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Summary: Teen Pregnancy
Review: Drew Barrymore,as usual,plays her part perfectly.Give her any part and she's a natural.I think,however,that she neither looked like a 15 year old or a 30-something.This film goes back and forth in the life of Beverly Dofonoro(or some name like that)who had a son at 15,and was not at all ready to bring up a kid.
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Summary: A "chik" flick even a "chik" won't like...
Review: First off, I am a Drew Barrymore fan. I like her movies, even the stupid sappy ones (Never Been Kissed). But what the heck is this??? BORING!!! This movie is so boring and cliche' its ridiculas. I could care less about any of the characters. I know women who love all these types of movies, and even they hated this movie.
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Summary: Greatly under-rated
Review: This film was greaty under-rated. In fact the trailers were edited in such a way that they misrepresented the film. It is NOT a flaky chic flick. It is a well presented story of one woman's determination to make something of herself in spite of great odds.
Barrymore gives a convincing performance - perhaps her best yet.
There are funny moments and poignant sad ones. Very thought provoking movie that should be required viewing for all teenagers.
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Summary: truly a touching movie
Review: This movie, although some may classify it as unrealistic, is not. Having known people who got pregnant at very young ages in the '60s, this was like seeing a family video of these events. The wedding scene in which Beverly (Drew Barrymore) is completely ignored by her dissaproving parents (James Woods and Lorraine Bracco) is not only believable...but downright depressing. And when her father stands to make a truley heartbreaking speech, I can't help but feel aweful for Beverly. She is faced with countless obsticles, one by one. She makes mistakes out of despiration and just the fact that she is, after all, only a kid. But with the help of her best friend, Faye(Brittney Murphy), she pulls through despite her shattered dreams, her ever-growing mass of unfortunate situations, and her lonliness when she is abandoned by everyone she loves. Finally, the end of the movie is incredibly touching and even I, the movie buff who normally wouldnt look twice at a "feel good" movie (and yes it DOES fit into that genre...whether or not it really makes you feel good) like this, can't help but shed a tear or two. Drew Barrymore, in one of her more convincing and well-played roles, is great and ages well (her character begins at age 15 and ends at age 35) as her character grows up and faces reality day after day. Although by far no where's near one of the greatest movies ever made, it is an entertaining, funny and touching movie that I enjoy watching and highly recommend for those looking for a movie fitting the above criteria.
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Summary: Not Bad and Not Good!
Review: This was a nice and sweet movie, kind of funny but with no real plot, bad script, really the story mean nothing, it "Du déja vu!", not the movie of the year but Drew Barrymore is good in the movie but seeing her when she is older with her son who look the same age as her feel odd, really they seem more like boyfriend and girlfriend, I think they should have put another actress to play the role of Drew as a mother when she was older, really it didn't feel real. When the father see his son (well the son he had with Drew) at first he didn't realise it was his son and when he do, well I felt it was a touching momment, it kind of felt real and also at the end when the father of Drew come and get her was also a touching moment. If you like Drew Barrymore, I guess you will like the movie. It's very cliché, this movie is so-so, not good, not bad but not Great. I saw worst but I saw better!
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Summary: One of the worst movies I've ever seen.
Review: I don't generally go out of my way to see Drew Barrymore movies, but I've ended up tagging along with the GF to a few, and ended up liking them. While Ms. Barrymore may not be a good actress, she has a charm and charisma that make her worth watching. Most of the time.I honestly can't imagine who Riding in Cars with Boys will appeal to. I haven't read the book it's based on, so I'll be talking only about the characters, as portrayed in the movie. Barrymore's Beverly Donofrio is a horrendous, self-centered, self-important idiot, that makes the movie virtually unbearable to watch. She makes stupid choices, she blames others for her misfortune. She treats her child like a burden, she's a terrible mother, and basically, spends her time wondering why the world isn't willing to kowtow to her will, and make her life the Beverley-centric paradise she thinks it should be. That, in itself, makes the movie nigh-unbearable, but the various twists and turns the movie goes through, as well as the pathetically trite and inane resolution to the whole mother-son relationship is so gut-wrenchingly insipid that if I had paid to see this in the theater, I'd have thrown my soda at the screen and walked out. Something I'd never even *considered* before in my entire life. Maybe there's something that I'm missing. There seem to be a decent number of people who actually *like* this movie, but for the life of me, I can't figure out why. If you like human drama, if you like stories about *people*, then you'll probably hate this movie. As hard as it tries to be about something, about some redemption in this person's life - it's simply not. It's two hours of watching a vapid idiot whine about how life has screwed her over, then it ends with a nice little (and yet entirely nonsensical) sprinkle of sugar, that only serves to show us what a bitter and vile movie we just wasted the last two hours of our life on. I'd sell this disc, just to get it out of my collection, but that would mean someone else would probably end up watching it, and frankly, I'm just not that cruel a person.
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Summary: Riding?!? More like Parking.....
Review: I usually like Drew Barrymore, but this was not one I would recommend to anyone. Way too long, too hard to follow as it bounced back and forth in time, mostly showing us the worst the US has to offer in the world of white trash and heroin addiction. Not worth the money, the time or the effort to bother with. Girl goes out in car with guy. Girl gets knocked up. Girls marries worthless, drunken, addicted guy. Eventually she leaves and hopefully makes something of herself and finally lets go of her son. Scramble this and put it in slo-mo and that's the movie. Don't bother.
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Summary: One of the best movie's I've ever seen!!!
Review: I believe this to be one of the best movies I've ever seen, not only for women growing up, but single parenting and how life happens before you can chase after your dreams. I had the shock of my life when I rented this and watched, because I hadn't like Drew Barrymore in most of the things she's done, but she was wonderful in this. Drew made this role real, she made you feel for her, cry with her and remember your own struggles as you were growing up while you watched her. I love the reality of this, because too many times, REAL LIFE is smoothed over and "hollywood-ized" when it comes to telling a story... This was a wonderful movie. The day after I watched it, I bought it!
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Summary: great flick.
Review: With a talented cast, Drew Barrymore is so much fun. She's not afraid to look foolish to get a point across. I liked both book and movie. Well worth watching.
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Summary: Where are the Academy Awards??
Review: Drew Barrymore is perfect as Beverly D'Onofrio, a young mother trying to give her and her child a good life. The supporting cast is just as amazing: Steve Zahn, Brittany Murphy, and James Woods make this movie even sweeter!! It's real at all times, never forced. I'm just wondering where the Academy Award nomination is for Drew. She deserved it many times over!!!! Riding is a good vehicle for all of her talent, and she makes it an adorable film. If you want to cry and laugh at the same time, this is IT!
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