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| Sep 04, 2008urbancinefile.com.au
To me, Girl, Interrupted is a story that has a million versions; it is a sad but everyday story.
The film also offers a variety of complex mood settings inside Claymoore, which resonate profoundly; and at times, the reality of the circumstances stings with the pain of recognition.
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| Sep 04, 2008Urban Cinefile
In this case, it could be for several reasons: the film is rewarding on repeated viewing, whether it has been seen on the cinema screen or not.
Secondly, the cast are uniformly spectacular, a study in the art and craft of acting.
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| Jul 28, 2008Matchflick
Be prepared to be quite floored and be prepared for an amazing movie.
All of the actresses in this movie give stellar performances in a real serious manner.
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| Apr 24, 2007associatedcontent.com
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| Apr 24, 2007associatedcontent.com
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| Dec 02, 20013 Black Chicks
What it can't be forgiven for, however, is its criminal under use of a decent cast.
Yes, I've been hard on Whoopi Goldberg; but, in my view, for good reason.
I don't subscribe to the typical critic's misgivings about her level of talent.
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| Jun 28, 2001BBC Films
While "Girl, Interrupted" is certainly the more accurate of the two, it lacks the dramatic punch of Foreman's film.
Girl, Interrupted" is a decent adaptation of her memoir of this period, neatened up and polished for an audience more familiar with gloss than grit.
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| Jun 09, 2000San Francisco Chronicle
Girl, Interrupted'' delivers an assured, finely tuned performance by Winona Ryder.
The film is entertaining, but not very powerful.
In fact, it's got what it takes to be called a great Winona Ryder movie.
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| Apr 06, 2000Los Angeles Times
Tuesday December 21, 1999 "Girl, Interrupted," Susanna Kaysen's exceptional memoir of the nearly two years she spent as a teenager in a mental institution, is about the porous line between sanity and madness.
Girl, Interrupted," the James Mangold-directed, Winona Ryder-starring film made from Kaysen's book, walks a similarly delicate line, but this one is between Hollywood and reality, between the generic and the genuine.
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| Jan 24, 2000Teen Movie Critic
I also enjoyed the cast of Girl, Interrupted .
While Angelina Jolie is a perfect "crazy" Lisa, and Winona Ryder is enormously convincing as Susannah, Whoopi Goldberg is impressive as a nurse who clashes with Susannah on a few occasions.
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