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Lost and Delirious

Lost and Delirious

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Rating: 2 stars
Summary: "CHEESY and Delirious"
Review: I was fully expectating another good gay-teenage drama. So many good reviews for this movie, so my criticism is valid since I was expecting it to be good.

This movie was sophomoric. The visual look was like a made-for-TV movie, which always means the story isn't any better. The acting was plain jane bordering on Cheesy(except for Piper Perabo). The characters weren't interesting or unique--and there were a few cliches: the token minority girl (the Asian); the wise Native American man to give the movie some male presence.

The story wasn't so bad. Just the delivery of these components made it such a failure.

Avoid this movie. If you want a nice lesbian teen movie, go for "But I'm a Cheerleader" or "The Incredibly true story of two girls in love".

Rating: 3 stars
Summary: Same story as a pulp fiction novel from the 50's
Review: sex scenes in the beginning are good. but pleeez folks it's 2002, do we still have to have the stereotypical story for all lesbian films - one either gets killed or kills themselves or a straight guy comes and wins the girl - yeah right like that is the answer. Come on, guys gay films are not about this all the time. Lets get some positve and realistic films - not bad pulp novel stories from the 50's - being a lesbian is equated with death. Women as victim, tragedy, is so overdone and frankly it's demeaning to lesbians.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Sweet Movie
Review: Great movie about friendships and the struggles of growing up with a twist. The best part of this movie is how you can feel the anxiety, the passion and the awakening of these characters. The actresses are awesome. Each depicts a specific struggle that we all go through: the burdens of family pressure, the passion of unrequited love and the unraveling of innocence. Simple story, simple setting, Awesome movie that moves you!!!

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Crazy wicked
Review: I've seen thousands of movies which date back as far as 1930, and "Lost and Delirious" is truly one of the best I've ever seen. The acting, the writing, and the directing are all incredible. Piper Perabo deserves to win an Oscar with maybe the best female performance in 10 years, and I'm not even close to kidding. Some critics have said that Piper's too dramatic when conveying the pain she's going through, but I think they're missing one of the main points of the movie. Besides, if your taste in movies is non-existent and you don't like it, at least the love sceen between Perabo and Jessica Pare is something you'll take to your grave.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: good movie...
Review: well, I must say that I like the movie. It has a good story and very good actors (at least that's my opinion). Maybe those Shakespeare lines could be reduced, but one thing is for sure: piper is a very good actress (had seem her in coyote ugly; totally different role now, but she played it very very well). So just watch it, will you?

Rating: 3 stars
Summary: Okay...not amazing, but not bad either
Review: okay, yes...The acting was really not up to par. But you know that is what you are going to get casting Piper in a movie. But, there is something charming about Piper. She has presence and that sells. Even having made an actor change, the script still would have made the movie not so great. Many of the lines that came out of the girls nouths were so over dramatic and a bit ridiculous. I cannot say much for the direction either. A lot of iffy elements. But the point is we cannot blame Piper for everything. She did have some really good moments, especially the ones with Jessica Pare.

But, in spite of all the bad things, I thought it was a decent movie. The plot is there and there were a lot of things that were nailed right on the head. The story is one that most people can relate to, no matter if you are gay or straight. Eseentially it is about the perrils of first love. The destruction and rise. I stayed with story throughout the movie and was touched in the end but, again the end was a little over dramatic.

I was going to buy this, but decided I would rent it first before I took the plunge. Now, having watched it I will buy it because the movie is in my taste. But, I am extremely glad I rented it before buying it because I probably wouldn't have like the movie as much, considering I would have right away told myself that I had to like it because I spent money on it and was stuck owning it. I highly recommend RENTING BEFORE BUYING!

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Very good, highly recommend
Review: I found this movie to be very good. The story was great, the acting was VERY good despite what other reviews may say. Not that it matters but I am a straight guy, and I loved it so it will please many different people. A very good, touching flick that is highly worth watching.

Rating: 2 stars
Summary: Like a (bad) after-school special with nudity
Review: I watched this movie with my kids on Roger Ebert's advice that teenagers were likely to find it "exhilarating." I hope they found the five minutes of nudity exhilarating because the rest of the story played like it was written by a twelve-year-old girl who just had a fight with her mother. Every (and I mean EVERY) parent in the story is an insensitive clod. The entire faculty of the school (all two of them) are clueless and impotent. The two young lovers prate about their deep love but neither in fact shows any interest or concern about the other's feelings. One of the two not only dumps her lover when their affair is exposed but spreads lies about her lover being a rapist to save her own sorry reputation. The dumped one, on the other hand, "fights to win her love back" by the time-honored technique of repeated public humiliation. All through the movie I kept waiting for her to make a show of kindness--candy, flowers, a Hallmark card, even a glass of water--but noooo. By the way, the quote of the film is "I'm not a girl in love with a girl. I'm Paulie in love with Tori." It's a good line. Read it here and save yourself $....

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: GREATEST FILM I HAVE EVER SEEN!!!!
Review: Well, all I have to say was that, this was the greatest movie I have ever seen in my life, next to Moulin Rouge. I cried for about 2 hours afterward. I can relate to this movie because I am having a similar experience, yes I am a lesbian. And so I think this makes more sense to me than to most people. People who think this movie is anti-gay are wrong. She killed herself because she had no reason to live, Pauline lived for Tori. If it weren't for her she would have already killed herself. Tori kept her sane, and when she rejected her love, Pauline went crazy. Tori was only doing this so that her parents were happy. And she wasn't thinking about her own feelings. Well, I would recomend this movie to anyone, except homophobic people. Cuz they would just have crap to say about it. I know I loved it.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: i know how she feels
Review: the first time i saw this movie i couldn't stop sobbing. for the first time, i actually saw myself at 16 on screen. it's not britney or christina . . . its how a teenage girl might deal with her sexuality in *real* life, not hollywood. she's not acting like a maniac or "too dramatic" (as was said in other reviews), she's simply a confused teenage girl trying to find a way to express herself and her sexuality. outstanding performances by all actresses, and extra kudos to piper for being honest and real. this movie is a must see!


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