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Summary: Watch it for Steve Zahn...
Review: This is NOT a great movie. Nope. Not even close.If it were a great movie, it'd be "Terms of Endearment." But it's not. The framing device is lame, the guy who plays the grown-up son needs to go back to acting school immediately, the story is overly condensed in parts so that it doesn't actually make any sense in terms of a narrative... it's just not a very good movie. But... Steve Zahn is outstanding as Drew Barrymore's loser boyfriend/husband. In the scenes where they're supposed to be teenagers, Drew Barrymore looks like Drew Barrymore pretending to be a teenager, but Steve Zahn IS that character. Totally authentic. And as the years pass, and when we finally see him in his late 50's or so, he is STILL totally authentic. The man is a damn good actor. I can't really recommend this movie because there's too much about it that is sub-par, but it's not a complete waste of time. Drew Barrymore has some good scenes (when she's not pretending to be a teenager) and Steve Zahn is superb... it's too bad the rest of the movie wasn't a bit better.
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Summary: Riding in cars with boys
Review: Sweet Drew Barrymore, plays Beverly in this wonderful movie.
Beverly is the daughter of a police sergeant who just can't wait to grow up and when she does she falls madly in love with a guy that doesn't love her. She even writes poems about him then in one party she gives him one of her poems and by this she becomes a laughing object. Her disapointment with the guy she loves makes her feel she has a huge gap inside herself and this "gap" gets filled up with the first boy she meets and as fate would have it she gets pregnant.
A police sergeant's honor was suffering so her father wont talk to her anylonger.
Beverly is a good girl so she doesn't decide on abortion.
Instead against her wishes she marries the boy who got pregnant and then the story unfolds - mind you the True Story that is. Highly Recommended to Everyone - especially to girls who just can't wait to grow up. There is a great lesson in here.
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Summary: Very Good!
Review: I was very impressed with the film, "Riding in Cars with Boys". It was a very heartwarming story about a girl who gets pregnant at a very young age and has to struggle raising her son while trying to grow up herself. Drew Barrymore does an excellent job as Beverly. Steve Zahn is also very good as Ray, Beverly's heroin-addicted husband. The relationship between Beverly and her son, Jason, is also very interesting as well. Because of Jason's birth while in her teens, Beverly never really had the chance to grow up and be a "normal" teenager. She struggles wondering if she really loves her son because she's supposed to or because she wants to. Sometimes Beverly got the feeling that her son was pulling her down more than he was uplifting and helping her, but by the end of the film, Beverly realizes that even though it was hard, Jason's birth was probably one of the best things to happen in her life. I would definitely recommend this film to anyone who wants to see a good, heartwarming, intelligent film with a great cast and great acting. You won't be disappointed!!!
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Summary: Drew Barrymore is awesome
Review: I am a huge Drew Barrymore fan! I think she is awesome and this film is one of my favorites of her's. Her performance in this is outstanding, and heart touching. It makes me cry everytime. It shows how tough it is for a young mother who try's to bring up her son, keep a steady job and get an education all at the same time. It makes you think on how hard it is to juggle all three. At the beginning Beverly and her father seem very close, but when he finds out that she's pregnant, he becomes very hostile towards her and kind of pushes her to the side. Its also very true to life and isn't like most films that are based on true life stories; like the Titanic. Over all the film is definatly 'a one to watch'. And can put younger people off having children.
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Summary: Growing up in Wallingford...
Review: My question is, where did they come up with the accent? I grew up in Wallingford (over 30 years, plus my parents were from New Haven), I don't speak with this accent. Also, for such a "working-class" town, a $250,000 (MINIMUM) house is a "shack". In any case, the characters seem to be correct, however, I do not see how a Wallingford police officer would let his child live in the "slum" section of Wallingford (I guess that is besides the point). That was a different time I suppose, however, since I have lived here for over 30 years, all I ever knew were soccer moms and PTA. Bev did pretty well. I am very excited to see another famous alumni who wandered the Wallingford "streets" (besides JFK who went to Choate) and Morton Downey Jr. The movie was OK. I recognized some places that were similar to the Wallingford landscape. It wasn't filmed in Wallingford because I guess they wanted that "gritty" Wallingford of a long ago. I have seen the "types" of people that Bev has had to deal with. They hang out at all these little local bars and feed financially disabled people with cocaine (believe it or not). Bev is an inspiration to those who had to deal with the issues of taking on a loser boyfriend/husband. They were just caught in the wrong place at the wrong time. This could happen to anyone. It is her motivation that should act as a model of success for those confronted with these issues. I like the acting and the story. I dislike the accent though, because it's not accurate.
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Summary: Riding in Cars with boys
Review: I think Riding in cars with boys is great. The acting is brilliant from Brittany Murphy and Drew Barrymore. It is realistic and isnt too predictable. It has moments of laughter and moments of sadness. If your a girl who needs a night in with a DVD/video this is one to watch!
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Summary: A hard story- A good movie
Review: In this movie we follow the life of Beverly- a teen mother with great ambitions but not enough money to get anywhere. We see Beverly's big mistake (some foreshadowing lines, do you agree?) when she is in the car with Ray the night they first met, and leans over to kiss him. Ray says that she doesn't want to get mixed up with a guy like himself- that he was no good. And she responds, "Well, you were good to me." Which follows their first kiss. Had Beverly listened to Ray in the beginning, she probably would have never faced the hardships of teen motherhood and druggie husbands. But that's why this movie is so wonderful... It's like one big chain reaction. Chooses Beverly made in the beginning of the movie (like kissing Ray)eventually lead to things like her and her best friend (also teen mother) drying weed for money. Many argue that we should feel no pity for someone who does such things for money, but I think that storylines such as that show us that Beverly was so desperate to better Hers and Jason's life. You will find the story hard at times to watch- you will be unsure wheither to love or hate Ray. But I can assure you, after this movie, you won't be unsatisfied.
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Summary: It's was a pleasure to watch
Review: I loved the movie, although, I wish the character "Tommy" would have ended up her love interest.....but I guess that would have been too typical of a story....but I would have liked it rather than her not ending up with someone better...gosh, Ray was pitiful! I was hoping he was a good guy....seemed sweet in the beginning. :O\ It was a good movie...I had tears in my eyes multiple times.
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Summary: One of the best
Review: I wasn't sure what to expect in this movie, but I know one thing, it's one of my favorites. The players were perfectly cast and I am truely in awe of Drew Barrymore's acting abilities. I thought the movie portrayed the situation at hand very realistically (I have not read the book, just going on some of my past experiences). I bought the VHS version and have watched it maybe 3-4 times. I will not repeat the plot here as so many reviewers have done so already. I agree with one reviewer not to listen to critics. See for yourself, this is a heart-warming movie which will leave you with a good feeling.
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Summary: the best movie ever!
Review: this is the best movie ever. its the story of Bev and Ray, two lovers who got married at 16. Bev got pregant, and soon the two are struggling to keep a roof over their heads. when ray spends every single peice of money on herione, it might just be the end of their realsonship. this is the stroy of hope, love, family, and chioces.
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