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Summary: Awww
Review: This movie was just too cute! It is a simple romantic comedy. It has a lot of light humor and just brightens your day. The cast is spectacular, Johnny Depp is as handsome as ever. This movie is just wonderful.
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Summary: satisfying and fun
Review: great movie with Depp as Sam who falls for Joon played by Masterson who is mentally ill and who has an older brother played by Aidan Quinn. wonderfully acted with Depp doing great bits. for his loving women fans. a not to be missed Depp film I might add.
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Summary: Quirky, Fresh, and Wonderful
Review: When you hit the Play button to start this movie, put all your expectations aside and prepare to be charmed by the entire cast of this delightfully quirky romantic comedy. Just watching Johnny Depp in this movie alone is well worth the price of the video! Two words: all good. Highly recommended!
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Summary: Depp wasn't nominated?
Review: Out of all of Depp's powerful performances this is as good as it gets. This film and Edward Scissorhands proves that so much of acting can be potrayed in the demeanor and face as well as the lines. Depp plays Sam so well after you watch the film you can see no one but Depp playing him. I heard that his whole audition consisted of the park/hat scene and he won them over as well as me. Depp fan or no, this movie should be in everyone's collection.
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Summary: JD at his best!!
Review: Out of all the Johnny Depp movies I have seen (and that's all of them) I would have to say that Benny & Joon is his best performance. This movie displays his versatility as an actor, proving that he can do anything. Johnny gives a performance that no other actor could or would do because of their vanity. This film shows that he is willing to do anything for the performance; what an amazing actor!!!
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Summary: LOVE CONQUERS ALL...
Review: This is a quirky romantic comedy about two people who, deemed as misfits by society, fall in love with each other. Featuring outstanding performances by the entire cast, this is a film that lets the viewer know that there is, indeed, someone for everyone. When eccentric Sam (Johnny Depp) enters the lives of a brother and sister, Benny (Aidan Quinn) and Joon (Mary Stuart Masterson), he changes their lives forever. Benny, it seems, is always worried about his sister who seems to be autistic. He treats her like a baby, making sure that she is never left alone. Highly intelligent, creative, and articulate, Joon, however, chafes a bit under the thumb of her protective older brother, but she does have some issues, as there are certain things that act as triggers for some odd behavior on her part. When Sam begins living with Benny and Joon, acting as a housekeeper-babysitter, Sam treats Joon like a regular person, and before you know it they are falling in love, each accepting the quirks of the other with complete equanimity. Meanwhile, Benny is attracted to Ruthie (Julianne Moore), who owns the local diner. The only thing is that he cannot seem to concentrate on romance, as he is so worried about what the future holds for his sister. There are some twists and turns in the romances between Sam and Joon, as well as in that of Benny and Ruthie. There are some very funny moments, as well as those filled with genuine pathos. There is also a certain amount of physical comedy reminiscent of that of Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton. In the hands of the adept Johnny Depp, it works. This is a film that will be enjoyed by those who love off-beat, beautifully acted films. Bravo!
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Summary: Left of center chick flick
Review: Johnny Depp may be committing career suicide with his misquotes, but when your acting is as good as his, even lighthearted fare such as "Benny & Joon" become gems. It's heart is in the right place; most films rarely deal with behaviour disorder patients as protagonists (much less romantic leads!), but for some odd reason, it works here. Masterson is as luminous as ever, Aidan Quinn does a fine job as the straight man, and Julianne Moore turns in a decent performance as always. But Johnny Depp is the real star of the film, and basically gives it the pulse it desperately needs to carry it to the end. Well worth the rental, but if you happen to buy it, it's still a charming little film to own.
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Summary: One of Depp's best
Review: Johnny's definitly a great silent movie actor. His Keaton/Chaplin tricks and stunts were priceless! His eyes are the key to his success in this film. This is one of those films that didn't get any public reviews, but it's such a light comedy that has a sweet romantic side.
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Summary: Speaking for the seniors
Review: The quirky love story BENNY AND JOON was celebrating its tenth birthday when I first saw it. I was immediately captured; the acting by Johnny Depp, Mary Stuart Masterson, and my favorite, that lovely Aiden Quinn, is impeccable. The story too is so well crafted that the film might almost fall under the category of an art flick. Watching this funny, imaginative, and satisfying movie is time well spent--so much so that I bought it the day after I viewed it on TV.
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Summary: The Best Romantic Comedy I've Ever Seen
Review: In the last ten years box offices have seen so many bad romantic comedies that it's hard to believe directors even try anymore. Even the ones that aren't awful aren't necessarily good, for example most of Meg Ryan and Jennifer Lopez's movies don't qualify as either. However, after I saw Angelina Jolie and Edward Burns in the horrific chick-flick 'Life or Something Like It' I had to ask myself: "Has there ever been a good romantic comedy? Why do people still see these things? Isn't it obvious that the genre of romantic-comedy is a completely lost cause?" Then I saw this movie. If 'Benny and Joon' is nothing else, it is solid proof that there is such a thing as a good romantic comedy. Aidan Quinn and Mary Stuart Masterson play dysfunctional siblings, Benny and Joon Pearl. Benny is a car mechanic whose dull life revolves around taking care of his mentally unstable sister, Joon. The climax of Benny's week takes during poker night with his friends. On one arbitrary night, Benny takes Joon with him, Joon ends up playing and looses. Benny and his friends always play for keeps, and as a result of Joon's loss is Benny has to take his friend's illiterate cousin, Sam (Johnny Depp), home with him. Sam is polite and curious and Benny decides to keep him around when he inadvertently cleans the whole house during his first day with the Pearls. As time goes on, Sam's presence forces Benny and Joon to recognize long unrealized problems in their relationship, while simultaneously allowing Joon to indulge a side of herself she never knew existed. 'Benny and Joon' strikes a perfect balance between quirky and adorable, and is rather Romeo-and-Juliet-like in its ability to make an audience care about what happens to a pair of very star-crossed lovers. The astonishingly real characters and the fact that they're played by exquisitely well cast actors is probably this movies best asset in a technical sense. Aside from that I think this movie's best point, is that it is absolutely unrivaled as the best romantic comedy I've ever seen in my life.
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