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Binding: VHS Tape EAN: 9780767819589 Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, NTSC ISBN: 0767819586 Label: Sony Pictures Manufacturer: Sony Pictures Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: Sony Pictures Release Date: January 01, 2000 Running Time: 127 minutes Studio: Sony Pictures Theatrical Release Date: January 14, 2000 Sales Rank: 8452 Related Items:
Editorial Review: Amazon.com: Based on Susanna Kaysen's acclaimed journal-memoir, Girl, Interrupted bears inevitable resemblance to One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, and pale comparison to that earlier classic is impossible to avoid. The mental institution settings of both films guarantee a certain degree of déjà vu and at least one Oscar winner (in this case, Angelina Jolie), since playing a loony is any actor's dream gig. Unfortunately, director James Mangold seems to have misplaced the depth and delicacy of his underrated debut, Heavy, despite a great deal of earnest effort by everyone involved. It's easy to see why Winona Ryder chose to star in (and executive-produce) this nearly worthy adaptation of Kaysen's book, since it's a strong vehicle for female casting and potent drama. Mangold certainly got the former; whether he succeeded with the latter is not so clear. To be sure, Ryder conveys the confusion and chaos that signified Kaysen's life during nearly 18 months of voluntary institutionalization beginning in 1967. But the film seems too eager to embrace the cliché that the "crazies" of the Claymoore women's ward are saner than the war-torn world outside, and lack of narrative focus gives way to semipredictable character study. Susanna (Ryder) is labeled with "borderline personality disorder," a diagnosis as ambiguous as her own emotions, and while Jolie chews the scenery as the resident bad-girl sociopath, Ryder effectively conveys an odyssey from vulnerable fear to self-awareness and, finally, to healing. The ensemble cast is uniformly superb, making this drama well worthwhile, even as it treads familiar territory. If it ultimately lacks dramatic impact, Girl, Interrupted makes it painfully clear that the boundaries of dysfunction are hazy in a world where everyone's crazy once in a while. --Jeff Shannon Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Excellent MovieI really enjoy this movie and have watched it over and over again. It tells the story of Susanna when she is admitted to a psychiatric hospital for a year, it has both funny and sad moments as life tends to contain. The movie contains a wide range of unique characters and a wide variety of scenes which is the thing I like about it, it seems it always has something different going on in each scene. There is a graphic suicide scene so if that is something that bothers you, this wouldn't be a movie ... Read More Rating: - Character - Thumbs up. Plot - Thumbs down.Incredible acting by Winona Ryder and Angelina Jolie. This movie is worth watching to see fine acting on display. Great characters and behavior development, however this film lacks direction and a good, solid believable plot, but the performances are the key in this film piece. Rating:  - 2.5 stars out of 4The Bottom Line: A coming-out party for Angelina Jolie and little more, Girl Interrupted features some bad suplots (e.g. Brittany Murphy's character) and an uninspired conclusion; Jolie may be good, but the movie is not. Rating: - GREATThis movie is one of those that leaves you thinking about it for days, after the first viewing. All-star performances all around, and has some witty and memorable diologue. This movie is truly a must-see! Rating: - Great to revisit, over and overWhile the fantastic performance of Ms. Jolie won an Oscar, deservedly, and jumpstarted her sensational career, the performance of Winona Ryder has somehow, and unjustly, been neglected- She is astonishingly good, sensitive, nuanced, and very brilliant in the lead role. The irony that amongst her words spoken in the film: ("Have you ever stolen something that you could completely afford to pay for?) appear, in real life, to have slowed down her career, seems unreasonably unfair. She is a great artist ... Read More Browse for similar items by category:
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