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Summary: Great Film!
Review: This was such a good film. Michelle Williams trulyshined, showing her maturity as an actress that belies her Dawson's Creek character. The relationship between Holly and Marina showed how fragile friendship can be as the two characters grew apart but clung to each other out of habit. The scene where Holly finally gains the courage to break from Marina, realizing that they would only destroy each other, and themselves, should they remain friends was realistic instead of over played. The romance between Holly and Nate was also well done. I enjoyed the chemistry between the two actors, the awkwardness, growing awareness and finally the acknowledgement that they were meant to be was great to watch. I truly enjoyed this film!
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Summary: Me Without You
Review: Typically British.
If you are a Brit. in your thirties then re-live an era with which you probably look back with some fondness.
If you are American then this is typical student Britian in the late seventies and eighties. The somewhat colourful language is not there to offend but to typify British youth culture of the day. It's a compelling view and I recomend it strongly.
Shame that it was released so long ago on the planes but has only just hit the cinemas.
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Summary: The Best of Michelle!!!
Review: When I saw this movie in last Rio International Film Festival 2001, I truly believed Michelle is one of the best youg artists nowadays. Her future will be fenomenal.
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Summary: The Ebb And Flow Of Friendships
Review: When you live in a suburb of London, in the mid 1970s, your best friend is whomever lives nearby. Such is the case of Holly (Michelle Williams), a bookish and sweetly obedient girl and Marina (Anna Friel), a wild child of a wild mom (Trudie Styler), who helps mold and shape the thinking of her more reserved neighbor. Add in Holly's crush on Marina's brother (Oliver Millburn), toss in some drugs, cigarettes, and a college professor (Kyle MacLachlan) when they go off to University and you have a brilliant character study, set against the New Wave 80s, and into the 90s.Holly must deal with control issues from all around her: first her stodgy parents, then dodgy Marina, who has her own agenda, even as she is trying to sabotage Holly's. It's a taut, real story, with authentic performances straight through. The questions it raises about what friends do for and to each other are explored, and the dynamic of who "runs" a relationship is a key element to the tale. It's a wonderful story, with a brilliant soundtrack! Highly recommended!
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Summary: See this with your best friend!
Review: While some say that this movie is predictable or just plain slow, I found it an incredible study of female relationships. While Michelle Williams' character struggled to find herself, and to become independant and happy, she continuously finds herself sabotaged and put-upon by Anna Friel's character. We all have friends like that - just keep taking and taking until there's nothing left anymore and you can't remember why you were friends in the first place. I walked out of the theatre in tears - it hit pretty close to home. See this with your best friend and have that heart to heart you've been meaning to have!
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Summary: My New Favorite Romantic Movie
Review: Worth it to witness the hard, ugly truth of friends who love each other and will spoil everything for one another to prove it. Also worth it for the well-crafted acting and very accessible script. However, for me, this tale of friendship became the mere backdrop for a surprisingly romantic story of longing and disappointment. Michelle Williams does a remarkably subtle job throughout (I didn't expect this performance from her), and she is able to convey her character's infatuation for Marina's older brother with a truth never seen in the lovesick characters of Dawson's Creek. But the true revelation here is Oliver Milburn, who adds layer after layer to the cool but kind Nat. It is no wonder that Williams' Holly can't let go of her crush on this young man; in the skilled hands of Milburn, Nat becomes a "real boy" and is one of the most endearing "objects of affection" that I have seen in the movies in quite some time. All performances are wonderful, with some small, very funny moments that can be easily missed if you aren't paying attention (I caught many on my second viewing). Why not 5 stars? Well, I must confess that the ending left me wanting more. Also, don't expect extra's on this DVD. Except for the typical scene selections, subtitles (which was actually helpful - there is a lot of whispering in this movie) and 3 previews, there is nothing really added to this DVD.
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Summary: My New Favorite Romantic Movie
Review: Worth it to witness the hard, ugly truth of friends who love each other and will spoil everything for one another to prove it. Also worth it for the well-crafted acting and very accessible script. However, for me, this tale of friendship became the mere backdrop for a surprisingly romantic story of longing and disappointment. Michelle Williams does a remarkably subtle job throughout (I didn't expect this performance from her), and she is able to convey her character's infatuation for Marina's older brother with a truth never seen in the lovesick characters of Dawson's Creek. But the true revelation here is Oliver Milburn, who adds layer after layer to the cool but kind Nat. It is no wonder that Williams' Holly can't let go of her crush on this young man; in the skilled hands of Milburn, Nat becomes a "real boy" and is one of the most endearing "objects of affection" that I have seen in the movies in quite some time. All performances are wonderful, with some small, very funny moments that can be easily missed if you aren't paying attention (I caught many on my second viewing). Why not 5 stars? Well, I must confess that the ending left me wanting more. Also, don't expect extra's on this DVD. Except for the typical scene selections, subtitles (which was actually helpful - there is a lot of whispering in this movie) and 3 previews, there is nothing really added to this DVD.
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