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Summary: One of Martin's All Time Worst!
Review: A convoluted mess. Also, this movie was shelved as a comedy at my local video rental place, and it isn't a comedy, despite the presance of Steve Martin. Martin plays a lonely man (Michael) who is angry at the world and robbed of his wealth. A little girl winds up on his doorstep and he raises her, although we know that she is actually the daughter of the local mayor (Byrne). When the little girl, Matilda (Austin), is 11, the mayor sues for custody and a great battle ensues.
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Summary: Excellent entertainment for all ages - no blushing necessary
Review: A great simple fable, good for all times and ages. If anyone objects to some incongruities, such as the legal details, and such, then they forget that all movies must dispense with some real life restrictions, otherwise we'd never have 'happy endings' or some satisfaction out of some otherwise improbable situation. This movie takes us from one extreme of human condition to the other, and leaves us quite happy at the final (surprise) resolution. Hooray for Steve and the fine cast!
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Summary: A delight to watch!
Review: A Simple Twist of Fate is a delightful movie. Even though it came out in 1994, I just recently saw it on television and it's now one of my favorite Steve Martin movies!
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Summary: Silas Marner gets an update.
Review: A SIMPLE TWIST OF FATE is a good middleweight movie which doesn't quite go into the top-drawer class because of a few predictable moments and a truly cheapjack ending that doesn't just stretch plausibility but mangles it completely. Steve Martin wrote the script and produced it as well as starred and it's apparent that this was a special project for him. He, Catherine O'Hara, Laura Linney and Gabriel Byrne are all in fine form and Alana Austin just melts your heart away as the Martin character's adopted daughter.If it's not a classic film it's still a good way to spend an hour and forty-five minutes and makes me forgive Steve Martin for SGT. BILKO two years later.
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Summary: heart-breakingly wonderful
Review: I am not a person who cries at movies (that's my husband's job) but this film gets me everytime. The young ladies portraying Matilda deserve Oscars - they're simply that good.
Heartbreaking, beautiful, poinent (sorry, misspelled). The movie has a simple plot line, but it's told in such a magnicifant way. Others have expressed it better than I can.
If anyone ever does find a copy to buy on VHS (let alone DVD) you won't be dissapointed. It's one to hold on to.
If you ever need a good cry or to feel sad and hopefull about the world, this is the movie to watch.
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Summary: heart-breakingly wonderful
Review: I am not a person who cries at movies (that's my husband's job) but this film gets me everytime. The young ladies portraying Matilda deserve Oscars - they're simply that good.
Heartbreaking, beautiful, poinent (sorry, misspelled). The movie has a simple plot line, but it's told in such a magnicifant way. Others have expressed it better than I can.
If anyone ever does find a copy to buy on VHS (let alone DVD) you won't be dissapointed. It's one to hold on to.
If you ever need a good cry or to feel sad and hopefull about the world, this is the movie to watch.
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Summary: A Rare Experience!
Review: I first saw "A Simple Twist of Fate" on TV and did not realize that it had not been made for television. I later saw it on the shelf of the video rental store. After renting it every weekend for a month, I decided it would be less expensive to go ahead and purchase it. I LOVE this film. Not only is it a heart-warming story that reflects much of today's society, but it shows you that problems can be solved. "A Simple Twist of Fate" can teach you invaluable lessons about life.
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Summary: Sweet, endearing movie
Review: I need not repeat the plot, as the other reviewers seem to have done a fine job. But unlike the reviewer from England, I find this adaptation stirring, mostly because of the breathtaking acting from Steve Martin. He embodies the embittered, heartbroken cynic in the beginning, and to see his character come out of the shell the world placed around him is heart-wrenching and beautiful. I recommend this movie to anyone who wants a heartwarming, sweet movie to settle down with after a hard day facing the world.
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Summary: Modern version of George Eliot's story 'Silas Marner'
Review: I really enjoyed viewing this movie when I rented it a few years ago. 'A Simple Twist of Fate' is based on Mary Ann Evans' (1819-80; Pen-name George Eliot) story 'Silas Marner'(if anyone is interested in reading Silas Marner on-line, go to this web address, inside the {} brackets: {http://www.mastertexts.com/Eliot_George/Silas_Marner/Index.htm}Steve Martin is a sad & lonely bachelor school teacher who's life feels empty and irrelevant; Then a sweet little baby girl walks into his life. The short of it is that she has recently become an orphan; So Steve Martin adopts her. Raising this precious little girl brings much love, joy, and happiness into their lives. It is a story about the transformative and healing power of love. I was dismayed to find that this movie is not currently available to purchase
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Summary: Steve Martin is the best... and this one is among his best
Review: I really recommend that you see this movie without knowing anything about it - that is how I saw it, and I found it surprisingly delightful.
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