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Summary: Very Touching
Review: I watched this movie simply because I love Claire Danes, and was rather suprised by how moved I was by this movie. Claire Danes is WONDERFUL, and the story is very moving and believable. I've seen this movie 3 times and I recommend it to anyone who's looking for a sad, moving family drama.
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Summary: Like a day at the beach!
Review: I'm a sucker for summery, "beachy" movies--especially ones taking place in New England! Besides the great scenery and summer nostalgia, this movie offers a look at a young girl's (Claire Danes) coming of age. Not only does Dane's character have to deal with first love and the haunting memory of her mother who died two years before, but she must also sympathize with her widowed father whose been left traumatized by his wife's death. Overcoming death, though, does not turn this movie into a sad drama. There's plenty of laughs along the way, including Peter Gallagher's reaction to his daughter dating a boy with a pierced nose (played by Freddie Prinze Jr.) There's also a cute karaoke scene and for the male viewers there's Claire Danes in a thong. Claire Danes is excellent in this movie, as usual! If you're in the mood for a day at the beach, stay home and rent this instead!
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Summary: Like a day at the beach!
Review: I'm a sucker for summery, "beachy" movies--especially ones taking place in New England! Besides the great scenery and summer nostalgia, this movie offers a look at a young girl's (Claire Danes) coming of age. Not only does Dane's character have to deal with first love and the haunting memory of her mother who died two years before, but she must also sympathize with her widowed father whose been left traumatized by his wife's death. Overcoming death, though, does not turn this movie into a sad drama. There's plenty of laughs along the way, including Peter Gallagher's reaction to his daughter dating a boy with a pierced nose (played by Freddie Prinze Jr.) There's also a cute karaoke scene and for the male viewers there's Claire Danes in a thong. Claire Danes is excellent in this movie, as usual! If you're in the mood for a day at the beach, stay home and rent this instead!
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Summary: Great Subject - Medeocre Exicution
Review: If you don't analyze this movie, it's great. But if you do, you realize that it's not more than a series of emotional triggers. It is one of my favorite movies because I can relate to some of the subject matter, but if you do analyze it, you can quickly see that the reason the story doesn't flow very well is because they were trying to hard to strike such a wide variety of emotional chords, the story-telling suffered and became shallow.If you want to see a good emotional drama that will have some appeal to just about everyone, this is the movie for you. If you are going to analize it, you'll be dissapointed. It's a great story and has a great cast, but something is missing. That said, if you just want some emotional heroin, watch this movie.
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Summary: Great Subject - Medeocre Exicution
Review: If you don't analyze this movie, it's great. But if you do, you realize that it's not more than a series of emotional triggers. It is one of my favorite movies because I can relate to some of the subject matter, but if you do analyze it, you can quickly see that the reason the story doesn't flow very well is because they were trying to hard to strike such a wide variety of emotional chords, the story-telling suffered and became shallow. If you want to see a good emotional drama that will have some appeal to just about everyone, this is the movie for you. If you are going to analize it, you'll be dissapointed. It's a great story and has a great cast, but something is missing. That said, if you just want some emotional heroin, watch this movie.
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Summary: Not What I Expected
Review: It is a story about a widower David Lewis who can't deal with his wife Gillian's sudden death. David's daughter portrayed by Claire Danes is stuck trying to deal with her father's behavior, for he goes on walks and has conversations on the beach with Gillian's ghost. Unfortunately the movie was slow and seemed boring at times especially when the family gets together and start to argue. Michelle Pfeiffer who potrays as Gillian the dead wife, is scarcely in the movie at all except in bit parts. It was over all an okay movie but not what I expected.
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Summary: David R. Kelly guts a touchingly beautiful play
Review: Once upon a time, Michael Brady wrote a wonderfully, touching play called TO GILLIAN ON HER 37th BIRTHDAY. It was a story about a man refusing to come to grips with losing his wife in a terrible accident and keeping her alive through conversations with her on the beach. By living in his false world, he is losing sight of the real world and his daughter who is drifting away from him. It was a simply written, yet complex, story about relationships between people who are still grieving for loved ones and living in the present is worth it for the incredible opportunities that can be found. David R. Kelly (Ally McBeal, The Practice) disembowels all of the life from a beautiful piece of storytelling and turns it into a very poorly written, poorly acted, Hallmark Hall of Fame special that gives away its dramatic mysteries within the first 15 minutes of the film. Too bad...My advice: Get the script from Amazon.com...it's under TO GILLIAN ON HER 37th BIRTHDAY and author MICHAEL BRADY.
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Summary: Claire Danes in a thong...enough said
Review: The movie was actually suprisingly quite interesting. It focused on a husband's inability to let go after his wife's tragic death. It shows the affects this can have on a family life. The movie may be a tad cliche, but I enjoyed the characters and the plot. Michelle Pfieffer is beautiful as always, even though she has only a few minutes during the whole movie.
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Summary: Great acting and deep emotions make this a must see!
Review: This film is very moving. It will remind any viewer not to take their loved ones for granted. The film gets you thinking about how to prepare and makes you ask yourself, how will I react when I lose the love of my life. Enjoy!
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Summary: A gem!!!
Review: This movie has it all. Love, comedy, heart wrenching emotion and a remarkable cast. I could watch this movie a thousand times and never tire of its ability to pull on my heartstrings. Peter Gallagher is a gorgeous man and a talented actor. BUY IT TODAY!!!
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