Boys on the Side

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Summary: Gritty, Funny, Heart-Wrenching, Inspiring
Review: A mix of complex characters, believable in their actions and reactions, builds a powerful experience of the lives of three unique women. I espicially like the tension of unspoken love between the lesbian character (Whoopie Goldberg) and the frail young woman trying to find some joy in a hard life. The cameo by the Indigo Girls is a special bonus!
Get together some close girlfriends and some kleenex and enjoy!

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Summary: MY FAVORITE DREW BARRYMORE FILM
Review: Drew is one of my favorite actresses. This is my favorite Drew movie. My second is "Poison Ivy". All three actresses are great, the storyline, everything. It makes you sad, laugh and cry. A great film.

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Summary: Great DVD ... What is missing
Review: Great DVD. But what is missing is the Auto Commenty and the Delated Scenes. I hope the makers of "Boys on the Side" will think about releashing an new "Boys on the Side" DVD with; the auto commenty, delated scenes, cast bios, trivia, the making of the movie. (They did that with "Little Women" hopefully they will do that with "Boys on the Side">.

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Summary: Great DVD ... What is missing
Review: Great DVD. But what is missing is the Auto Commenty and the Delated Scenes. I hope the makers of "Boys on the Side" will think about releashing an new "Boys on the Side" DVD with; the auto commenty, delated scenes, cast bios, trivia, the making of the movie. (They did that with "Little Women" hopefully they will do that with "Boys on the Side">.

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Summary: "I do the best I can, honey."
Review: Herbert Ross' "Boys on the Side" is a road trip film with a different perspective. In the cinematic world, the road trip film typically revolves around a gang of friends who hit the road hoping to find their true calling along the way. There are highs and lows during this voyage of discovery, but ultimately matters end on a generally positive note. Not so with this film. "Boys on the Side" is a road trip film with such a depressing low at its conclusion that any joy found along the way is seriously muted.

Jane Deluca (Whoopi Goldberg) decides to head west after she loses her job in New York. She hooks up with Robin (Mary-Louise Parker) who is heading the same way and wants to share the driving with someone else. The pair picks up a third traveler in Pittsburgh when Jane's friend Holly Pulchik (Drew Barrymore) joins the westward trek in order to escape her abusive boyfriend Nick (Billy Wirth). Along the way there are a series of revelations with one in particular leading to a painful loss.

"Boys on the Side" is a film with the dramatic twists and turns of a soap opera. However, it fares much better in comparison because of the higher quality of acting and the more mature approach to the material. The whimsical interaction between the three women is a joy to watch as Goldberg, Parker, and Barrymore light up the screen from start to finish. Parker's performance is especially powerful and will most likely be the one aspect of the film that will continue to linger in your thoughts after it concludes. "Boys on the Side" is about the strong bond of friendship and how this strong bond helps friends to deal with the sad realization that life is difficult and unfair. It is not the easiest film to sit through but it is a rewarding experience for those that manage to do so.

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Summary: "I do the best I can, honey."
Review: Herbert Ross' "Boys on the Side" is a road trip film with a different perspective. In the cinematic world, the road trip film typically revolves around a gang of friends who hit the road hoping to find their true calling along the way. There are highs and lows during this voyage of discovery, but ultimately matters end on a generally positive note. Not so with this film. "Boys on the Side" is a road trip film with such a depressing low at its conclusion that any joy found along the way is seriously muted.

Jane Deluca (Whoopi Goldberg) decides to head west after she loses her job in New York. She hooks up with Robin (Mary-Louise Parker) who is heading the same way and wants to share the driving with someone else. The pair picks up a third traveler in Pittsburgh when Jane's friend Holly Pulchik (Drew Barrymore) joins the westward trek in order to escape her abusive boyfriend Nick (Billy Wirth). Along the way there are a series of revelations with one in particular leading to a painful loss.

"Boys on the Side" is a film with the dramatic twists and turns of a soap opera. However, it fares much better in comparison because of the higher quality of acting and the more mature approach to the material. The whimsical interaction between the three women is a joy to watch as Goldberg, Parker, and Barrymore light up the screen from start to finish. Parker's performance is especially powerful and will most likely be the one aspect of the film that will continue to linger in your thoughts after it concludes. "Boys on the Side" is about the strong bond of friendship and how this strong bond helps friends to deal with the sad realization that life is difficult and unfair. It is not the easiest film to sit through but it is a rewarding experience for those that manage to do so.

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Summary: Best on the block
Review: I love this movie, Touching,moving,funny all rolled in to one. I love Whoopie, she moved me so much when she sang, made tears in my eyes everytime. That i went out and bought the soundtrack to it. Hope it does the same to you.

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Summary: LAUGHS, TEARS, WELL........A LITTLE MORE TEARS THAN LAUGHS
Review: I LOVED THIS MOVIE. IT WAS VERY UPSETTING AT TIMES. BUT THE COMEDY ETC. IN IT WAS GREAT. I THINK IT WOULD BE HARD NOT TO ENJOY THIS MOVIE. YOU WILL HAVE TO DECIDE WHETHER TO OWN IT OR NOT BECAUSE IT KINDA IS TOO SAD FOR A MOVIE TO WATCH ALL THE TIME. BUT, HEY, IT WAS FANTASTIC. SO DONT WORRY, YOU WILL BE PLEASED!!!!!!! ALL PERFORMANCES ARE OUT OF THIS WORLD.

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Summary: BOYS ON THE SIDE IS A VERY GOOD MOVIE
Review: I REALLY WAS EXCITED SEEING IT CAUSE IT WAS WITH DREW BARRYMORE BUT SHE ISN'T THE MANE PERSON IN THIS MOVIE ITS ABOUT THESE 2 GIRLS THAT LIKE TO SING AND THE WERE ON THERE WAY TO L.A. TO MAKE IT BIG WILL JANE(WHOOPI GOLDBERG) GOES TO SEE HER FRIEND DREW BARRYMORE WELL DREWS BOYFRIEND WAS VERY WEIRD AND WELL ILL GET TO THE POINT ITS ABOUT WHAT THEY HAVE TO GO THROUGH AND ITS ABOUT HOW YOU SHOULD ENJOY LIFE THATS WHAT I THOUGHT IT WAS A GOOD MOVIE BUT I WOULDN'T BUY IT

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Summary: progressive & interesting plot; indigo girls steal the show!
Review: i'll admit it, i only saw this movie in the theater when it was released because i knew that the indigo girls had a few scenes in it. but when i am not just watching my copy for the indigo girls' bar scene, it is a really great movie and a lot more progressive than most "mainstream" movies out there. it brings three very different women together -- one lesbian, one victim of abuse, and one living with AIDS. the movie chronicles their friendship and how they overcame their own prejudices to better understand each other. though some of the movie is very cliche, all in all it's a pretty good flick.

for all you other indigo girls fans out there: watch for amy ray at the end of the flick as well. ;)