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saw it and loved it

posted 19 years ago by moviefreeek-1
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To be truthfully honest, I had never heard of this movie until i saw it advertised in the Entertainment Weekly Fall Preview Issue. It sparked my interest. I had not see any trailers or preivews on TV for this movie. Than last night on E! News live they mentioned it was out yesterday. Being a huge Julianne Moore fan, I really wanted to see it bc of what I Read in EW. So I drove to the closest theatre playing this movie close to my house which was 40 mins. I am so not sorry for doing this. THis movie was fantastic. Sure the acting was a little choppy, but it was set in 1950-1960's. It was supposed to be like that. I thought Julianne did phenomenal(like she always does..although my fav film of hers is Far From Heaven. I just loved that movie!). Woody was good and the kids in the film were kids! Its a must see if you want to see a true story about a woman who raised her famnily on 25 words or less...

I am now reading the book because the movie was so interesting and well done..DEF one of the years best...under IN HER SHOES..

[–] chopper0116 19 years ago

Thanks for the heads up-I read the review in the NY Post and it got 1 star or 1/2 a star because it was anti-feminist- Wow! very surprising for a movie set in the 1950's!I love Julianne Moore. I , of course, will see it and derive my own opinion based on how the movie made me feel and the acting! I also have ordered "In Her Shoes" from my library and am so looking forward to that as well.
regards,

cb

[–] martin-560 19 years ago

"... it got 1 star or 1/2 star because it was anti-feminist."

Yes, I did notice a distinct air of intolerance from NY critics about Prizewinner, not just in the NY Post but also in Time Out and Village Voice. All the reviewers were female and this rather cutesy picture clearly does not accord with their feminist principles.

Martin yawned and wondered if critics were really necessary.

[–] elizaminerva 19 years ago

It takes an incredibly shallow reviewer with no understanding of the social constraints of the 50s to call this movie "antifeminist," whether he or she is from New York or Peoria. Where have these critics been burying their heads? I would direct viewers who seek a full and positive discussion of PW to Stephen Holden's perceptive review in the New York Times on 9/30/05.