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Johnny Depp is a great actor, we all know that. This movie shows skills we don't get to see in his other films. He's even quirkier in this one than usual but that side of him is put to it's best use as the character Sam.

Mary Stuart Masterson does a good job playing a mentally imbalanced person and Adian Quinn is believable as the brother who 'needs her to be sick'.

I watched this movie the first time years ago with my older brother. The sweetness made him cry... and he was embarrassed but loved it anyway. I've watched countless times since.

It is the story of a mentally ill girl, Joon (Masterson), and her co-dependant older brother, Benny (Quinn), who losses a card game and has to take in the eccentric cousin of a friend. This is Sam (Depp). Sam and Joon enter into a relationship that threatens Bennie's control of Joon. It is more about the brother/sister relationship than Sam and Joon. It is complex if you pay close attention, but the comedy performance Depp gives makes it worth watching even if you don't.

A definite must-see...
for anyone who just loves a really great, really cute, not so based in reality, movie. No, it's not all that deep and is a little on the make believe side, but it's a wonderful love story that makes you say "Aaahhhhhh!" Johnny is wonderful and shows just how versatile he is as an actor. The entire cast is good. The film has a timeless feel to it, which adds to its appeal. It may not have been a blockbuster hit or go down in history as the best movie of all time, but a great movie to watch if your in the mood for Johnny Depp and a pick-me-up romance.

Good story, Depp is brilliant!
I love this feel-good movie! It's a special treat to watch Sam, Johnny Depp's quirky, sweet and child-like character, who makes grilled cheese sandwiches with an iron and entertains at a park with his impressive Buster Keaton-like routines. He looks and acts like someone who walked in from another era, maybe even another planet. Watch Depp's facial expressions -- intense and hilarious!

There are heavy moments, such as the bus scene: When the romance between Sam and Joon (Mary Stuart Masterson) is misunderstood, forcing the pair to run away, Sam comes face to face with the reality of mental illness as Joon becomes severely agitated with the voices in her head. But he never gives up on love, finding a way to get to Joon at the mental hospital by dangling acrobatically just outside her room from a window washer's perch (my favorite scene). And yes, there's a happy ending.

I watched this movie with my husband and our children (ages 10 and 12). If you plan to watch Benny & Joon with kids, be aware that bad words are used a couple of times, and there's a romantic scene between Sam and Joon that's slightly steamy but not distasteful. Overall, though, the touching story, dialogue, and humor make this a fine movie to watch with kids over 9 years of age (younger kids would probably find it boring).

Creative story with fun characters! Some of the almost surreal scenes will replay in your mind to make you smile and even laugh out loud.

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