Tim

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Summary: HORRIBLY GLOOMY.
Review: "Tim" is about a learning disabled young man played by Mel Gibson. He does some yardwork for a middle aged woman named Mary (Piper Laurie). Mary becomes rather enamored with Tim and soon she is finding all sorts of work for him to do. The film starts out with a playful tone. It's charming to see the two of them trying to figure each other out. There are some light moments and it appears as if it is going to be a quaint romantic movie with humor sprinkled throughout. Instead, it does a complete nosedive into unrelenting somberness. "Tim" just drags on and on with a dull gloominess until it reaches its unfulfilling conclusion. The acting is quite good, especially by Piper Laurie, but it can't overcome the suffocating solemnity. A final note: You might want to see this movie just to get a good look at Mel wearing some Daisy Dukes. Too funny!

Rating:
Summary: HORRIBLY GLOOMY.
Review: "Tim" is about a learning disabled young man played by Mel Gibson. He does some yardwork for a middle aged woman named Mary (Piper Laurie). Mary becomes rather enamored with Tim and soon she is finding all sorts of work for him to do. The film starts out with a playful tone. It's charming to see the two of them trying to figure each other out. There are some light moments and it appears as if it is going to be a quaint romantic movie with humor sprinkled throughout. Instead, it does a complete nosedive into unrelenting somberness. "Tim" just drags on and on with a dull gloominess until it reaches its unfulfilling conclusion. The acting is quite good, especially by Piper Laurie, but it can't overcome the suffocating solemnity. A final note: You might want to see this movie just to get a good look at Mel wearing some Daisy Dukes. Too funny!

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Summary: Tim
Review: A great chic flix and a tear jerker at the same time!
Makes you think about how we view individuals that are special. And that's exactly what they are, is special people that may come into our lives and influence them for the better and in turn make us see the world in a different way.

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Summary: A movie for Mel fans.
Review: An unlikely relationship occurs between two people who ebcounter many obstacles together. Do you think love between two people this different can thrive? One of Mel Gibsons very first movies and he acts as though he has been around for years. A truly magnificent film.

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Summary: Beautiful, Poignant
Review: Having read the book, I can see why Gibson was chosen for the role. Tim is described as someone with features that would have inspired Praxiteles.- Classic and beautiful in Greek purportions. Despite the lack of blond hair the Colleen McCollough ascribed her mentally diminished hero, Gibson gives him the vulnerabity and nobilty that McCoullough describes. Piper Laurie is marvelous as Tim's employer,caretaker and eventual love interest. The Australian landscape was gorgeous ( It reminds me of Hawaii, where I lived a a child). But I was glad this film spared us the full desciptions of how Tim was treated by his co- workers.This is a very sensitive, well thought piece, and I guess I can overlook many inconsistancies withthe book and just enjoy the beauty of it.

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Summary: Beautiful, Poignant
Review: Having read the book, I can see why Gibson was chosen for the role. Tim is described as someone with features that would have inspired Praxiteles.-Classic and beautiful in Greek purportions. Despite the lack of blond hair that Colleen McCoullough ascribed her mentally diminished hero, Gibson gives him the vulnerabilty and nobility that McCoullogh describes. Piper Laurie is marvelous as Tim's employer, caretaker, and eventual love interest. The Australian landscape was gorgeous(it reminds me of Hawaii, where I lived as a child). But I was glad this film spares us the full descriptions of how Tim was treated by his co-workers. This is a very sensitive, well-thought piece, and I guess I can overlook many inconsistancies with the book and just enjoy the beauty of it.

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Summary: miami
Review: I enjoy watching Mel Gibson, even enough to watch this movie. I can appreciate how far he has come in his career. I just felt a little weird watching him as a "slow" boy working for, and eventually getting "involved" with an older woman. But, what can you say... it's Mel Gibson and hey, all actors started somewhere! : )

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Summary: Could you feel more awkward?
Review: I enjoy watching Mel Gibson, even enough to watch this movie. I can appreciate how far he has come in his career. I just felt a little weird watching him as a "slow" boy working for, and eventually getting "involved" with an older woman. But, what can you say... it's Mel Gibson and hey, all actors started somewhere! : )

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Summary: A movie that was better than the book!
Review: I'm a big Mel Gibson fan, but still I was surprised when I stumbled upon this movie several years after having read and enjoyed the book and found that I preferred it.Usually, if I know in advance that a movie was made from a book, I try to see the movie first, then read the book to fill in the blanks. Not necessary in this case.

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Summary: Tim
Review: I'm not sure I'd agreed with the review regarding the comparison to Message in a Bottle (which is a melodramatic tragedy). Tim is one of my all time favourite movies (I hated Message in a Bottle). I fell in love with the movie when I was maybe 13 years old. It's about a middle aged woman who befriends a retarded man (rather against her will), and they eventually fall in love. It is ultimately a love story, but much of the movie is about their relationship and how much it brings her out of her shell and helps him to understand the world. It is based on a book by Colleen McCollough....a great book that led to a really touching movie.