Tim

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Summary: a wonderful, sweet film
Review: Just saw this movie for the first time and loved it. I disagree with the review comparing it to Message In A Bottle. In my opinion, Message was a depressing film with a very unhappy ending, while Tim was a sweet, occasionally funny, and uplifting film with a somewhat improbable but happy ending. Not only Mel Gibson, but all the cast were wonderful. I highly recommend it for anyone who likes heart warming and romantic movies.

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Summary: miami
Review: Mel Gibson in one of his earliest movies (when he was about 25) plays a rather sweet (hey let's face it: hunky) and slightly retarded young gardener who likes his middle aged female employer played by Piper Laurie who really, really likes him, but in a rather restrained lustfulness: barging into his room at night all she does is gaze at him sleeping before stealing away.
His sister is appalled at this gender bending May -December romance (she wants to marry into a prominent local family and fears it might jeopardize her upcoming nuptials).
His employer (the middle aged woman) is so appalled she seeks pastoral counseling : young men older women romances were taboo 25 years ago! And she is racked with guilt. Surprisingly, her pastor is in favor so long as she marries Mel (lustfulness in marriage is ok!).
Also, Mel's parents are in favor: they are old and worried about who will care for their mentally retarded son after they die, so having him quietly married off would be best for their son.
There is a very charming scene of Mel and Laurie cavorting on the beach, tumbling down the dunes, she wearing a full body-covering caftan and big floppy hat, and he in the cutest of cut-off swim trunks looking as cute as a young and still inexperienced actor can manage.
It's embarrassing to watch at times , but my mother, aged 80+, really liked it.
So, more power to female audience oriented soft-core porn!

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Summary: Fine, touching film, with a very talented star
Review: Mel Gibson never ceases to impress me with his onscreen presence,he is totally captivating and watchable, not just for his looks (some ladies might disagree there) but simply because of the honesty and reality he brings to a role. "Tim" is a great example of some of his best work. Playing a guy this childlike and simple is probably one of the greatest challenges for any actor, but Gibson pulls it off with sincerity and credibility. We're not watching the Lethal Weapon guy here, I didn't think of macho Mel once, he WAS Tim. Also excellent were Piper Laurie as his friend and lover, and the actor who played his father. Overall, a peaceful touching movie that is worth renting or buying. Definitely NOT Oprah or Hallmark Hall of Fame garbage. Just another quality Mel Gibson movie.

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Summary: Tim: Mel Gibson in an Austrailian Sleeper
Review: One of Mel Gibson's earliest films, "Tim" has been overlooked by most Mel Gibson fans. Gibson plays a young, mentally challenged Austrailian in a romantic relationship with an older, American business executive (Piper Laurie). A youthful Mel Gibson shows his talent to create believable characters and make us forget he's acting.

The film examines the theme of star-crossed lovers in the context of age, mental capacity, and social acceptance. The emotional tide of Tim's family, his lover, and their peers pulls at our heart-strings, and forces a sometimes uncomfortable self-examination of how we judge others and how we may define "love."

This movie is a great, romantic tear-jerker. The slower pace and gritty texture of early Austrailian cinema may deter some viewers, but the fresh story-line alone makes this movie well worth watching.

You'll like this movie if:
You liked Kevin Costner's "Message in a Bottle," and enjoyed Mel Gibson in "Man Without A Face" and "What Women Want."

You'll be disappointed if:
You're expecting a light, romantic comedy like "What Women Want," or the action of "The Road Warrior."

Rating:
Summary: Tim: Mel Gibson in an Austrailian Sleeper
Review: One of Mel Gibson's earliest films, "Tim" has been overlooked by most Mel Gibson fans. Gibson plays a young, mentally challenged Austrailian in a romantic relationship with an older, American business executive (Piper Laurie). A youthful Mel Gibson shows his talent to create believable characters and make us forget he's acting.

The film examines the theme of star-crossed lovers in the context of age, mental capacity, and social acceptance. The emotional tide of Tim's family, his lover, and their peers pulls at our heart-strings, and forces a sometimes uncomfortable self-examination of how we judge others and how we may define "love."

This movie is a great, romantic tear-jerker. The slower pace and gritty texture of early Austrailian cinema may deter some viewers, but the fresh story-line alone makes this movie well worth watching.

You'll like this movie if:
You liked Kevin Costner's "Message in a Bottle," and enjoyed Mel Gibson in "Man Without A Face" and "What Women Want."

You'll be disappointed if:
You're expecting a light, romantic comedy like "What Women Want," or the action of "The Road Warrior."

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Summary: Tim: Mel Gibson's Romantic Sleeper
Review: One of Mel Gibson's earliest films, "Tim" has been overlooked by most Mel Gibson fans. Gibson plays a young, mentally challenged Austrailian in a romantic relationship with an older, American business executive(Piper Laurie). A youthful Mel Gibson shows his talent to create believable characters and make us forget he's acting.

The film examines the theme of star-crossed lovers in the context of age, mental capacity, and social acceptance. The emotional tide of Tim's family, his lover, and their peers pulls at our heart-strings, and forces a sometimes uncomfortable self-examination of how we judge others and how we may define "love."

This movie is a great, romantic tear-jerker. The slower pace and gritty texture of early Austrailian cinema may deter some viewers, but the fresh story-line alone makes this movie well worth watching.

You'll like this movie if:
You liked Kevin Costner's "Message in a Bottle," and enjoyed Mel Gibson in "Man Without A Face" and "What Women Want."

You'll be disappointed if:
You're expecting a light, romantic comedy like "What Women Want," or the action of "The Road Warrior."

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Summary: Love comes from the heart and will always win.
Review: One thinks that the most importan thing in life is in our head. Thoughts are nothing without feelings. A brillant mind can kill thousands of soul but a brillant heart creates films, characters, stories like Tim.

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Summary: TIM IS TOPS...
Review: This is a gem of a film, starring the underrated Piper Laurie in the role of a well to do, but lonely, business woman, Mary Horton, who befriends a very nice, good looking day laborer, Tim Melville, earnestly played by a very young Mel Gibson. Tim happens to be a little simple. His family describes him as being "a few short of a full quid".

While he does work around her house, she gets to know him, as well as his working class family. As time goes on, a deep fondness that ripens into love develops between the two. He brings her out of her shell, and she teaches him to read and explains concepts that will enable him to function better in the world around him. Based upon Collen McCollough's book of the same name, this is a very well acted film, with fine performances by the supporting cast, as well as the leads.

The quality of the DVD is bargain basement with no additional features. That is to be expected, as the price of this DVD is likewise bargain basement. One gets what one pays for. Moreover, the DVD picture is best described as grainy. This is unfortunate for such an excellent film. A better transfer from print to DVD should have been executed, as this film certainly merits it, as does the viewer.

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Summary: A WONDERFUL AUSTRALIAN SLEEPER WITH A YOUNG MEL GIBSON...
Review: This is a gem of a film, starring the underrated Piper Laurie in the role of older, well to do, but lonely, business woman, Mary Horton, who befriends a very nice, physically fit, good looking, twenty something, day laborer named Tim Melville, earnestly played by a very young Mel Gibson. Tim happens to be a little simple. His family describes him as being "a few short of a full quid".

While he does work around her house, she gets to know him, as well as his protective, working class family. As time goes on, a deep fondness that ripens into love develops between the two. He brings her out of her shell, taking the edge off her loneliness and self-imposed isolation, and she teaches him to read and explains concepts that will enable him to function better in the world around him. Their symbiotic relationship and consequential poignant romance is dealt with sensitivity in the film. Based upon Colleen McCullough's book of the same name, this is a very well acted film, with fine performances by the supporting cast, as well as by the leads.

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Summary: Light yet satisfying treatment of "Tim"
Review: This movie loses some of the power of Colleen McCullough's novel by glossing over the lonely lives of the main characters prior to their relationship. It is by seeing Tim Melville, a bewildered child who longs to get in on the jokes at his expense, get mocked and kicked around by his workmates, and Mary Horton playing the prickly, aloof dragon lady at her office and taking solitary comfort in her carefully arranged life and material possessions, that we appreciate what a transformation each undergoes in the course of the story. Also, the actors cast do not match the physical appearances described in the novel (a matter on which I usually am not picky, but which does have some impact on the plotline in this case). Finally, the perky background music can be somewhat obnoxious and occasionally masks the dialogue in my copy.

All of those complaints aside, this is an endearing, moving, and uplifting film with very good acting. Mel Gibson is excellent, projecting the essential sweetness, enthusiasm, and yearning of his character with his expressive eyes and irresistable grin in the necessary absence of eloquent dialogue. Piper Laurie could have been allowed to stretch a bit, to show the crotchety spinster she believed herself to be before getting to know Tim, but she is attractive, sympathetic and believable. The actors who played Tim's parents were particularly good. One could even argue that the choice to focus more on the dynamics of Mary and the family so dear to Tim allowed a more satisfying conclusion than that of the novel. I recommend this film to anyone who is interested in seeing Gibson's versatility in a lesser known role, admires Tom Hanks' performance in "Forrest Gump," or simply enjoys Australian film or light drama/romance.