White Oleander
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In Theaters : 11 October, 2002 |
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White Oleander description
Fine performances and sensitive direction keep White Oleander from being a routine tearjerker. Adapted from Janet Fitch's bestseller (an Oprah's Book Club selection), this hard-edged drama boasts a reputable cast, but 23-year-old newcomer Alison Lohman steals the film from her A-list costars. As a troubled teen whose controlling mother (Michelle Pfeiffer) has been jailed for murder, Lohman is the film's heart and soul, bouncing between foster homes and rushing toward independence in a world of disappointing adults. After surviving episodic stints with a trashy born-again Christian (Robin Wright Penn), a suicidal housewife (Renée Zellweger), and a Russian immigrant (Zvetlana Efremova), she finds comfort with another outcast (Patrick Fugit), leaving behind the mothers who failed her. Making his feature directorial debut, British stage and TV veteran Peter Kosminsky creates a showcase for formidable actresses, each given moments to shine. White Oleander lacks the emotional depth of Fitch's novel, but it speaks volumes about the delicate balance of freedom and responsibility. --Jeff Shannon |
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Amazing performances!!
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| Listen guys...do not get put off by the fact this movie appears on the surface to be a 'chick flick'. Yes, the storyline is all about 'mothers and daughters' and yes, much of the dynamics of those kinds of relationships will escape even the more sensitive of my gender, but wait. This movie also contains three of the most outstanding performances by three talented women I have ever witnessed. Relative newcomer Alison Lohman does her 'trademark thang' (in case you haven't seen Matchstick Men or Where The Truth Lies, Alison has an uncanny ability to pass as a young teen or a 20-something woman) very well in this movie and watching her work is, in itself, worth the price of admission. But even better than what Alison does with her central role are the positvely mold-breaking performances from Michelle, Robin, and Rene. Pow! Your eyes may still be high and dry at movie's end, but I guarantee you'll be nodding your head, or pumping your fist, or genuflecting in acknowledgment of the way you were pulled past the very attractive surfaces and sucked into the characters of these four women. Where'd I put that replay button? |
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