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Summary: Wonderful movie for for the "regular guy" in each of us
Review: Let's face it: most of us never will be great humanitarians. Yet, we strive to find meaning in life. Paul Newman's performance of a man who contents himself with existing until he discovers living is perfect. Newman is the best -- always has been, always will be.The script is hugely entertaining -- and intelligent. But, even someone unwilling to pay attention will get a laugh out of the whacking of Whacker's little whacker. Yet, anyone who remains untouched by Newman's last words to Melanie Griffith and to "Rub" better get his pulse checked. This is a classic!
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Summary: The Best Paul Newman Film Since The Color of Money
Review: Nobody's Fool is a look of a man who once walked out on his family and is now trying to live a good life until is walks back into his life I Give Paul Newman's Performance a Two Thumbs up
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Summary: I bore Sully's children
Review: NONONO. Not Paul Newman, but the character he played, Sully. I cannot tell you how many people said he had nailed the charming ne'er do well, and Bruce Willis channelled his best friend, for whom he worked. His children love him, I love him, I just can't live with him anymore. This was the story of my life for many years, a man drifting from job to job, helping others before his own family, and shrugging at the consequences. Paul Newman deserved the Oscar for this performance. It is criminal he was not awarded it. He was brilliant, and this will be recognised years later as one of those losses that was probably the result of the movie not being a big box office draw. I have worn out my vhs, and am ordering the dvd. This is a must see, a must have for any intelligent connoisseur of fine cinema. It is a poignant, gentle tale, with more than a dash of humour. I should also add that I vividly remember the cold and very snowy winter this movie was made, and the news from the set because I live near where it was filmed. Normally I would not mind signing my name, but I am hesitant, since "Sully's" current girlfriend reads all of these things and she has been blaming me for not granting him a divorce. In typical Sully passive-aggressive fashion, he has treated that too with a wink.
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Summary: Must see!
Review: Paul Newman plays Sully, a character who manages to be simple and complex at the same time. Sully is as old and run down as his pick up truck. He's divorced, he's a bad farther, doesn't really have a job, the local sheriff's depity hates him, and so does his landlady's son, the banker. But oddly enough, we don't really look down on Sully in the movie. We look up to him. Sully has pride and character, he's a great friend and he is given a second chance at becoming a good father when his son shows up in town with his grandson. Seems that Sully's father was an alcoholic, and that's probably why he was never a good father, we see him deal with this and move beyond all this in the movie. There is a lot of comedy and heart felt moments in this film. It teaches you that there are more important things than money and success (compare "The Bank" to Sully). All the characters in the movie are part of one big extended family. Though they don't always get along, you know deep down inside that they care for one another. Paul Newman is fantastic, and the movie gives me a feeling I can't explain when I watch it. You'll feel sorry for Sully, yet envy him at the same time. Its hard not to love this movie.
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Summary: A "sleeper"
Review: Rare is the movie where everything fits perfectly, and this is one of them; Nobody's Fool insinuates its way into your consciousness. I never heard of the film until it made it to cable; what a shame. I suppose the lack of hype at release time was in character with the movie itself; everything is understated, from the script, the actors' performances, the location, the beautiful score, but all add up to a moving and believable work.
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Summary: One of the best films you probably haven't seen.
Review: This is a gem of a movie that never created much of a stir when released. We are accustomed to perfect work from the likes of Paul Newman and Jessica Tandy and Phillip Seymour Hoffman, but director gets pitch-perfect performances from Bruce Willis and Melanie Griffith (who was never better). Nobody's Fool might not be a great film, but I'd argue that it is a perfect film. A film of character, not action, it opens up with quiet assurance and never puts a foot wrong. The writing is exceptionally intelligent, and you could watch it several times just to enjoy the witty banter between small town friends (including friendly enemies, played by Newman and Willis). But ultimately, there is a very serious point to this unpretentious movie. The big climax is nothing much in a way: Newman decides against running off to Hawaii with Melanie Griffith, but that act is an act of heroism and triumph over himself. He comes to realize, after a life of living just for himself, that he has ties of love and responsibility to several people more important than himself. I don't recommend that you watch this film. I recommend that you buy it and then loan it out to all of the people in your life who mean something to you. They'll thank you for it.
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Summary: Paul Newman is a national treasure
Review: This is a lovely, dense movie about a deceptively simple man and his deceptively simple life. Paul Newman makes it look so easy and makes everyone else include Bruce Willis, Melanie Griffith and a slew of character actors look wonderful. The movie is never forced and the pace is perfect. I lived in one of the towns in which the movie was filmed and the director captures the town perfectly. The light is even right. Watch this movie. It's funny and sweet and warm and perceptive about people and family and relationships. And Jessica Tandy never looked more graceful in this her last film.
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Summary: Finally! A Great Small Film is On DVD
Review: This is a touching film about small town failures who don't realise how many people count on them and how important their lives really are. Watching this movie you feel part of this blue collar, down and out town. Paul Newman's performance is among the very best he has ever given. He plays Sully with a irreverence and subtle sense of humor that makes this sometimes employed construction worker with a bum knee one of his most heartfelt characters. Jessica Tandy is his landlady who can see in Sully the heart and the man he truly is. There are fine performances by Bruce Willis and Dylan Walsh as his son Peter. Peter has just been fired from his job as a college English teacher and has driven with his wife and two children to spend Thanksgiving with Sully's ex-wife. Sully had abandoned the family when his son was growing up. But as the movie develops so does a bond and understanding between the two men. The most touching scenes are between Sully and his grandson. The adaptation of Richard Russo's book is excellent. It captures both the comedy and the emotion of the novel. The photography captures the feel of a small town in the dead of winter. The movie pulls you in and moves you in special ways. You come to like Sully and understand him. In a way it also help you understand yourself. It is a movie well worth seeing. A small movie with a big heart.
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Summary: The best FEEL GOOD movie I have ever seen!
Review: This movie is truley everything a feel good movie should be. All the acting, directing and comedy in this film was done to perfection. This should've won best picture!Don't miss it!The only question I have is why it is rated R. It has just 2 breif topless scenes and very little bad language. The MPAA must've had beter things to do in the 70's because I've seen nastier, more bad laguage and nudity in the 70's movies that were rated PG then. This movie coul've used a PG-13 at best and I would even reccommend it for family viewing. Anything for young kids would go over their heads and this is a movie teenagers should see to a spice of real life without all the crybaby stuff that's in most drama movies. "Nobody's Fool" is a feel good movie that doesn't really bring any tears yet seems to tell the story of peoeple's lives. Hard working regular good people.
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Summary: Almost as good as the book
Review: This movie, like the novel of the same name, shows the life of a flawed but amiable character, Donald Sullivan, over a period of a few days in a small town in Upstate New York. Rarely do I see a movie that is almost as good as the book, but here the only drawback to the movie is that it is too short. (It would probably have to be 8 hours long to tell the entire story.) Paul Newman is perfect as Sully, Bruce Willis is astounding as a small-town builder, and Rachel Griffiths is heartwarming as Willis' wife. If you like the book, see the movie; if you like the movie, definitely read the book.
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