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Summary: It could happen to you...
Review: An excellent and eye opener movie. Life is about how some events affect others and our reaction towards them. Ever think about how you met your close friends? This movie is about everything and nothing at the same time. It may be about your life or someone you know. Who knows...
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Summary: Appearamces can be deceiving.
Review: The first time I saw this movie, I saw the fear in Kevin Kline's eyes as he is accosted by the black gang, heard the terror in Alfre Woodard's screams for her daughter as their house is riddled with bullets. I saw a completely shocked Steve Martin frothing at the mouth after he was shot by a street thug for his gold watch. And sometime later I felt the fear of his wife after he had a heart attack and almost died.The second time I saw this movie, things looked totally different. I was able to look beyond the violence, pain, and everything else that seemed to make this movie look like nothing more than a series of accidents waiting to happen, dashed with pinches of comic relief from Steve Martin. All of these things were there the second time around, but now I saw the great differences in lifestyles of middle class suburban white family and inner city black family. And I saw how the Grand Canyon is a kind of symbol of hope for them all in the future. I believe the lesson to be learned from a movie like "Grand Canyon" is that hope never dies. Violence, suffering, crime, and pain have always been and will continue to be parts of our lives. Life is a giant, constant struggle. What "Grand Canyon" teaches us is that the struggle itself yields its own rewards. We must all strive to be more than we are now. It does not matter if we never actually reach our ultimate goal, because every little bit helps.
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Summary: I don't get it
Review: Ok, Maybe I'm retarded, but I don't get this movie. It should be an awesome movie (by looking at the actors and the director) but this movie is just boring. I hate the girl that Kevin Kline tries to go after. She's a crummy actor... The one highlight of this movie, is the great Steve Martin. Once the movie is over, you wonder, "Why wasn't Steve Martin in tha movie more?" He's the only reason I gave it a 3! Viewers beware...this movie is boring.
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Summary: Are you having trouble with your sleep? Rent this one...
Review: Obvioulsy, everybody involved in this project thought they were making a masterpiece. They didn't. The result is one of the most boring movies ever made, irritantingly slow, trying to be "great", "give a message", but is so obvious it made me sick!
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Summary: Excellent Film in My Top Ten
Review: Very few films manage to tell a story that is about synchronicity of events and people connections to each other and yet is not preachy. There is a subtle spiritual quality to this film that provides a positive foundation to the story which is about the deeper aspects of life that brings meaning to all of the running around, working, family, kids, etc. that is prevalent in American life. Especially effective in the soundtrack which creates a taught atmosphere. The connections made between people in this film serve to remind me of what is possible in reaching out to others seemingly different than myself. Bravo!
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Summary: A must see film, if not a must own film
Review: Grand Canyon is in my top five film favorites of all time. This is a story that is equally powerful about race as Spike Lee's "Do the right thing". It shows someone from each cohort of society and how closely linked each of us truly are. Despite how far apart each of the characters lives may be they come together under different circumstances. Proving the six degrees of separation theory to be that much more true. Steve Martin's character receives a gunshot wound that has incredible realism. Too often we see violence on television and don't believe it is real. This is real. One of the best of all time. Can't wait for the DVD.
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Summary: Everyday Miracles
Review: This is a movie I pop in the VCR every time I want to be reminded that miracles happen every day if you're just willing to recognize them. It reminds me that we are all connected to each other and that sometimes a crisis is just a blessing in disguise... I highly recommend this movie! Uplifting and wonderful!
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Summary: good film
Review: it was a good film in that it explored the Live's of different people and the things that they were going thru.it's a good solid cast.i enjoyed watching the Laker shots.that alone seems like a time far ago.good directing&Chemistry.
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Summary: Awesome - Please release on DVD
Review: I have to agree with all the other superlative reviews. I'm writing to call upon the studio to release this excellent film on DVD in widescreen (or even on VHS in widescreen) which I would immediately buy.
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Summary: Mary McDonnell Fan!
Review: Wow! This Is probably the best movie I've ever seen. AFter I saw it I immediately fell in love with Mary McDonnell's character Claire. But, overall the movie itself stands alone. The symbolism all over this movie signifies many things, that even after watching it about 10 times, I learn something new in it. I counted the helicopter and/or the sound of it 10 times. I know it has significance too. Perhaps its God's way of watching over us in the struggles of life we go through everyday. Maybe its his reminder that he'll take care of us if we only let him. The movie takes almost every situation and circumstance that we go through in modern times and shows how we might deal with them or relate to them ourselves. AFter I saw this I wanted to find every movie I could on Mary McDonnell. OF course, she is fabulous in Dances with Wolves, but in my opinion this movie takes the cake! This movie is definitely a classic, and anyone who is a movie fan, should watch just for the enjoyment. I, too, enjoyed the opening scene with Basketball game. That was when I used to be huge Lakers fan too, great memories seeing those guys again. Magic, Worthy etc. Rent this movie and you want be disappointed! Even Steve Martin does a great job as a serious character, violent, but even he has revelation, as one would put it. This movie is reality as it could be , especially those in California.Buy it today!
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