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Release Date: 18 February, 2003 Retail Price: $14.98 OUR Price: $12.99 You SAVE: $1.99! Cast: Complete Cast (10 total) |
Last Summer in the Hamptons Reviews
Excellent Characters,Funny Bits and a Great Ensemble
I am finally purchasing the DVD after having paid many rental fees for this movie.This was the first of several excellent Henry Jaglom films that I have seen and remains my favorite. This is an inside look at Theater and Movie people and their idiosyncrasies as well as the machinations and back-biting of Actors wanting the lead in an upcoming Play. It is also a turning point in a family's history,since the matriarch of the family has decided to sell the summer home in the Hamptons. I find the acting,writing and direction to be superb. One of the best moments in the film is with Vivica Lindfors and Victoria Foyt discussing what it's like to be acting in front of a camera and they are viewing a movie Viveca appeared in with Errol Flynn. It has such a feeling of truth to it. Also, all the family members characters project the history and shared experience between them beautifully. If you like great ensemble acting,quirky characters,humor and poignant moments, then this is a film for you!
This is a movie for theatre people!!!
I understand that most people wouldn't understand or like this movie becuase you have to be a true theatre person to be able to relate to this dysfuntional family dynamic. The love that is spurned from creating art together is something that can cause a lot of the dysfuntion explored in this film, but that love is also strong enough to withstand the hardships. I think theatre people relate to this movie the same way they relate and understand Waiting for Guffman.
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