Tim

Rating:
Summary: Mel Gibson at his best!
Review: "Tim" is a wonderful Australian story of the relationship between a very handsome, though mentally and emotionally challenged, young man and an attractive transplanted American older woman. The innocence of it is what is so powerful!

Mel is absolutely believable as the over-protected adult son of two working class parents and jealous older sister. When he meets Mary (Piper Laurie) his world is changed in an instant as he goes about doing yard work at her elaborate home. What develops between them is rarely seen in films today, a slow and progressively blossoming relationship.

I would have liked to have seen more of the relationship between Tim and his sister, the affection between the parents and Tim, and Tim's unraveling bond with his dad, but the movie is top notch nonetheless.

The story has some very sad moments, and the lighting is terrible in some areas of the movie. But with Tim's sweetness of spirit and brevity of wardrobe, he is utterly irresistable!

Rating:
Summary: Gentle, Interesting Romance
Review: Before Mel Gibson became the controversial director of the edgy hit, "The Passion of the Christ," he starred in an almost forgotten but award-winning 1979 movie, "Tim." It is an understated, yet excellently crafted love story.

Tim Melville has the innocence and desire to love of Forrest Gump, but is not the cartoon of a character as Tom Hanks portrayed. He lives with his soon-to-be-married sister and parents in a small, working class home.

Like in 1981's "Gallipoli," Gibson is a young Australian, complete with an accent. Here, he is a slow, but gentle laborer who does yard work for Mary, an older woman, played by Piper Laurie.

Slowly, they discover that although 20+ years separate them, they are falling love. His parents and sister protect him and want the best for him. They show mixed feelings about the relationship that Tim and Mary do not realize exists.

This is a romance, but it is also about the love of Tim's father for his son, and of the process of life. It is sad; expect tears to be shed.

We see Gibson in a role that highlights the working man, the need to respect and care for the mentally challenged, and the show the many layers of love in a family.

It is unrated, but probably deserves a PG rating. There's no profanity, violence or adult scenes. The audio is decent, but the video quality is lacking. The age of the original film shows some deterioration. There are no extras to speak of, except for a short bio of Gibson and Piper.

Anthony Trendl

Rating:
Summary: Gentle, Interesting Romance
Review: Before Mel Gibson became the controversial director of the edgy hit, "The Passion of the Christ," he starred in an almost forgotten but award-winning 1979 movie, "Tim." It is an understated, yet excellently crafted love story.

Tim Melville has the innocence and desire to love of Forrest Gump, but is not the cartoon of a character as Tom Hanks portrayed. He lives with his soon-to-be-married sister and parents in a small, working class home.

Like in 1981's "Gallipoli," Gibson is a young Australian, complete with an accent. Here, he is a slow, but gentle laborer who does yard work for Mary, an older woman, played by Piper Laurie.

Slowly, they discover that although 20+ years separate them, they are falling love. His parents and sister protect him and want the best for him. They show mixed feelings about the relationship that Tim and Mary do not realize exists.

This is a romance, but it is also about the love of Tim's father for his son, and of the process of life. It is sad; expect tears to be shed.

We see Gibson in a role that highlights the working man, the need to respect and care for the mentally challenged, and the show the many layers of love in a family.

It is unrated, but probably deserves a PG rating. There's no profanity, violence or adult scenes. The audio is decent, but the video quality is lacking. The age of the original film shows some deterioration. There are no extras to speak of, except for a short bio of Gibson and Piper.

Anthony Trendl

Rating:
Summary: Talk about plagurism
Review: I believe that Colleen McCullough stole the idea for "Tim" from the Douglas Sirk movie "All That Heaven Allows" in her book that tells the story of an older woman and a younger mentally retarded man (obviously a younger man of normal intelligence would never go for an older woman). The book is actually kind of gross but the movie is really sweet with the late Piper Laurie and a nineteen year old Mel Gibson. He would make Mad Max later the same year and become internationally famous. But for this low budget film, he has stated that he observed his younger family members so he could act child-like. His physical beauty, his charming impression of a kangaroo, his eagerness to go to the beach and his experiencing sexual feelings for the first time are all so natural that it makes you want to cry over the loss when you realize the buffoon he has become in many of his later movies.

Rating:
Summary: EARLY MEL GIBSON
Review: Superstar Mel Gibson gives a sensitive performance as Tim, a mentally handicapped young man who falls in love with an attractive older woman played by Piper Laurie. This is more than a May-September romance - it's a study of human frailty, courage and devotion. The superb cast includes co-stars Alwyn Kurts and Pat Evison as Tim's parents.

Rating:
Summary: Mel Gibson shows his true form!
Review: This early film in Mel's career shows his great ability to act in a non-action role. His character is a little slow and his family shelters him from some harsh realities. He gives this role 110% and it shows! I would have liked to have seen more depth in the story itself but the DVD wrought some tears out of me. Piper Laurie...I'm not a big fan but she does her role very good. Mel is the true winner here and if you are a fan you have to see this to really appreciate his acting ability. Plus, he is so absolutely sexy in some tight shorts and a speedo! What "wouldn't" I do to be one of his leading ladies....xxxooo