Brittany-Murphy Movie Reviews

Kirsten Dunst has made the transition from a child/teenage actress to a legitimate adult actress with this movie in my opinion. She portrays a Jewish teenage girl in the 1990's without a care or a concerned thought for her family and is "magically" transported back in time to the 1942 Nazi Occupation of Poland.

In the beginning of the movie Dunst is an overprivledged teenage girl who is either ashamed to admit to being Jewish or has never really thought about it. She attends her Aunt Eva's Passover dinner, Aunt Eva is effectively portrayed by Louise Fletcher...then Dunst is asked to open the door for Elijah...the terror begins...

Dunst who plays the teenage girl Hannah goes back to 1942 Poland, and in the most chilling way possible learns to value and appreciate her faith, heritage and belief of her religion. What a spiritual journey this is...This movie may have been made in mind for young adults, but it is a message for everyone, and the message is....

Never Forget....

Highly recommended

It happened. It happened a million times to a million different Jews, though this story isn't based on any specific one of them. Something like that really happened to some poor person out there, someone who was ripped from their lives and put into a concentration camp, taken from their families, their homes and their freedom. People suffered. People died. People were and are permenantly scarred. And that is why this movie is so *SAD*...

Hannah (Kirsten Dunst) doesn't seem to care much about her family's past. So when she magically ends up in Poland in 1942, it is safe to say she is terrified and bewidered. And while she is there in Poland, the Nazis come and take her, and the family members she is staying with away to a concentration camp. They tattoo her, and shave off her hair. They give her clothing to wear which is nothing more than rags, and make her do hard labor. She is no longer a name, she is a number. She has no freedom.

And she is scared out of her mind.

She finally begins to learn that she should show some more respect to her ancestors and her history. But it's too late.

Anyone with a heart, with a conscience, will love this movie and the moving message it brings.

I happened upon the film quite by accident. I was amazed, and identified with Dunsten's performance as an American girl with forgotten roots. An awakening of the connections we all ultmately share with our forebearers of any culture. The first performance seen by Brittany Murphy, whose mercurial ethnicity is remarkable, I could sense that she would succeed beyond, if not equal to her stark and believable performance as Rivkah. I have recommended the film to ethnic and "homogenized" Christians and Jews alike, and must say that the ending is worth the emotional catharthis it brought me. One of the ten best personal favorites to date.

I got this movie thinking it would be a regular martial arts action movie. I was disappointed in Mark from the movie Double Dragon because I knew he has skills (Mark was great in "Only the Strong"). I saw the movie and was blown away. Mark pulls out all the stops in this film. He uses technical and artistic blocks and punches really fast that you would have to watch it in slow motion to see the form. Each fight scene is well choreographed and the stunts were neat and a bit flashy. Imagine a Jackie Chan movie, then remove the goofy stuff and you get this. Plot is so-so, but who truly cares when it comes to these movies? Comedy wise, it was as entertaining as Ninja Turtles was, only with more profanity and some blood. Toby (Mark) is a Hong Kong agent and a prototype of some mechanism inside his upper body that helps him to be an incredible fighting machine. He wants out and hitches a ride on a boat to America. He is caught and gets away (this is where the movie begins). The 'bad guys' are after him and Toby runs into his sidekick (Kadeem Hardison - some guy I think I saw on the Cosby show once, funny attitude) and they try to get to LA to sell the mechanism, but they need to stay alive in the process. If this plot does not sound interesting enough, then the martial arts will make up for it.

This movie came out before the Matrix. In the movie some of the stunts towards the end use wire works in the action, but not ridiculously too much (a few weird scenes but they were short). The fight scenes start off well in the beginning and continue to get bigger and bigger towards the end. In the Matrix, Keanu annoyed me here and there. Mark proves to you that he should have been "the one".

If you care more about plot, then go for the Matrix. If want to see an actor who should have been Neo, see this movie.

"Drive" was surprisingly good. I've seen Mark Dacascos in "Only the Strong" and "The Crow" T.V. series. I was very entertained by the action but I wasn't impressed by his acting. He's much better in this movie. There's a ton of action and Dacascos Martial Arts moves are as visualy appealing as anyone in the movies. I thought this film was better then Jackie Chan's "Rush Hour". The chemistry between Mark Dacascos and Kadeem Hardison is excellent. I highly recommend this movie to anyone who likes Martial Arts action films, it's a good one.

This movie is definately one of Dacascos' better films. Fusing Hong Kong action and witty one liners, this movie is placed in my top ten. It's one big adrenaline rush filled with nonstop humor. Mark and Kadeem were comical chemistry at it's best and Dacascos shows off his incredible martial arts skills. So, if you like action, and you like comedy, BUY THIS MOVIE!

I got this movie thinking it would be a regular martial arts action movie. I was disappointed in Mark from the movie Double Dragon because I knew he has skills (Mark was great in "Only the Strong"). I saw the movie and was blown away. Mark pulls out all the stops in this film. He uses technical and artistic blocks and punches really fast that you would have to watch it in slow motion to see the form. Each fight scene is well choreographed and the stunts were neat and a bit flashy. Imagine a Jackie Chan movie, then remove the goofy stuff and you get this. Plot is so-so, but who truly cares when it comes to these movies? Comedy wise, it was as entertaining as Ninja Turtles was, only with more profanity and some blood. Toby (Mark) is a Hong Kong agent and a prototype of some mechanism inside his upper body that helps him to be an incredible fighting machine. He wants out and hitches a ride on a boat to America. He is caught and gets away (this is where the movie begins). The 'bad guys' are after him and Toby runs into his sidekick (Kadeem Hardison - some guy I think I saw on the Cosby show once, funny attitude) and they try to get to LA to sell the mechanism, but they need to stay alive in the process. If this plot does not sound interesting enough, then the martial arts will make up for it.

This movie came out before the Matrix. In the movie some of the stunts towards the end use wire works in the action, but not ridiculously too much (a few weird scenes but they were short). The fight scenes start off well in the beginning and continue to get bigger and bigger towards the end. In the Matrix, Keanu annoyed me here and there. Mark proves to you that he should have been "the one".

If you care more about plot, then go for the Matrix. If want to see an actor who should have been Neo, see this movie.

"Drive" was surprisingly good. I've seen Mark Dacascos in "Only the Strong" and "The Crow" T.V. series. I was very entertained by the action but I wasn't impressed by his acting. He's much better in this movie. There's a ton of action and Dacascos Martial Arts moves are as visualy appealing as anyone in the movies. I thought this film was better then Jackie Chan's "Rush Hour". The chemistry between Mark Dacascos and Kadeem Hardison is excellent. I highly recommend this movie to anyone who likes Martial Arts action films, it's a good one.

This movie is definately one of Dacascos' better films. Fusing Hong Kong action and witty one liners, this movie is placed in my top ten. It's one big adrenaline rush filled with nonstop humor. Mark and Kadeem were comical chemistry at it's best and Dacascos shows off his incredible martial arts skills. So, if you like action, and you like comedy, BUY THIS MOVIE!

Brittany Murphy plays Molly, a woman who seemingly isn't good at anything. She can't hold onto a job, or an apartment; she can't pay her bills, yet she buys stuff she can't afford; and her latest boyfriend feels that she's smothering him. Along the way, a friend, played by Donald Faison of Scrubs, recommends her for a job as a nanny for his employer's daughter. The little girl, named Ray, has already gone through several nannies, and she's not interested in keeping this one. Along the way the two women realize how close they are in personality, and how the loss of their parents effected them each in different ways. Ray's father is in a coma from a stroke, and her mother cares more about her social life then her daughter. Molly, on the other hand, lost both her parents in a plane crash when she was Ray's age.

There's a lot to like about this movie, such as the performance of the two lead actresses, and the supporting character of Ray's mother, played by Heather Locklear. But the storyline falters in many ways by being very formulaic. It appears that they try to be realistic, but the story moves in a very un-realistic way. No explanation is given to why, or how, Molly and Ray suddenly become friendly after snapping at each other five minutes before. The movie lacks depth, and therefore, lacks a higher rating. It's a fun, heartwarming story, but far from ideal filmaking.

"Uptown Girls" is a sentimental movie that you won't be able to forget. At the end, I desperately wanted to give a standing ovation to the characters on screen, some of whom were already giving a standing ovation.
Molly Gunn is a wealthy debutante still trying to get over her parents' death. When she goes into debt, she is forced to find a job. Molly becomes the nanny of "Ray" Schleine, a precocious 8-year-old girl who hides behind a mask to deal with her apathetic mother and comatose father. The two help each other to open up.
This movie has a good amount of humor, but it is not without moments that will make you bawl.
Brittany Murphy, despite not being as enjoyable as she was in "Just Married," is fun to watch as Molly. Dakota Fanning is very good as Ray, though she seems to lack Murphy's magic.
See this movie! Just don't forget the Kleenex.

Uptown Girls is the best movie! It was a nice sweet movie with Brittany Murphy and Dakota Fanning. Brittany Murphy was so funny and Dakota Fanning was so cute! It teaches how an adult could be best friends with a child, and how a little eight year old girl can act just like an adult and her nanny as a child! It is a great story, and when it comes out, buy it! That is just what I am going to do! You can't keep your eyes off the screen when you put it on!

8 Mile is the inspirational story of Jimmy "B-Rabbit" Smith, Jr., whose life revolves around fighting each day with his unstable, alcoholic mother (kim basinger in her worse, yet entertaining performance), taking care of his little sister, and overcoming his greatest fear: stage fright. This movie really loses its plot from the end of the first shelter sequence, and may be the most boring movie ever made, however the last half-hour make up for [weak], sparse action, a plot that has no solid ground, some [weak] performances [...], and mediocre directing all in all. Well done, interesting scenes throughout however, may keep you on your seat, and i do not see why eminem wasn't at least nominated for an oscar. The film won best song "Lose Yourself" 2003, and for any die-hard eminem fan, this movie is surely a winner, anyone else...well... in EM we trust to make it worth watching.

Isn't it funny how every person who gave this movie under 3 stars clearly never saw it? Every 1 or 2 star review just rants about how Eminem is bad for society or some crap like that having nothing to do with how well the plot was created or anything directly related to 8 Mile.

It's sad, really. I pity people like that.

If you haven't seen 8 Mile but know a little about it, you'd probably expect me to give it a very bad grade. Fortunately for this film, Eminem is one of the few musicians who can act!!! (Of course, it's a semi-autobiographical film) 8 Mile is the inspiring film about Jimmy "Rabbit" Smith, a guy that works for little money and lives in a trailor with his mother. He's also sort of an aspiring rap artist, participating (but never having the guts to stand up in front of everyone) in rap battles both in a club and on the streets.

Eminem gives a very well-done performance as the lead character and Kim Basinger and Brittany Murphy back the film with wonderful supporting acting. I loved how 8 Mile gives a realistic (if not slightly stylized) look at low-class life in a big city. The film is never shy of revealing the raw truth to you. The writing behind this film is very good and sends an inspiring and powerful message across to people who need the courage to follow their dreams.

This film is remarkable and very, very overlooked for its excellence in credibility and overall entertianment values. Please see 8 Mile.

8 Mile is the inspirational story of Jimmy "B-Rabbit" Smith, Jr., whose life revolves around fighting each day with his unstable, alcoholic mother (kim basinger in her worse, yet entertaining performance), taking care of his little sister, and overcoming his greatest fear: stage fright. This movie really loses its plot from the end of the first shelter sequence, and may be the most boring movie ever made, however the last half-hour make up for [weak], sparse action, a plot that has no solid ground, some [weak] performances [...], and mediocre directing all in all. Well done, interesting scenes throughout however, may keep you on your seat, and i do not see why eminem wasn't at least nominated for an oscar. The film won best song "Lose Yourself" 2003, and for any die-hard eminem fan, this movie is surely a winner, anyone else...well... in EM we trust to make it worth watching.

Isn't it funny how every person who gave this movie under 3 stars clearly never saw it? Every 1 or 2 star review just rants about how Eminem is bad for society or some crap like that having nothing to do with how well the plot was created or anything directly related to 8 Mile.

It's sad, really. I pity people like that.

If you haven't seen 8 Mile but know a little about it, you'd probably expect me to give it a very bad grade. Fortunately for this film, Eminem is one of the few musicians who can act!!! (Of course, it's a semi-autobiographical film) 8 Mile is the inspiring film about Jimmy "Rabbit" Smith, a guy that works for little money and lives in a trailor with his mother. He's also sort of an aspiring rap artist, participating (but never having the guts to stand up in front of everyone) in rap battles both in a club and on the streets.

Eminem gives a very well-done performance as the lead character and Kim Basinger and Brittany Murphy back the film with wonderful supporting acting. I loved how 8 Mile gives a realistic (if not slightly stylized) look at low-class life in a big city. The film is never shy of revealing the raw truth to you. The writing behind this film is very good and sends an inspiring and powerful message across to people who need the courage to follow their dreams.

This film is remarkable and very, very overlooked for its excellence in credibility and overall entertianment values. Please see 8 Mile.

8 Mile is the inspirational story of Jimmy "B-Rabbit" Smith, Jr., whose life revolves around fighting each day with his unstable, alcoholic mother (kim basinger in her worse, yet entertaining performance), taking care of his little sister, and overcoming his greatest fear: stage fright. This movie really loses its plot from the end of the first shelter sequence, and may be the most boring movie ever made, however the last half-hour make up for [weak], sparse action, a plot that has no solid ground, some [weak] performances [...], and mediocre directing all in all. Well done, interesting scenes throughout however, may keep you on your seat, and i do not see why eminem wasn't at least nominated for an oscar. The film won best song "Lose Yourself" 2003, and for any die-hard eminem fan, this movie is surely a winner, anyone else...well... in EM we trust to make it worth watching.

Isn't it funny how every person who gave this movie under 3 stars clearly never saw it? Every 1 or 2 star review just rants about how Eminem is bad for society or some crap like that having nothing to do with how well the plot was created or anything directly related to 8 Mile.

It's sad, really. I pity people like that.

If you haven't seen 8 Mile but know a little about it, you'd probably expect me to give it a very bad grade. Fortunately for this film, Eminem is one of the few musicians who can act!!! (Of course, it's a semi-autobiographical film) 8 Mile is the inspiring film about Jimmy "Rabbit" Smith, a guy that works for little money and lives in a trailor with his mother. He's also sort of an aspiring rap artist, participating (but never having the guts to stand up in front of everyone) in rap battles both in a club and on the streets.

Eminem gives a very well-done performance as the lead character and Kim Basinger and Brittany Murphy back the film with wonderful supporting acting. I loved how 8 Mile gives a realistic (if not slightly stylized) look at low-class life in a big city. The film is never shy of revealing the raw truth to you. The writing behind this film is very good and sends an inspiring and powerful message across to people who need the courage to follow their dreams.

This film is remarkable and very, very overlooked for its excellence in credibility and overall entertianment values. Please see 8 Mile.

Disturbing look at mental illness, what passes as mental illness, a lack of hope for long term recovery and how human these people really are. Sad, touching, honest, comic moments, and thought-provoking.

I don't usually watch the Oscar's because for many years, people and movies I expect to win, never do. So, when I see a DVD that has "Oscar nominee" or "Academy Award Winner" and even "One of the best films of the year!" on the covers, I tend to say.."yeah, right! Whatever..."

I purchased the DVD of "GIRL, INTERRUPTED" and one of the driving forces for me to buy this is for the acting of Winona Ryder (watch her eyes because those emotions are within the eyes) and Angelina Jolie that is currently the eye candy for many entertainment magazines at this time.

After watching this movie, I must say that I was actually very pleased with the storyline. It's actually a very good story and the interaction among the girls was really interesting. James Mangold said in the director's commentary that it was about adding conflict and the conflicts between Susanna and Lisa or Susanna and her nurse and of course Susanna with Susanna is very well done.

Winona Ryder is a talented actress and again her eyes play a big part in this movie. In fact, the HBO First Look: "The Making of GIRL, INTERRUPTED" goes into that. As for Angelina Jolie, she did a perfect job in playing Lisa. With all the rumors and news going around, sometimes I wonder if Angelina and Lisa share anything in common. She deserves the Academy Award for playing a convincing sociopath.

The video quality of the movie is pretty good but there are noticeable artifacts during the dark scenes. The audio is good and you don't get so much because it's a dialogue driven movie. I think the only time I heard sounds from the speakers is when they rode on the VW van and you hear the engine.

What about the extras? Well, first, let's be thankful they made it anamorphic and they included the director's commentary, deleted scenes and an isolated music score. The HBO making of is very interesting to watch and the theatrical trailers for Winona and Angelina's movies were a nice touch.

So, overall you get a pretty good DVD with a pretty good story. Some might deem this as more of a movie more for women but I think both genders can enjoy this movie. It has a nice blend of drama, comedy and a few dark moments. Check it out!

"Girl, Interrupted", one of the best dramatic films in 2000, brings a darker side of life to the screen, not only referring to the time period, but also to the subject matter. Set in the turbulent late 1960s, a time of drugs, politics, and war, it follows the life of Susanna Kaysen, more specifically her two year stay at the famed McLean Psychiatric Hospital. Diagnosed with a "borderline personality disorder", she chooses not to conform to the wishes of the head nurse (Whoopi Goldberg) and psychiatrist (Vanessa Redgrave), but to instead befriend the resident women around her. Among them, a girl who will only eat her father's chicken, a woman who loves "Alice In Wonderland", and a charmingly charismatic sociopath Lisa (Angelina Jolie), the self proclaimed ringleader of the group. But confronted with the reality of it all and the looming need to be "fixed" Susanna soon realizes that to truly escape and taste her freedom, she will need to confront her biggest fear: herself. Winona Ryder, with an air of innocense and a tremendously realistic range of emotions and talents, has one of the best performances in her career as Susanna, and Angelina Jolie delivers a jaw-dropping (and well-earned Oscar- winning) performance as the troubled Lisa. Although this film is not for the weak at heart (it has disturbing self-mutilation/suicide scenes), it is wonderful in the sense it paints a realistic picture free of inhabitions and boundaries to create a truly remarkable film achievement.

Disturbing look at mental illness, what passes as mental illness, a lack of hope for long term recovery and how human these people really are. Sad, touching, honest, comic moments, and thought-provoking.

I don't usually watch the Oscar's because for many years, people and movies I expect to win, never do. So, when I see a DVD that has "Oscar nominee" or "Academy Award Winner" and even "One of the best films of the year!" on the covers, I tend to say.."yeah, right! Whatever..."

I purchased the DVD of "GIRL, INTERRUPTED" and one of the driving forces for me to buy this is for the acting of Winona Ryder (watch her eyes because those emotions are within the eyes) and Angelina Jolie that is currently the eye candy for many entertainment magazines at this time.

After watching this movie, I must say that I was actually very pleased with the storyline. It's actually a very good story and the interaction among the girls was really interesting. James Mangold said in the director's commentary that it was about adding conflict and the conflicts between Susanna and Lisa or Susanna and her nurse and of course Susanna with Susanna is very well done.

Winona Ryder is a talented actress and again her eyes play a big part in this movie. In fact, the HBO First Look: "The Making of GIRL, INTERRUPTED" goes into that. As for Angelina Jolie, she did a perfect job in playing Lisa. With all the rumors and news going around, sometimes I wonder if Angelina and Lisa share anything in common. She deserves the Academy Award for playing a convincing sociopath.

The video quality of the movie is pretty good but there are noticeable artifacts during the dark scenes. The audio is good and you don't get so much because it's a dialogue driven movie. I think the only time I heard sounds from the speakers is when they rode on the VW van and you hear the engine.

What about the extras? Well, first, let's be thankful they made it anamorphic and they included the director's commentary, deleted scenes and an isolated music score. The HBO making of is very interesting to watch and the theatrical trailers for Winona and Angelina's movies were a nice touch.

So, overall you get a pretty good DVD with a pretty good story. Some might deem this as more of a movie more for women but I think both genders can enjoy this movie. It has a nice blend of drama, comedy and a few dark moments. Check it out!

"Girl, Interrupted", one of the best dramatic films in 2000, brings a darker side of life to the screen, not only referring to the time period, but also to the subject matter. Set in the turbulent late 1960s, a time of drugs, politics, and war, it follows the life of Susanna Kaysen, more specifically her two year stay at the famed McLean Psychiatric Hospital. Diagnosed with a "borderline personality disorder", she chooses not to conform to the wishes of the head nurse (Whoopi Goldberg) and psychiatrist (Vanessa Redgrave), but to instead befriend the resident women around her. Among them, a girl who will only eat her father's chicken, a woman who loves "Alice In Wonderland", and a charmingly charismatic sociopath Lisa (Angelina Jolie), the self proclaimed ringleader of the group. But confronted with the reality of it all and the looming need to be "fixed" Susanna soon realizes that to truly escape and taste her freedom, she will need to confront her biggest fear: herself. Winona Ryder, with an air of innocense and a tremendously realistic range of emotions and talents, has one of the best performances in her career as Susanna, and Angelina Jolie delivers a jaw-dropping (and well-earned Oscar- winning) performance as the troubled Lisa. Although this film is not for the weak at heart (it has disturbing self-mutilation/suicide scenes), it is wonderful in the sense it paints a realistic picture free of inhabitions and boundaries to create a truly remarkable film achievement.

Alicia Silverstone wowed me the first time i saw this. It's a great film. Satrical, comic, tender, and silly. Hip teens with too much time and money on their hands, but somehow still likeable. Just a cute film, well done!

I felt the need to write a review that talked about the DVD more than just the movie.First let me say this has been my favorite movie since third grade.I was very happy to find this on DVD after looking for it almost two years,(I had the VHS, but thought it would be nice to have my favorite on DVD.)Anyways, the picture is pretty clear, alittle bit of dirt can be seen but it's understandable since the film is from 1995.The DVD being an early release in the DVD market has few extras, only the theatrical trailer and a tv spot.But overall, I was just happy to have it.It's one, if not the, greatest teen movie for my age group.I couldn't be more pleased unless they released a "Special Edition" with a few more extras, but for right now this is prefect.

Why is it the best teen movie of all time? Because it was hip, and it was smart. There was no gross-out humor or slapstick comedy. It was a big movie with a big heart. It's really hard not to fall in love with this movie.

Loosely based on Jane Austen's "Emma" (LOOSELY), "Clueless" revolves around a ditzy rich girl name Cher, whose life consists mostly of cell phones, trips to the mall, a killer wardrobe, and tons of guys drooling over her. Her best friend is Dionne, who is just as superficial as Cher. One day, a new girl, Ty, comes to school and inspires a project for Cher. Project: Makeover! What begins as a selfish way to make Cher think she's doing something to help mankind, turns into a really sweet, funny film.

Alicia Silverstone is wonderful in this movie, and sadly has not found any good roles since. A shame, since she is genuinly a great actress. This is also where Brittany Murphy got her big start, as the girl in desperate need of a makeover. And who didn't have a crush on Paul Rudd, who played her "annoying" older ex-stepbrother?

If you haven't seen this film yet, then, well, I'm wondering why. It was at one point my favorite movie, and it's still high up on my list. It's charming, sweet, funny, and smart. If only other teen movies could take notes from this one. Then we wouldn't have to sit through these ridiculous ones they keep putting out all the time ("American Pie" springs to mind...).