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Summary: Fun film - worth a watch
Review: Let's avoid the obvious. It must be a rare person indeed who looks at this movie without being aware that Madonna heads the cast, in possibly her finest role (I haven't seen Evita, so I may be wrong). So let's cut to the chase...I feel that I've wronged this film somehow by giving it three stars, but I somehow feel unable to give it more. My mouse hovered over the scale, but I couldn't do it. To give it four stars would be to say this film is better than average, not the best, but really enjoyable. I can't say it is. It has it's moments, and certainly the first time I saw it I thought it was excellent. However, it feels like someone has taken a happy brush to it, and despite all the antics, you feel perfectly safe and secure, and could have written the ending about half way into the movie. Now let's not knock it for that. Some of the greatest films were built on glitzy formula that conformed to the standards. It's not even that that makes me down mark it. I think it's the watchability factor. You watch the film, you put it back on the shelf. You might get it out again if you're a big Madonna fan. But the majority of us won't pick it up for a year or two. I even think that Madonna herself may be hard pushed to love this movie anymore. So there you go. I'll be the one sitting back watching something like Outragerous Fortune (a far better 80's film starring a female singer with a semi-famous counterpart).
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Summary: The best Madonna movie ever!
Review: Let's face it, critics hate Madonna in movies, but I have never heard one of them put down her performance in Desperately Seeking Susan. Being a huge Madonna fan for years, I think this was the very first movie I ever saw with her in the starring role. I have seen this movie at least 1 million times and it is my favourite movie of all time. The storyline is simple and enjoyable, funny and amusing. Madonna is playing herself and her look at that time was so gorgeous! 10/10!
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Summary: The Cannon May Have Misfired, But It's Still A Hit
Review: Madonna certainly got into the acting groove with this contemporary classic chronicling the misadventures of bored house wife Roberta (played fantastically by the lovely Rosanna Arquette) and her infatuation with the nomadic Susan (the aforementioned Madonna, playing a character that could only be a reflection of herself.) The plot is an interesting one, with Roberta following the escapades of Susan and her boyfriend Jim through a series of Want Ads posted by the latter and the former. A lot of crazy stuff happens, in result to Roberta acquiring Susan's jacket, and a slight case of that crafty amnesia leaves Roberta thinking she's Susan and in the arms of Dez, a compassionate film projecter and friend of Jim's. The movie follows the romance of the two, even though Dez knows - or thinks, rather - that "Susan" is taken. Rosanna Arquette, who is barely in anything now-a-days, really shines in her role and carries the film with her misguided obsession. Madonna excels as Susan, probably because their personalities are so similar. It's a shame she made so many flops after this film... nearly a decade's worth of blunders on her part... the supporting cast is also exceptional, especially Laurie Metcalf as Roberta's sister-in-law. The woman is truely a hoot in how fickle she can be when it comes to friendship. "Desperately Seeking Susan" is a great film that shows us what the mid '80s was about, and is perfect for anyone desperately seeking a good time.
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Summary: Madonna plays herself...and it works!
Review: Madonna, the goddess of pop music, has always wanted to be a movie star. Unfortunately, she has not had near as much success in movies as she has in music. DESPERATELY SEEKING SUSAN is one of the rare exceptions to the apparent rule that Madonna must make bad movies (the other two exceptions are TRUTH OR DARE and EVITA). The plot is simple: a bored housewife (Rosanna Arquette) becomes absorbed in the life of a Susan (Madonna), a woman who will not be kept and whose [aspiring] rock star...boyfriend has made an art out of trying to keep up with her. He usually places adds entitled "Desperately Seeking Susan" in a national tabloid, telling Susan where to meet him when he is in town. The bored housewife admires the independence of Susan, and for a time becomes a kind of voyuer into her life, showing up where the adds specify just to get a glimpse. Through a series of mishaps, Rosanna comes to be mistaken for Susan and ends up living as Susan for a time. Throw in a scandal about a stolen pair of ancient Egytian artifacts and you have a fun movie! Add to it the debut of Madonna's hit song "Into The Groove," which is used in the disco sequence. Madonna was not yet a superstar at the filming of this movie, but "Madonna mania" was in full swing by the time DESPERATING SEEKING SUSAN was released. Rosanna Arquette, technically the star of the show, had unwittingly become the first "Madonna [copy]." This movie is therefore something of a centerpiece for an era in Americana (remember back when every teenage girl in America was dressing like Madonna?). But I'm not too sure if anyone but a Madonna fan would find this movie interesting because in some places it feels a little choppy and is hard to follow, and the logistics of the plot seem to warrant a lot of suspension of disbelief. I give it five stars, however, because I *am* a Madonna fan and it may very well be the best movie she ever made.
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Summary: Great Film Debut
Review: New actress Madonna cowrote, coproduced, and performed the hit dance tune "Into The Groove" for this film's soundtrack. If you like this song, it's included on her "Angel" single or her "You Can Dance" and "Immaculate Collection" albums, not on the film's 'official' soundtrack, as one might expect. "And you can dance, for inspiration..."
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Summary: As inquisitive as Madonna's hairstyle will be tomorrow.
Review: Not only did Madonna have a fabulous performance in the movie, but Rosanna Arquette played the ultimate role. She sure is one lucky gal to have got to be a "wanna-be" Susan (played by Madonna) Caught up in personal ads run by a desperate woman who traveled the world meeting with her boyfriend Jim, Roberta (Rosanna Arquette) decides to get involved in this "desperate" search for love. After a confusion, Roberta actually thinks she's Susan and so does everybody else. In the end, Roberta finds the life she's always longed for and Susan goes back to her life .... once again both saving the day and saving their own lives in a risky jewelry conflict.
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Summary: More than Madonna -- MUCH more
Review: People who get lost in Madonna's appearance in Desperately Seeking Susan are more interested in star quality than in the merits of a funny comedy with lots for everyone. The plot has been described by many reviewers, so I won't belabor that point. But the movie boasts enough touches of brilliance to blunt the impact of its few flaws.
Its chief strength is that it never takes itself too seriously. A close second is the myriad of colorful minor characters, including John Tuturro (the first place I saw him) as the host in the Magic Club. Laurie Metcalf is wonderfully loopy as Gary Glass's sister Leslie. As Gary and Leslie's latest conquest Dr. Stillman (a dentist -- but at least he's not a PhD) discuss Roberta's disappearance, they raid the refrigerator. Leslie demands, "How can you two eat at a time like this?" To which Gary responds, "We eat because we're nervous" at which point Leslie provides one of the great comeback lines of all time -- "Then take a Vallium like a normal person!"
The movie is filled with moments like that. Anyone approaching this movie for the first time should be sure to watch it twice -- once for the plot, and then once to notice all the little "bits".
Incidentally, the DVD includes Susan Seidelman's original ending for the film. The movie was originally about 5 minutes longer. When she showed the movie in preview, the audiences expected it to end where it does now. To Ms. Seidelman's credit, she re-edited the ending. The released version is MUCH better.
This is a silly movie with an absurd premise, but it is enormous fun and shows a lot of heart.
Watch it even if you don't like Madonna. You won't be sorry.
Rating:
Summary: More than Madonna -- MUCH more
Review: People who get lost in Madonna's appearance in Desperately Seeking Susan are more intested in star quality than in the merits of a funny comedy with lots for everyone. The plot has been described by many reviewers, so I won't belabor that point. But the movie boasts enough touches of brilliance to blunt the impact of its few flaws.
Its chief strength is that it never takes itself too seriously. A close second is the myriad of colorful minor characters, including John Tuturro (the first place I saw him) as the host in the Magic Club. Laurie Metcalf is wonderfully loopy as Gary Glass's sister Leslie. As Gary and Leslie's latest conquest Dr. Stillman (a dentist -- but at least he's not a PhD) discuss Roberta's disappearance, they raid the refrigerator. Leslie demands, "How can you two eat at a time like this?" To which Gary responds, "We eat because we're nervous" at which point Leslie provides one of the great comeback lines of all time -- "Then take a Vallium like a normal person!"
The movie is filled with moments like that. Anyone approaching this movie for the first time should be sure to watch it twice -- once for the plot, and then once to notice all the little "bits".
Incidentally, the DVD includes Susan Seidelman's original ending for the film. The movie was originally about 5 minutes longer. When she showed the movie in preview, the audiences expected it to end where it does now. To Ms. Seidelman's credit, she re-edited the ending. The released version is MUCH better.
This is a silly movie with an absurd premise, but it is enormous fun and shows a lot of heart.
Watch it even if you don't like Madonna. You won't be sorry.
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Summary: cute comedy
Review: Rosanna Arquette and Madonna star in the cute comedy DESPERATELY SEEKING SUSAN, a tale of two women and a pair of earrings... Susan (Madonna) is a free spirit: she lives fast and breaks hearts. After walking out on a high-roller in Atlantic City (taking a priceless pair of Egyptian earrings with her), she returns to New York, only to read a newspaper headline describing his murder. She does not realise that the killer is now on the trail of the earrings; a trail that will eventually lead to her. Meanwhile, bored New Jersey housewife Roberta Glass (Rosanna Arquette) is idly reading the personal ads. "Desperately Seeking Susan" announces a lover's plea, and she wishes someone would look desperately for her. Susan makes the rendezvous. And so does Roberta. And from then on their lives intertwine in a high-speed drama of fantasy and reality. Exchanging clothes, identities - and men. Until even the murderer does not know which Susan he's desperate to meet. Featuring Madonna's hit chart-topping single "Into The Groove", this wonderful comedy is an endless delight. Featuring Aidan Quinn, Laurie Metcalf and Robert Joy. The DVD also includes an alternative ending and original theatrical trailer.
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Summary: "Susan!... " - "Ain't goin'stranger!"
Review: The movie is like a step back in time into the 80s in a major US city. Madonna plays the very cheeky and trendy "new generation" woman Susan. Rosanna Arquette on the other hand interprets the development from a no-selfrespecting woman into a self-confident one. Also the actor for the role of her husband is picked very well. Some parts of the movie are combined with Madonna's "You can dance" album which is a mega-HIT of 1984 and 1985.After all it's a very entertaining movie that gives u an idea of the 80s culture of people in best age in big cities.
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