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The Worst Film Ever

It's funny, it's tense, it features two great performances from two actors and the director expertly creates a web of odd tension where you actually don't know what is happening for the majority of the run time.

Blistering performances.

The film is John Irving weird and thus delightful in its way. The sense of light in the film is what delights me, almost delights me most about the movie. I recall lines from an Alun Lewis poem "Remember in the play of happiness . . . the joy is in the sharing of the feast. . . . ." I think that is what makes this film—a sense of shared joy, of exultation. The interplay of symbols and references passes easily enough and one almost smiles—almost.What most deeply touched me was the character Lilly. I know her. The image of her not passing the windows but going to them while the wind blows through the large empty room echoes many films after the gentle scene of Lilly returning to her typewriter to write the simple message, "Sorry, just not big enough. " I have been there and know why she refuses to pass the window.For me, that is all the film really needs to be outstanding. That is the film for me.

In fewer words than my usual, I agree wholeheartedly with the above review; when I first saw this movie years back I wrote a summarized essay on it for my personal files and pretty much said the exact same thing, at the exact same length. "Keep passing them open windows..." Fran Berry.Unfortunately, the rules of IMDb call for 10 lines of text or more, which I wasn't able to give, but it's okay because I am able to make 10 lines if I had to. Again, the process of watching them grow in life from young to old, you begin to adapt to their lives allowing you to feel as if you are a part of their family; you gain a connection that actually left me in almost tears and a definite smile once it was over.Watch this movie, if you really want to, before you die.

I saw this movie last night, finally. I had read the book earlier but always wondered what the movie would be like. Sadly, though the movie only does part justice to the book (like so many other such adaptations). Rob Lowe, who plays the central character was disappointingly too wooden. His character seems like nothing but a handsome horny boy who is not so smart either. This is an atrocious deviation from the character in the book. Jenny Dundas does well. Natassja Kinski is decent. The rest are adequate with the exception of one actress. Jodie Foster. Really, it is no surprise that she is known as one of the talented actresses in Hollywood. When you watch her, you do not see Foster, you see the character, Franny. She does such a fantastic job that it almost makes up for all the other flaws of this film. The incest angle was weird enough (and out of place) in the book but it was more poorly developed in the movie. I'd recommend this movie if you have nothing else to do. It does have it's funny moments. Though I'd say that you rather read the book then watch this movie, if not for anything, then for Foster's performance.

First of, this is not a comedy. Where was the fun? because I somehow missed it. I believe you'll find the movie to be insensitive and sometimes even gross. Also, the acting is quite disappointing. The argument is completely ridiculous, and it gets worse as the movie develops.I can think of many ways to describe this movie; lame, boring, stupid, weak, grotesque, absurd, poor...Only if you're curious to see the young Jodie Foster or Rob Lowe I would recommend this fiasco. But even in that case, it would be better for you to just watch "Taxi Driver" or "Youngblood" for instance.This is not worth watching. It's a terrible waste of time and I do not recommend it.