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Release Date: 27 August, 2002 Retail Price: $14.98 OUR Price: $12.99 You SAVE: $1.99! Cast: Complete Cast (9 total) |
Anywhere But Here Reviews
A perfect movie for people who want to get away...
I come from a small town, and ever since I can remember, I've wanted to get out. I still do. That's why I really liked this movie. Susan Sarandon plays Adele, a free spirited school teacher who's always dreamed of leaving the small town she grew up in. Natalie Portman does a great job playing Ann, Adele's angsty daughter, who wants to stay with the people she loves at home. But of course, she gets dragged along when Adele decides to move to L.A. I couldn't help but be a little annoyed at how uninterested Ann was in moving to California (because I would kill for that opportunity).
While predicatble, it's still a good mother-daughter movie and perfect if you've ever had the urge to just pick up and move away...
TEETERS ON THE BRINK OF WARM-FUZZ BUT HAS ITS MOMENTS
Call me a sucker for soft squishy comedies but I had a good time watching this mom-daughter relationship yarn. It's every bit a chick-flick, simmering with pretty much every emotional relish that makes movies like it so dreary -- tears, hugs, generation-gap misunderstandings, emotional quibbles, boyfriends that never were but mom suspected, plus that very inevitable radio scene where the big chick/small chick croon along on a triumphant life-affirming note.
All this comes with one little twist though. The "We didn't come to Beverly Hills to struggle" mommie dearest here is the starry-eyed one. She hitches their wagon to LA and thrusts audition advertisements in the "Why can't we just be normal" daughter's face. The idea is to make the daughter a star, while the poor little one is perplexed with her mom's type-A complex.
Thankfully, most of it is handled with grace and just the right dash of fun moments to make it eminently watchable. The leads are great, especially Natalie Portman in her understated role, certainly a pleasant surprise when I think of her recent 'Closer' jig. Sarandon carries just the right kind of quirks to be a cheery if somewhat absurd mom.
Decent rental.
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