GMeanie
Joined Feb 2001
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This is a great film. It wasn't flashy or sensationalistic, like so many of its peers are when they need to get a point across. Instead it was intelligently written, and superbly acted.
There is a quality about this film in which the viewer feels compelled to relate to the characters, and what they are going through, even if the viewer has never shared any of those feelings.
Laura Linney, gave a great performance. She should have been given the Oscar runner up (behind Ellen Burstyn of course). To me she was a good person, trying to be a great role model for two kids that she needed to be. Her dedication in parenting her son, and in some regards her wayward brother compel her to lose grip on other elements around her (her work and love life). Mark Ruffalo was also brilliant. He brought about the sense of lack of direction that so many of us feel, better than anyone that I can remember. When on screen at the same time, Linney and Ruffalo were great. I love to see it when two great actors complement each other, instead of one out shining the other. The scene that the two share in the restaurant near the beginning of the film is an absolute gem.
I would recommend this film to anyone. I found it to be a very worthwhile and rewarding film. I give it a 9/10
There is a quality about this film in which the viewer feels compelled to relate to the characters, and what they are going through, even if the viewer has never shared any of those feelings.
Laura Linney, gave a great performance. She should have been given the Oscar runner up (behind Ellen Burstyn of course). To me she was a good person, trying to be a great role model for two kids that she needed to be. Her dedication in parenting her son, and in some regards her wayward brother compel her to lose grip on other elements around her (her work and love life). Mark Ruffalo was also brilliant. He brought about the sense of lack of direction that so many of us feel, better than anyone that I can remember. When on screen at the same time, Linney and Ruffalo were great. I love to see it when two great actors complement each other, instead of one out shining the other. The scene that the two share in the restaurant near the beginning of the film is an absolute gem.
I would recommend this film to anyone. I found it to be a very worthwhile and rewarding film. I give it a 9/10