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Summary: A Must for All True Romantics!
Review: A beautiful love story which follows a fiercely determined news reporter's climb to fame and the gradual disintegration of her husband's career while he offers his heartfelt support and encouragement. He started off coaching her and eventually became her husband, a story of perfect love, of co-existence in a world of fierce competition. They loved each other, the chemistry between Pfeiffer and Redford is magical, they gave a truly inspiring and heart-wrenching performance.
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Summary: Among the worst films in recent years!!!
Review: An absolutely load of tripe of a plot, that could be made convincing given the right director, is turned into a down right embarrassing tale that doesn't even warrent the word "corny". There is absolutely no sexual chemistry between the two main stars, Redford being far too old for Pfeiffer, there's virtually no plot at all and what there is a risible "romance" among the embarrassing world of the American Media. After Paul Verhoeven poured scorn over the media in "Ropocop" its a wonder anyone had the stupidity to make a serious film about it.
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Summary: Not all that, but Pfieffer and Redford make it worth it
Review: Both actors deliver fine performances. Even though the plot is ho-hum, the movie is still interesting to watch. Sad, of course, as all fine love stories are. But worth a peek.
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Summary: BEAUTIFUL ROMANTIC STORY
Review: DON'T NEED TO THINK TOO HARD ; KIND OF MOVIE YOU WANNA WATCH AT NIGHT WHEN YOU ARE TOO TIRED TO THINK... BUT THE CHEMESTRY BETWEEN THE 2 ACTORS IS BEAUTIFUL & THEY ARE GIVING A GOOD SOLID PERFORMANCE. HOWEVER BOTH OF THEM DID BETTER
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Summary: Superficial and dull
Review: I agree with the reviewer who found herself dusting her
apartment while watching this movie. I'm about to see the end of it, just out of curiosity, but it's a superficial film with
two-dimensional characters. I agree with the other negative reviews.
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Summary: Not afraid to write my opinion
Review: I honestly cannot see why so many people disliked this movie. It's about a girl who, instead of accepting the life fate has given her, is willing to so anything to make her dreams come true. She doesn't just sit around and dream about it, she gets off her butt and does it, which is probably more than of the reviewers who are dissing her character and calling her weak can say. I also didn't think the acting was bad at all; it was really good actually. Most of my girlfriends liked this movie. It's kind of a chick flick though.
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Summary: Wonderful movie....horrible ending!!
Review: I love this typical love story. Michelle and Robert have beautiful chemisty together on the screen! The only problem it ends 30 mins TOO long!! The perfect ending is, well..stop the movie right as they hug after the prison riot. After that it's all downhill, and it's better if you use your imagination.
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Summary: SURPRISING
Review: I recently happened to see (quite by accident, which I guess is what "happened to" implies) Up Close and Personal starring Robert Redford and Michelle Pfeiffer. I was completely against seeing it. It looked positively ridiculous and asinine from commercials, making it seem like a wholly sappy love story between an older man and an up and coming woman (who would of course be nowhere if it weren't for his benevolence and patience). Not to add the terrible Celine Dion theme song. After watching it, however, I realised that while it was not great by any means-a bit better than mediocre entertainment perhaps-it was much better than I expected. Much different from what I expected as well. It was entirely mismarketed. Not to add that STUPID title. Really should be seen to understand what I mean. I don't want to hash out all the plot details because it would just waste your time and mine when you could just watch the movie and find out for yourself. It does have a sad ending, which was also a pleasant surprise. You kind of expect a movie like this to end happily ever after.
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Summary: No need for investogative reporting-see this film
Review: I rented Up Close and Personal this weekend for the first time. I expected to like it, but not as much as I did. The acting is excellent and the story is extremely entertaining. Michelle Pfieffer plays Sally Atwater, an aspiring news reporter who gets accepted at a station in Miami. Warren Justice [Robert Redford], her boss, is a hardcore newsman who at first doesn't really care about Sally, but it doesn't take long before he realizes her potential. Sally is at first not a great reporter. In fact, she's a downright laughingstock. But she has definite potential to be great, and Warren helps her realize that. Her name is changed to Tally [after a sort-of amusing incident in a bathroom]and she soon becomes a popular newswoman, going where all the news is happening. She gets to be too good for Miami and is offered a job in Philadelphia as a newsanchor. This presents problems in itself, for she becomes enemy to Miss Marcia [Stockard Channing], who up until Tally came was the toast of the station. But it's not just Tally's problems at work that are bothering her-she and Warren have fallen head over heels for each other [duh!] Most love stories seem to drag on and on [Gone With The Wind, I'm talking to you], but the pacing for this movie was excellent and right on target. The middle gets a little slow, but the pulse rate goes up towards the end as Tally's life becomes endangered when she takes on an assignment at a prison and Warren is watching her terror. This film is suitable for people of all ages. There is nothing especially provocative that would prevent kids from seeing it. I found the movie enormously entertaining also because I got to see what the life of a reporter is like, and being a reporter is a career I have considered for myself as an adult [I'm 13]. As I mentioned before, the acting is also worth noting. Redford is quite good, but it is Pfieffer who really shines here. Her Tally is perfectly performed, and it's interesting to watch her trnasform from a wanna-be to the one everyone wants. It's also interesting to see her with 3 different hairstyles, as she goes from long blonde to short blonde to classic brunette. This is her movie without a doubt. The ending is somewhat predictable, but that is hardly worth noting considering how wonderful the rest of the movie is. Start popping the popcorn!
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Summary: A touching movie
Review: I was in high school when i watched this movie. It made me laugh and most of all it made me cry. I really want a DVD copy of this movie, because this is the type of movie that I'll never get tired of watching. They have great actors and actresses on the movie. Salute to the director and the main cast! =)
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