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Summary: This is an adorable film all should see.
Review: I rented this movie and liked it so much that I bought my own copy. Steve Martin did a good job of taking this movie and making it modern from George Elliot's book Silas Marner. All the characters played their role well and it has great music and scenery. Everyone should at least see this movie once in their life if not more!
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Summary: A movie good for all ages!
Review: I used to watch this movie as a young child and hadn't seen it in years. Then one day rediscovered it and was amazed to find that I still enjoy it just as much today. I am now a teenager, but everytime I watch or remember this ageless classic story it warms my heart. Steve Martin does a fabulous job in this movie along with all the other characters. This is a priceless story about finding love and family that is good for everyone in the family. I enjoyed it as a child, still enjoy it as a teenager, and am sure that I will continue to enjoy it for the rest of my life.
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Summary: I absolutely ADORE this movie!
Review: I'm thrilled this movie is finally going to be available on DVD! Steve Martin is magnificent in this story that he wrote that so closely follows the plot of Silas Marner it's amazing! I had to read the book after seeing the movie and was so surprised! That the story from that book could hold up to contemporizing is amazing. The music is wonderful and I loved hearing Steve Martin play "Red is the Rose" on his banjo. I even found the soundtrack second hand. Fans of Steve Martin in a dramatic role will not be disappointed!
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Summary: A shabby rip-off of one of the greatest novels of all time.
Review: remember to hit the button below to actually send the comments!datkins-3 Surrey, England Date: 2 January 2001 Summary: A shabby copy of a brilliant masterpiece of literature This film is a flagrant rip-off of one of the best novels of all time, Silas Marner by George Eliot. The details of the film shown on IMDb do give acknowledgement to the original authoress but I did not see this at the beginning of the film, only a credit at the end of it saying "suggested by the book Silas Marner". Suggested? It was nothing but a complete rip- off of all the essential elements of the story: A wronged and sad old man, an artisan, poor and lonely, has all his money stolen. One night a child wanders up to his door as her mother lies dying in the snow outside. The man takes her in and brings her up until one day the local squire (or rich politician here) demands to adopt the child. It is he who has fathered the child during an illicit affair years before. The battle then ensues as to who should have legal custody of the child. In this and every other aspect of the film, the story is exactly the same. In only one can I find a difference. Silas Marner had epilepsy - but perhaps that would have strained the acting abilities of Mr Martin too far. On top of that he has his hair dyed in some carrot juice concoction (presumably to make him look younger, but actually making him look more the clown that he is)! There is also the addition of meaningless jokes, that this offbeat comedian cannot resist bringing into the story which have no part in it and only detract from the profoundness of the story. Like when the child cries in the courthouse declaring she can only be happy with the man who has fathered her all these years. This is conveyed in the film by the girl applying nasal decongestant to the bridge of her nose to make her tearful! I am surprised that legalities and integrity within the film industry permit such a film to be made. If I was a trustee of George Eliot's I would insist on reparation. If I was Steve Martin I would send the profits to that estate, or to the poor. At the very least it should be entitled Silas Marner - adapted by S Martin. Or better still removed from the archives! If you are interested in this story - and I hope you are - dismiss this completely and watch Silas Marner. Or read the book! The BBC made an excellent adaptation of it in the 1980's.
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Summary: A Simple Twist of Fate
Review: Simple Twist of Fate will tug at your heartstrings. It will make you feel good about human nature. Steve Martin is wonderful, he puts so much true feeling into this story, it will make you BELIEVE again. I wish more movies were made like this TODAY!
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Summary: Simple Twist of Fate- Possibly Steve Martin's Best Movie Yet
Review: Steve Martin is primarily known for comedy, but in this heartwarming and heart-wrenching film he shows great ability
in a serious role. Martin stars as a man who is recently divorced after his wife had an affair and got pregnant. 5 years later as a carpenter, he has all of his gold coins stolen by a local politician's drug/alcohol crazed brother. But the local politican (Gabriel Byrne) has skeletons in his closet too..as he is hiding the illegitimate birth of a girl child to a heroin addicted woman. The woman dies outside Martin's home in the midst of a snowstorm, and the little girl wanders inside Martin's home and scares the heck out of him..in his own words "She came to replace my money" Maureen O'Hara costars.
A fantastic film which got very little credit. My daughter loved it! You will too!
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Summary: A Simple Twist of Fate
Review: Steve Martin proves he can be funny but also very dramatic. This movie has an excellent storyline. You will laugh and cry with this one! I recommend this movie for the guys & their lady! Both will enjoy this movie!
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Summary: A Simple Twist of Fate
Review: Steve Martin proves he can be funny but also very dramatic. This movie has an excellent storyline. You will laugh and cry with this one! I recommend this movie for the guys & their lady! Both will enjoy this movie!
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Summary: LACKLUSTRE CONTEMPORIZATION OF A CLASSIC
Review: The modern interpretation of morality and guilt is different from George Eliott's times, which is why simply taking a captivating story outside of its context and plopping it down on the 20th century, as Steve Martin's script in "A Simple Twist of Fate" does, is bound to end up as an unaffecting effort.
Almost every character in the film does things that are inexplicable unless you realize they're living according to the codes and cliches of the last century.
Martin is into the skin of his role as usual, sure, especially as the role allows for a little comic relief. Problem is that the comedy simply does not gel with with the drama here. The tone is wobbly at best.
'Silas Marner' is certainly worthy of an update; just not a disjointed one like this passable heart-tugger.
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Summary: Bring it back!
Review: This is one of those Steve Martin films that should always be available for purchase. It is my favorite of his, along with All of Me. A Simple Twist of Fate is the story of a man who finds out the baby his wife is carrying is not his. She leaves him to go to this other man. He spends his time afterwards buying expensive gold coins and polishing them and staring at them every day until one day a man steals all his coins and runs off with them. Steve Martin's character is real down about this time and he just mopes around all day and doesn't talk to anybody. Then, one day, a simple twist of fate walks right into his life. A little girl around a year a half to two years old walks right into his house and chooses him as a daddy. Her mama was a drug addict and she got her money for drugs from a rich politician in town who was married, but who was the father of her little girl. The mama wanted more money and the man wouldn't give it to her, so she packed the little girl and herself into the car and drove in the snow to go see the politician. But on the way, the car wouldn't work any more and the woman and little girl walked in the snow. The mother was all high on dope and she died not far from Steve Martin's house, and the little girl saw the light in his window and walked right on in just like it was her own house. Steve Martin adopted her and the little girl grew up to love him like her own daddy. Her real daddy (Gabriel Byrne)was still a politician in town but nobody knew it until the real daddy wanted to lay claim to his daughter, who was now about 10 or 12 years old. Now there would be a court battle on who would gain or keep custody of little Matilda. I believe everyone should see this movie, and since the producers are not producing this movie any more, I'm sure you could rent a copy at your nearest video rental store. In the meantime, won't you producers PLEASE bring back this beautiful and tender movie so that I can buy a copy of it? I know others would like to have this movie, too.
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