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Mrs. Winterbourne (1996)
In a word? Terrible
I remember when this movie first came out, I was very anxious to go and see it. Unfortunately, neither my boyfriend or any of my friends showed any interest. Well, I finally caught it the other day on HBO Signature and it was so awful, I felt like calling my friends and thanking them for saving me the price of a movie ticket!
Shirley MacLaine was wonderful, but when isn't she? But even she didn't have enough screen time to save this dog. In my opinion, the miscast person here was Ricki Lake, I mean let's face it, she was way too old to play the young and innocent TEENAGE girl from NJ. When she met the future father of her baby and told him that she was only 18, I laughed out loud! Plus, there wasn't a drop of chemistry between them or between her and Brendan Fraser.
I don't think the script was very well-written either, the characters weren't fleshed-out enough and there were big gaping holes in the story. All in all I give this flick a "D".
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001)
Well worth the wait
I was just going to leave a few words of appreciation for the movie, but after reading what some disgruntled fans wrote, I feel I must make a short rebuttal.
Yes, there were some slight (very slight) changes to the storyline in the film, but they did not interfere with the plot, I believe they were only for times' sake.
I was of course impressed with Maggie Smith, Robbie Coltrane & Alan Rickman, but I predict a great future for some of the younger actors.
BRAVO!
Whatever (1998)
I loved it!
What a movie!!! A pleasant surprise I caught purely by accident the other night on the Sundance channel. As a person who was 13 in 1981, this movie struck a chord in me that wasn't just nostalgia. Most of the characters were memorable and more than just a little familiar to me; Ana, VERY real, I knew half a dozen girls like her, including me. Her English professor, the spiteful and vindictive Mr. Stanley, who didn't have a pain in the ass teacher like this? All of the various heads, drunks and sluts that flocked to Friday night keggers and house parties. Even her ever-hopeful, yet terribly sad mother was a brilliant touch. The script was so well written, in that, while there wasn't much of a real storyline, a few days in the life really, even the secondary characters were anything but one dimensional.
I loved the soundtrack as well, not only did it make me want to break out some of my highschool vinyl, it did a great job of enhancing scenes without taking over and drowning out the actors.
The best thing about this movie though, no FAKE, sugary Hollywood ending!