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Summary: Great movie that really pulls at the heartstrings
Review: This is a movie that really pulls at the heartstrings. I've seen the movie many times and it gets me every time I watch it. Daniel Day-Lewis did a great job portraying Christy Brown-have read the book years ago.
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Summary: Great movie that really pulls at the heartstrings
Review: This is a movie that really pulls at the heartstrings. I've seen the movie many times and it gets me every time I watch it. Daniel Day-Lewis did a great job portraying Christy Brown-have read the book years ago.
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Summary: Fantastic film. Very poor DVD transfer.
Review: This is an amazingly good movie, and film performances don't get any more compelling than those delivered here by Daniel Day-Lewis and Brenda Fricker. Day-Lewis's portrayal of Christy Brown and his handicap is so convincing that it is difficult to believe that Day-Lewis is not actually stricken with Cerebral Palsy. But his portrayal, like the Irish writer and artist he portrays, gets far beyond the physical challenges of the disease. He conveys a warmth, humor, and human intensity that avoids cloying sentimentality. In terms of the movie content, I can only echo the superlatives of the previous reviewers. The film itself deserves 5+ stars.Unfortunately, the DVD transfer is not what I had hoped for. The picture is not noticeably better than on VHS. It is not particularly clear or vivid, and the red hues bleed a bit (like on an aging VHS tape). Perhaps most distracting, there are specks of dirt visible on the image (particularly in light areas, like sky), and there are dust and lint artifacts throughout the transfer. I don't know if all of these flaws were part of the original, master copy, but it looks like they just made a quick transfer from a film copy they had handy. It's a shame that such a fine movie, which won 2 Academy Awards, did not merit more care in the transfer to DVD. In short, this a triumphant movie that merits seeing (and owning). But if you have a VHS copy in working order, you won't get much added value from buying the DVD.
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Summary: This Will Warm Your Heart!!
Review: This movie will warm your heart. Daniel Day Lewis is extraordinary in this role of Christy Brown. In a day and age when those with special needs were thrown aside as rejects of society, this film is a very sensitive portrayal of the immense courage needed to forge one's way. Lewis deserved the Oscar for this film. What a marvelous actor! I wish he were more commercially palatable. Thank you to my friend Kate in Minneapolis for recommending the picture, I'm sorry I took 15 years to act on her advice. This is a very smart movie. :) Jeffrey McAndrew
author of "Our Brown-Eyed Boy"
Rating:
Summary: This Will Warm Your Heart!!
Review: This movie will warm your heart. Daniel Day Lewis is extraordinary in this role of Christy Brown. In a day and age when those with special needs were thrown aside as rejects of society, this film is a very sensitive portrayal of the immense courage needed to forge one's way. Lewis deserved the Oscar for this film. What a marvelous actor! I wish he were more commercially palatable. Thank you to my friend Kate in Minneapolis for recommending the picture, I'm sorry I took 15 years to act on her advice. This is a very smart movie. :) Jeffrey McAndrew
author of "Our Brown-Eyed Boy"
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