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Summary: So Paltrow, YOU think YOU can act?
Review: If Juliette Lewis doesn't win an Oscar for this movie, it'll show that "talented" actresses like Paltrow can play challenging roles. This is by far one of the best movies to come out of Hollywood in years, AND it shows off the incredible acting of Juliette Lewis. Good luck cast and crew-I'd stuff the ballot boxes if I could!
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Summary: Tender and warm!
Review: I wann give this film 5 stars but I cannot. This movie is not the best but I really like it. It's a must-see!
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Summary: A beautiful movie.
Review: Its worht seeing again and again and again
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Summary: Very sweet movie, Rabisi is especially good!!!
Review: Good movie--I wouldn't go as far to give it 5 stars, but it is definately worth renting. I thought that Juliette Lewis was good, but fell short of believable as a mentally handicapped young woman. On the other hand, Giovani Ribisi did an excellent job and, never having heard of him before, had to check out the review to see if he was actually mentally challenged in real life. He was very believable and deserves an Oscar nod for his perfomance. Keaton and Skerritt also did well. Once again--worth renting!! A sweet, feel good film.
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Summary: great movie
Review: My daughter made me watch this.......was i surprised. Having worked with the mentally ill for years seeing this movie and the preformances brought tears of laughter and tears of hapiness. This is the type of film I wish would get some Oscar pub. At least come the big nite I would know who some of the actors that were being mentioned.
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Summary: This is a Great Movie
Review: I have seen this movie 4 times, including the rental. I still can't stop crying. This movie is romantic and sweet. It's the best movie of 99.
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Summary: A masterpiece!!
Review: I haven't seen a such realistic and touching movie since a long long time. Lewis and Ribisi are playing their roles perfectly.... well they always do! Diane Keaton is good too.Go rent it... or buy it!
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Summary: BEST MOVIE EVER!
Review: This movie is so wonderful! It made you laugh, it made you cry, it was beautifully acted. Juliette Lewis and Giavonni Ribisi should win an Oscar for they performances in this film, if you didn't know different, you would really think that they were mentally challenged. This movie is about life and love, the struggles of trying to become indepenent. I definately would say this is a MUST SEE movie!
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Summary: Poorly written, poorly acted, and a waste of time
Review: It is a rare occasion that leads me to want to walk out of a theatre (I actually sat through "Tarzan the Apeman" with Bo Derek), but this movie came close to propelling me into the lobby. The plot (and I use the term lightly) centers on the life and loves by a young "retarded" girl who returns home after having been sent to a 'special school' by her guilt ridden, extremely wealthy parents for several years. In the course of 128 tedious minutes, this girl goes through a number of "challenges", all of which are presented in the most maudlin and melodramatic manner possible. The faults of this piece of schlock from Gary Marshall are too numerous to mention, so I'll focus only on those elements, which were most offensive. These include: 1. Fatuous acting by the 2 'retarded' characters, both of whom are portrayed by actors who obviously spent a few days with intellectually challenged individuals, but learned nothing other than the most overt mannerisms. These they portray in a way that would embarrass a first year drama student. 2. Playing disabilities and intellectual impairments for laughs. Virtually every five to ten minutes there would be an episode where one or other of the 'retarded' characters would engage in some socially unacceptable or embarrassing behavior, invariably presented as funny. There were several young women behind me at the theatre who erupted in gales of laughter each time one of those crazy 'retards' did another 'cute' thing. 3. Diane Keaton, whose over the top, hysterical acting as the guilty mother makes us yearn for the subdued and deep performances seen in Something About Mary. 4. A total ignoring of the real issues faced by the intellectually challenged. These 'retards' are rich, physically attractive, with totally supportive families and oodles of friends. No loneliness, rejection, physical disabilities, or poverty to interfere with the fun. 4. Lastly, and most damning, is the fact that there was a potential for a real movie that could examine the issues and lives of the intellectually challenged. Any random sample of such people would reveal incredible stories of courage and heartbreak, which are rarely, if ever, heard. As someone who has worked extensively with the intellectually impaired, I am offended that such a piece of utter drivel could command the effort and money needed to bring it to the screen. If you want to find out about the intellectually challenged, do yourself a favor, and volunteer with the local agencies that work with this population. You'll learn more in five minutes than you will from 2 hours of this drek! 1 star - mainly for technical merit in the film production.
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Summary: Excellent -- best movie I've seen in a long time.
Review: This movie captured all the emotions -- sorrow, happy, mad, laughter and tears of happiness (<sigh tears>). An absolutely delightful escape. It is one that I plan to purchase.
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