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Summary: An interesting take...
Review: A very pleasing, corky movie. In the summer of 1976 Beverly Hills a young teenage girl named Vivian(Natasha Lyonne) copes with her sudden changes on becoming a woman without the help of a mother-figure. The fun starts when her gorgeous, older cousin(played by Marisa Tomei) moves in with her frequently moving family. Whether being hasseled by her brothers or not receiving all the answers from her dad, Vivian seems determined to find out who she really is and wants. Check out those great breasts! Natasha plays a bright young actress, I'm looking forward to any future releases
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Summary: So how about that vibratordance?
Review: This is an intelligent movie made with love and musicality. If you don't find this movie funny and moving, you're a rock or a german. The singing kidbrother i underpants together with the vibratordance is gold. The idea to have to girls taking funny mombojumbo while playing out a dramatic high in the film is genius. Tamara, do you wanna go out sometime?
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Summary: good enough that i wanted to play it second time
Review: Extremely funny, with a great female perspective on growing up. The lead played by N. Lyonne is captivating. I can't wait to see her in more movies. I was also impressed by the directing style... it was much cleaner and snappier then other recent first time movies....
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Summary: Not really a comedy
Review: It wasn't a bad movie, but it wasn't what I'd call a comedy either. It had hilarious moments, but they're mixed in with the miseries of adolescence, poverty and alcoholism. It's a comedy in the same kind of way "Trainspotting" is, perhaps. And ultimately, it isn't as good.
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Summary: Hilarious!
Review: This movie is one of the funniest movies I have seen in awhile. Some of the jokes are twisted and may be offensive to some, but overall, this movie was incredibly witty, with really good perfomances by Marisa Tomei and Natasha Lyonne.
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Summary: Not a pleasant experience.
Review: Cinema that is tantamount to a molar extraction. That's the most accurate assessment of "The Slums of Beverly Hills." From a pointless plot and the wasting of the talents of Alan Arkin and Marisa Tomei, to the redundant "breast" references, the average viewer will be asking two questions after viewing this film: (1)what was the point?; and(2) is there any way to get my money back?
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Summary: funny and touching
Review: Slums of Beverly Hills manages to be hilarious without being silly and touching without being maudlin. The movie is about the problems of a 14-year-old girl who suddenly sprouts large breasts overnight and has to cope with the sudden transition to adulthood to adulthood that they represent while also coping with her bizarre family and the problem of having move every few months when dad can't pay the rent on their current fleabag apartment.The performances are excellent, especially those by the movie's female leads, Natasha Lyonne and Marisa Tomei. Highly recommended.
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Summary: The Existential Implications of Breasts
Review: A student of existential philosophy may find meaning in this film. To the rest of us, the only thing learned is that precious money and time have been wasted in buying and viewing this film. Sure, the ultimate lesson, I think, is that family is the most important commodity of life, But I didn't need a bad film to teach me that lesson. "So what's this movie really about?" I ask rehetorically. It's about a nomadic family, a divorced father with no prospects raising three kids in the "slums of Beverly Hills" while he sponges money off of his rich loder brother, and a teenaged girl with mature-for-her-age breasts gaining consciousness of life's true meaning. Alan Arkin's performance is completely forgettable. Marissa Tomei, a star in her own right, is only tangentially involved in the film (although her breasts play a limited role, as well.) All in all, what is the point of this film? To avoid it.
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Summary: Incredible independent film.
Review: This film was amazing. It's funny and dramatic and romantic. It's a wonderful independent film that offers a different perspective on life and portrays the life of a girl very accurately. I recommend it to anyone looking for a twist on the everyday.
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Summary: Quirky fims like this make me smile...
Review: This funny and strange movie revolves around the main character, fourteen-year-old "Vivian," played by Natasha Lyonne. She finds it increasingly difficult to live with her overbearing father, who's always dragging the family on moving trips and making her wear bras with haltar tops; and her annoying brothers. She's also obsessed with getting a breast reduction, until she finds out huge breasts are a family trait, and it's something she inherited from her mother. "Rita," who's played by Marisa Tomei comes to live with her uncle and cousins after she runs away from jail, and immediately decides to become a medical assistant, to no avail. This movie has dark, quirky humour and is very entertaining.
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