweetness made him cry... and he was embarrassed but loved it anyway. I've watched countless times since. It is the story of a mentally ill girl, Joon (Masterson), and her co-dependant older brother, Benny (Quinn), who losses a card game and has to take in the eccentric cousin of a friend. This is Sam (Depp). Sam and Joon enter into a relationship that threatens Bennie's control of Joon. It is more about the brother/sister relationship than Sam and Joon. It is complex if you pay close attention, but the comedy performance Depp gives makes it worth watching even if you don't.
Rating:
Summary: CLASSIC!
Review: This movie is AWESOME the first time you see it and only gets better the more you watch it. As you watch it tiny details show up and you begin to understand the characters a little bit more. This movie is extremely complex...don't get me wrong, you can take it for face value if you wish to but I don't recommend it. I have watched it countless times and each time I feel more in tune with the characters. This is an AWESOME movie that I would recommend anyone to watch!
Rating:
Summary: Very sweet, puts a smile on my face
Review: Whenever im in a bad or brooding mood I watch this. it makes me feel better and Johnny's wonderful smile and innocense just makes you feel good. I suggest this to all my friends. If I were you I would buy it. The extras are okay could be better but who cars you've got a great movie?
Rating:
Summary: Benny and Joon
Review: This was such a wonderful light-hearted movie. It makes you believe in love all over again. Take the time to see this one... it leaves you with a warm fuzzy feeling inside. Enjoy!
Rating:
Summary: The Comedy of a Life Time
Review: This is about a woman that is askizo that comes across a young man who changes her life. The woman is Joon. she has an older brother that is very protective of her and when joon goes to one of bennys card game things get out of hand. She loses and they have to live with a young man named sam. he is ileterate and watches old movies and t.v. shows all day long. He evntually chhanges bennys ways as well as joons. I'm sure you will find this movie exelent in every way. Johnny Depp really was outstanding in this movie. If you like this then check out Whats Eating Gilbert Grape Staring Lionardo DiCarprio and Johnny Depp
Rating:
Summary: Gotta Love It - Who Cares if it's PG?
Review: I love this movie. Heck, I own it on DVD. The best thing about it is Johnny Depp, hands down. He is not only incredibly good looking (as usual) in it, but he is incredibly cute and funny as well! This movie just lifts your spirits. The only thing I didn't like as much was Aidan Quinn's character because I found him annoying and asympathetic, but overall this is a great movie.
Rating:
Summary: An odd wonderful dramatic romantic comedy.
Review: An Normal but Mentally Ill Artist named Joon (Mary Stuart Masterson) falls in love with a Odd Quirky Outsider named Sam (Johnny Deep), who has the Talent and does Tribute to his favorite Comedian Star:Buster Keaton. But her Over-Protective Brother named Benny (Aidan Quinn), who doesn`t want her to be seen with Sam but the love between Sam and Joon is Stronger than anyone think. Directed by Jeremiah S. Chechik (The Avengers) has made a Bittersweet Romantic Comedy. This film has a great supporting cast-Including:Julianne Moore, Oliver Platt, C.H.H. Pounder, Dan Hedaya, Joe Grifasi and William H. Macy. This is a Rare Film, which has become a classic genuine film. Grade:A-.
Rating: 
Summary: I loved it but...
Review: Okay, let's clear this up... From a purely entertainment standpoint, I loved this movie. The only reason I took two stars away from this DVD is the horrific commentary. The director basically tells us what's going to happen in the current scene through out the entire film. Now, while this may be a bonus for someone who may be visually impaired, I found it to be very boring. There were no funny tales of things that happened on this day or that. There was nothing informative such as problems they had to overcome, or camera lenses. I almost fell asleep. I know what you're saying... "Why didn't you turn it off?" I kept expecting it to get better. It had to. I was indeed absolutely wrong. Don't waste your time. But definitely watch the film. Oliver Platt is a comic genius, and many don't realize he has a part in this film. :)
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