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Girl, Interrupted (4.5 Stars)

Girl, Interrupted (1999) Columbia Pictures

Academy Awards

Best Supporting Actress (Angelina Jolie)

Crew

Directed by: James Mangold
Written by: James Mangold, Lisa Loomer, and Anna Hamilton Phelan
Produced by: Douglas Wick and Cathy Konrad
Cinematography by: Jack Green
Based on a Book by: Susanna Kaysen


Cast

Winona Ryder: Susanna Kaysen
Angelina Jolie: Lisa Rowe
Whoopi Goldberg: Valerie Owens
Clea Duvall: Georgina Tuskin
Brittany Murphy: Daisy Randone
Elisabeth Moss: Polly 'Torch' Clark
Jared Leto: Tobias 'Toby' Jacobs
Jeffrey Tambor: Dr. Melvin Potts
Vanessa Redgrave: Dr. Sonia Wick
Angela Bettis: Janet Webber
Jillian Armenante: Cynthia Crowley
Drucie McDaniel: M.G.



Plot

In 1968, Vietnam is at its peak and most people are either dropping acid, going to war, marching in a protest, or going to college. But some people who aren't stable to go to any of these places, they go to the nut house. Susanna Kaysen (Winona Ryder) is the only girl in her high school that isn't going to college, her parents are screwed up, and she is having an affair with her mom's friend's husband. She begins to have hallucinations and tries to take a bottle of aspirin and a bottle of vodka to make the pain stop. She is saved by the paramedics and is sent to Claymore, a mental institution located close to her home. Her best friends there start off with her roommate Georgiana (Clea Duvall) who is a pathological liar, Janet (Angela Bettis) who is anorexic, and Polly (Elisabeth Moss) who is a burn victim. Right after Susanna's arrival, an old resident of the hospital arrives, the powerful sociopath Lisa Rowe (Angelina Jolie). Both Lisa and Susanna become best friends and they both connect with each other and Lisa becomes Susanna's bad influence. As Susanna gets into more trouble, Dr. Wick (Vanessa Redgrave), Dr. Potts (Jeffery Tabor), and Nurse Valerie (Whoopi Goldberg) try to get Susanna back on track and get her out of the hospital. Amazing performances from everyone, especially Jolie.

Trivia

Susanna Kaysen lived this story when she was 18 in the 1960s and most of the things in the movie are based on her real life experience. Claire Danes and Rose McGowan tried out for the role of Lisa Rowe.

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An Incredible Performance By Jolie!
Anjelina Jolie gives her strongest performance ever as the funny sociopath, Lisa Rowe. Amazing movie about not knowing where you belong. In my top ten favorite movies.

A movie everyone should own
Girl, Interrupted is based on the book which is written by Susanna Kaysen. Susanna Kaysen's book is based on her two year stay at a psychiatric hospital.

I first saw this movie on TBS. Not knowing what I was watching, but familiar with the faces of the actors (Angelina Jolie, Winona Ryder, Whoopi Golberg, Brittney Murphy etc.) I decided to watch it. Just from the entrance of the movie I was grabbed to see it. It seemed very interesting and I wanted to know what would happen next.

Girl, interrupted is the experiences Susanna Kaysen went through. She was admitted into the hospital after a twenty minute appointment with a pshychiatrist. In this movie she is torn because she is not sure if she belongs there. One question that pops up a lot is if she is insane or sane. She ends up making friends in the hospital. Seeing the different girls, made a different world to her. Girl, Interrupted is not just a drama but is written in a way which adds humor to the movie. It is very interesting and has a value that makes you watch it over again. As you know, well if you didn't know Angelina Jolie won four awards for her performance in this movie. One award including an Oscar(best supporting actress).

After seeing Girl, Interrupted I wanted the DVD. I got the DVD and once I watched it, it was more interesting to me. Of course on tv many scenes are cut out. After seeing the movie I bought the book. This movie helps you realize certain things about life that you didn't before.

GIrl, Interrupted I wouldn't say is a family movie, of course it is rated R. It is a movie you will some way be able to relate to. It would be easy to say that this movie is a female version of One Flew Over The Cuckoos Nest, but it is more than that. It has the truth of the outside world. If you haven't yet, I recommend you pick up a copy of Girl, Interrupted and watch it. If you liked it as much as I did, you should also buy the book.

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