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Summary: I absolutely loved it!!
Review: I rented the video last night and couldn't wait to watch it. A little slow in a few places, but the incredible acting kept me interested. I laughed and cried. Watch it with a girl friend and make sure you have plenty of tissues!
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Summary: Touching and powerful
Review: I went into this film a skeptic thinking it was going to be another "My Life" type drama, but I was blown away by the superb acting and the touching storyline. There are many powerful scenes in the film that will make you want to evaluate your own life. This is a fine drama and would recommend this movie to anyone looking for a film that is smart and thought provoking and powerful.
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Summary: Tear jerker, very well done
Review: Everything is 'A' about this movie. I'm a little embarrased to say that I cried through half the movie (being a guy). William Hurt & Meryl Streep (& even Renee Z.) all gave the best possible performances of their roles. The title didn't really catch my ear, but I thought I'd watch it based on the cast - I'm glad I did. I've only seen 2 drama's that I would rate higher (Titanic & English Patient - neither of which are strait drama's). I'm looking forward to watching it again after my tear ducts refill.
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Summary: ONE OF 1998'S BEST
Review: ONE TRUE THING could be described as a more thoughtful and quiet TERMS OF ENDEARMENT in the sense that it addresses relationships between mothers and their adult daughters--but this time the dying process is reversed as Kate Gulden (Streep), beloved wife and homemaker of the June Cleaver/Martha Stewart variety, is suddenly stricken with cancer. Her adult daughter (Zellweger) is asked to come home to help her father deal with daily chores and, presumably, to prepare for the death vigil. On the surface, it sounds like the plot of a network movie, but the performances of Meryl Streep and Renee Zellweger raise the quality far beyond that. Streep, in particular, continues to amaze. After twenty years at the top of her game (and earning her 11th Oscar nomination for this role), she still finds the heart of every character and creates the nuances that complement them. This performance ranks with her best work in SOPHIE'S CHOICE and THE BRIDGES OF MADISON COUNTY. But Ms. Zellweger is no slouch either; though the character of Ellen Gulden is initially off-putting, this young actress has enough imagination to show us the evolution of a self-obsessed careerist (like her father, played incisively by William Hurt) to a mature and compassionate woman. As the overlooked son, Tom Everett Scott registers strongly, as he did in THAT THING YOU DO, with an emotionally poignant turn as Streep's alter-ego: a son with as much joy of life as his neglected mother. The movie also features a lovely, understated score by Cliff Eidelman and sensitive direction from Carl Franklin, who is a smashing success in every genre he attempts. Highly recommended.
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Summary: If you like terrific acting and believable characters/see it
Review: This is a wonderful movie to see if you enjoy great acting and character development. Not a particularly "happy" story line, but neither is it especially depressing, since you know up front that Meryl Streep's character will die. A superb acting (and reacting) performance by Meryl's daughter.
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Summary: This Was The Best Movie Ever Made
Review: This was absolutely the best movie ever made. This leaves you in tears, yet leaves you screaming for more. I can not wait for March to come, because with it brings One True Thing. If you liked the movie, you will die for the book by Anna Quindlin.
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Summary: THE EXTRAORDINARY SOUL OF A REGULAR "HOUSE WIFE"
Review: If there's one actress that can get into the skin of her character, Streep is it. She effortlessly portays a regular housewife, embroidering pillows and decorating cribs one minute, and being a veritable fountain of love and understanding the next! William Hurt turns in a convincing performance too, as the aloof and careless Regular Husband, while Zellweger adds a mean punch with her rich and dynamic presence. The theme is hardly anything earth-shattering, but there's a fine line between the genuinely moving and the saccharine, and under Franklin's low-key direction "One True Thing" succeeds where many pictures fail by maintaining its dignity and, just as importantly, its honesty. You won't cry out of a sense of obligation, but because the incredible cast drive the material straight to the heart. Highly recommended if you're in the mood for a stirring "Ordinary People" type of a drama. Keep a Kleenex handy.
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Summary: This movie is a treasure. Truly.
Review: This is one of those movies you recommend to strangers because you're absolutely certain they'll love it the way you do. Watching Meryl Streep in anything is pleasurable, but watching her be the dying mother of Renee Zellweger's character is a treasure. There are moments in the movie (and the book) when you are suddenly aware there is a shift happening inside you... you have been moved in a way you seldom are, and you don't forget it. When Kate (Streep) and Ellen (Zellweger) stand together at the lighting of the Christmas trees, you shift. When Kate explains the complicity of marriage to a bitter Ellen, you shift. When Kate pleads for an end to her pain... it's just heart-wrenching. The movie is quiet, rather than in your face, and that is part of it's treasure. It's also just as good as the book - not one where you walk away wishing you'd stopped after the book. It is a wonderful movie, one you'll want to keep in your collection of gems.
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Summary: if i could i would give it 10
Review: There are no words to describe this movie. The book is amazing but is does use many "bad" words in it. The movie uses some but nothing drastic!! This movie is the best. What can you expect from such an amazing cast. The developement of the characters is very well presented and this movie VERY LIKELY will make you cry, male or female. After this movie you just want to watch it again and again. Some of the scenes could be cut shorter but they also "make" the movie. After watching the movie, you should discuss it with the people who watched it with you, it's interesting to see other peoples thoughts on this movie.
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Summary: Great actors deliver in this gut wrencher of a movie!
Review: Streep, Zellweger,Hurt and a strong and sensitively styled adaptation of the best selling novel makes ONE TRUE THING worth every minute of your viewing pleasure .They don't get much better than this.Anyone who has had to deal with dysfunctional family dynamics in the face of imminent death will find this movie a great release in which to help sort out your feelings.This film never quite allows you to get completely angry or completely sympathetic to any of the characters because they are shown in all of their glory as well as with all of their warts.This is a must see!!
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