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Highly Overrated But Still Good

everything you have heard about this movie is true.

Let me be very fair here, this is not the best movie in my opinion. But, this movie is fun, it has purpose and is very enjoyable to watch.

I usually avoid movies that I know are going to be heavily sad. I know from the subject matter that this one would be. And usually if I do watch a movie that turns out to be as intense and sad as this one, I usually will never watch it again. This is not a movie that I will ever be able to watch over and over, but it is a movie that despite my normal pattern, I have now watched multiple times. The biggest draw for the movie to me is the performances by Spacek and Bancroft. They both are so good, and they turn the dialogue they are given into gold. The movie is heavily driven by the dialogue and the characters, and it all flows together so well. By the end you feel you truly know these two women, and you feel all that they feel. Overall, the script, the direction, the camera angles, and most of all the performances just all shine in this movie. I can recommend anyone watch the film at least once for the performances. Just prepared for an intense, roller coaster ride of emotions.

I rated this high because any film that stays on your mind for weeks afterward means it had an impact. that being said, I also have to admit that this is one film that I never want to watch again...unless I am introducing it to someone.the viewer is going to go through some very deep valleys during this movie. how many of us have felt that it would be easier to step off the bus at our own discretion than to ride it to the end of the line? it begs you to question your own morality and mortality. spacek approaches her character with an understanding of feeling so exhausted from the life she is living from the moment she begins to explain herself to Bancroft. and, even though she is determined to end her life on her terms, she shows great compassion towards her mother, knowing that she will never truly be understood regarding her decision.Bancroft embodies the emotional roller-coaster of being a helpless mother witnessing her child made what she feels is a terrible mistake. running the gamut between supportive to berating to acceptance to the final desperation will take your breath away.some feel that this is a very depressing movie and I can understand why they feel that way. in my opinion, it does bring you low but it makes you question what would be your bottom line in order to make such a decision.

Tough, unyielding screen-version of Marsha Norman's play which can hold a lot of interest for select viewers, the theme of suicide being an uncomfortable one for the mass-market. Director Tom Moore doesn't try to disguise the stage origins of the material but, because of his mundane, straightforward handling, the piece doesn't grip the viewer the way live actors on the stage can. It has also been handicapped by the casting, with Anne Bancroft and Sissy Spacek portraying mother and daughter. They're marvelous actresses--and both are fine in this movie--but I never felt they were related (Kathy Bates played the daughter on stage, but was probably too old to be cast alongside Bancroft). Because she always does wonders with roles of conflicted young women, it is Spacek who comes off as the stronger of the two; she really nails the part of this hapless, yet coldly focused and determined girl who wants to kill herself. Bancroft has a tendency to overdo certain scenes; she's theatrical instead of logical. The script really needed to be reworked for the screen (and for these particular ladies) and the daughter doesn't give us much of a chance to catch up to her emotionally, and so many viewers may feel shut out of the proceedings early on. **1/2 from ****

You don't need CGI or other special effects, just great dialogue!!!!! The acting in this movie is so perfect,I can't believe that the main characters didn't share a Best Actress Oscar. Anne Bancroft, may she rest in peace, was so incredible, I immediately watched the movie for a second time. Watch her facial expressions, her eyes, her body language. You can feel her angst and sadness in trying to help her daughter.Gosh, this movie is 25 years old. It should have been in wide distribution at the time of release, as many are unaware of its existence, despite being a Pulitzer Prize winning drama.Watch it and leave a comment. I'd love to discuss it with you.