Dermot-Mulroney Movie Reviews

VHS movie reviews for "Dermot-Mulroney" sorted by average review score:

Staying Together

Released in VHS Tape by Warner Home Video (03 June, 1997)

MPAA Rating: R (Restricted)

Director: Lee Grant

Starring: Sean Astin and Stockard Channing

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a wonderful surprise

I had never heard of this film. Why not! I ran across it at a local video store, checked out the cast and director, and decided to rent it. // There is great good humor in this movie of brothers coming of age,and there is the correct amount of pathos in a family coming to terms with an unexpected death. // Lee Grant handles the cast and the story with a deft and knowing touch. But I ask again why wasn't this movie properly promoted.

Daphne made this film worth seeing

The scene with Daphne Zuniga -- the longish scene, that (thank goodness!) just kept going on and on -- made this movie worth watching. She is a genuine pleasure to see onscreen.

Stepmom/My Best Friend's Wedding

Released in VHS Tape by Columbia/Tristar Studios (07 May, 2002)

MPAA Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)

Director: P.J. Hogan

Starring: Julia Roberts, Dermot Mulroney, Cameron Diaz, and Rupert Everett

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Double The Jules, Double The Fun

Julie Roberts does and excellent job acting for simply two great movies. If you want to laugh our loud with a smart and funny romance story you want to watch My Best Friends Wedding. Basically its about Julianne (Julie Roberts) trying ever dirty trick in and out of the book to stop her best friend of 9 years from marrying his newly met fiancial Kimmi (Camoran Diaz) because she suddenly realizes that she truely loves her best friend. Its loaded with a bunch of hilarious scenes that actually looks really natural and its enticing to find out what really happens because things always change to Julianne's plot working and failing and ending with a surprise twist end. Stepmom is a lot more serious since its drama and sadder but still a great movie with funny scenes and it deserved that oscar. Its about this stepmom (Julie) who as a younger person is more n'sync with the culture of the two stepkids she now has and is competing with their more naturally likeble real mom (Susan). Beyond fighting over kids the story gets more interesting with the stepmom having conflicts with taking care of her stepkids and her high-paying job while the real mom has cancer. And it all ends with sad yet heart-felt end. All and all both are great movies with great acting and smart plot that will make you want to watch it more than once and continously enjoying it when you do.

ONE OF THE BEST!

This movie rocks! It's kinda sad, but in my opinion, it's one of the best out there. Julia Roberts as Isabel, the new stepmother of 2 kids who obviously don't like her. She tries to get them to like her. Does it happen? Watch the movie!

Stepmom/My Best Friend's Wedding

Released in VHS Tape by Columbia Tristar Hom (07 May, 2002)

MPAA Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)

Director: P.J. Hogan

Starring: Julia Roberts, Dermot Mulroney, Cameron Diaz, and Rupert Everett

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Two of Julia's Best Movies!

"Stepmom" and "My Best Friend's Wedding" are two of my favorite Julia Robert's videos. They are also my two personal favorites when it comes to chick flicks!

In "Stepmom", Julia Roberts battles to become liked by Susan Sarandon's children. Roberts is in love with Sarandon's ex-husband and eventually becomes engaged to him. Sarandon's two children, do not like Roberts even though she tries hard to be friendly. Will she befriend the children? Will Sarandon and Roberts ever understand each other? Get this movie and find out!

In "My Best Friend's Wedding", Juila Roberts is best friends with Dermot Mulroney. When Mulroney tells Roberts he is engaged with Cameron Diaz and is getting married in 4 days, Roberts makes a plan to get her newly found love back! Will Roberts succed in her develish plan to steal Mulroney back? You will have to watch the video for yourself!

Long Gone

Released in VHS Tape by Warner Home Video (21 May, 1996)

MPAA Rating: NR (Not Rated)

Director: Martin Davidson

Kevin Costner might have had a hammerlock on baseball movies in the late 1980s with Bull Durham and Field of Dreams, but this 1987 HBO film with a few mid-level stars was (and still is) very good in its own way. William L. Petersen (Manhunter) is a player-manager for a 1950s minor-league team whose fortunes and hopes turn around during their battle for a championship. As with Bull Durham, this comedy has the feeling of taking place in a world larger than that of baseball, and thus provides useful perspective into why the game is so central in people's lives each spring. Another similarity is the farm-team milieu, a life of abridged hopes and stardom outside the Show--the thematic implication being that most of us have some kind of Show we can only admire from a distance. (Underscoring the point is a nice performance by Virginia Madsen as a small-town beauty queen.) But hope does come in Long Gone, and because of its sharp dialogue and enjoyable acting (by Dermot Mulroney, Larry Riley, Henry Gibson, Katy Boyer, and Teller) this film deserves to be included in anyone's collection of baseball features. --Tom Keogh

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The best baseball movie most people have never seen!

Long Gone is a must see baseball movie for all of the people in this world that would like to know what baseball is truly like. With names like "Stud Cantrell, and Dixie Lee Box," you can't miss. Of all the baseball movies I've ever seen, this particular movie captures all that's good and bad in baseball and in life. Do yourself a favor and check this one out!!

The best baseball movie you've never seen.

Like any movie your characters have to be enjoyable
and they are. Studs(Bill Peterson) is so real and fun.
I watch it every summer.Because it takes place in the 50'S
it doesn't look dated like Bull Durham. It doesn't take
it self too seriously it has it's story to tell and
tell's it.Waiting to see it relesed on DVD.If you like Baseball
you'll like Long Gone.

Great feel for the game

I love baseball. I grew up watching AA and AAA ball in upstate New York. . This wonderful little gem of a film captures the feel of minor leaugue baseball better than any other film I have ever seen. Bull Durham is certainly a better known film, and Kevin Costner showed some real baseball skills, but it lacks the gritty humor of Long Gone. Petersen nailed his role as Stud Cantrel. He plays a man who has come to terms with his limitations but still has some fire left in his belly when it comes to the game. I agree with many of the other Amazon reviewers. This is the best baseball film of all time.

Sunset

Released in VHS Tape by Columbia/Tristar Studios (03 June, 1997)

MPAA Rating: R (Restricted)

Director: Blake Edwards

Starring: Bruce Willis, James Garner, and Malcolm McDowell

Blake Edwards directed this homage to both the Old West and the silent era in filmmaking that undeservedly received indifferent reviews and did little business. James Garner is perfectly cast as Wyatt Earp who, his lawman days behind him, is brought to Hollywood in the waning days of silent movies to serve as a consultant on a movie about his life. There, he hooks up with cowboy star Tom Mix (Bruce Willis, in relaxed, low-key mode) and together they solve a murder. Though Edwards includes elements of slapstick, he actually puts together a fairly involving mystery plot and a compelling cast of characters, including Malcolm McDowell, Mariel Hemingway, and Dermot Mulroney. But this is Garner's film, aided by a surprisingly likable Willis performance. --Marshall Fine

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A well made, well paced movie.

Good acting, a good script and well edited. This film captures Hollywood of the day, in it's glory and it's decadence.
Gardner's portrail of Wyatt Earp reminds me (favorably) of Kurt Russell's role in Tombstone.

"Give or Take a Lie or Two."

I happened to catch the last fifteen minutes of SUNSET while flipping through the Western channel on cable. I was so intrigued by the movie that I rented it as soon as I was able to find a copy (not an easy task). The movie stars James Garner as Wyatt Earp and Bruce Willis as Tom Mix. Mix is starring in a movie based on Earp's life and Earp has been brought in to Hollywood to serve as a consultant. The famous lawman and the colorful cowboy quickly become friends and are drawn into a murder mystery that ultimately leads to a shootout on the evening of the first Academy Awards. The movie is funny, has some good action scenes, and even a touch of romance. The film is a tribute to not only the old Westerns, but to the silent movie era in Hollywood. The setting seems very real and there are some great classic cars that are displayed throughout the film. There isn't any sex, hardly any foul language, and the violence is tame. SUNSET is an overlooked gem that's worth mining.

"Give or take a lie or two".

I happened to catch the last fifteen minutes of SUNSET while flipping through the Western channel on cable. I was so intrigued by the movie that I rented it as soon as I was able to find a copy (not an easy task). The movie stars James Garner as Wyatt Earp and Bruce Willis as Tom Mix. Mix is starring in a movie based on Earp's life and Earp has been brought in as a consultant. The famous lawman and colorful cowboy quickly become friends and are drawn into a murder mystery that ultimately leads to a shootout after the first Academy Awards. The movie is funny, has some good action scenes, and even a touch of romance. The film is a tribute to not only the old Westerns, but the silent movie era of Hollywood. The setting seems very real and there are some great classic cars that are displayed throughout the film. There isn't any sex, hardly any foul language, and the violence tame. SUNSET is an overlooked gem that's worth watching.

The Thing Called Love

Released in VHS Tape by Paramount Studio (20 June, 1995)

MPAA Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)

Director: Peter Bogdanovich

Starring: River Phoenix and Samantha Mathis

If there was a universal collective, albeit repressed, dream, it would probably be to become a successful singer. People would take that singing in the car, singing in the shower, and even singing in the rain, and have it be their life's love and work. The Thing Called Love uses this popular aspiration as its setting and examines the lives of four young people hoping to make it in the country music universe. At the center is earnest Miranda Presley--no relation--(Samantha Mathis), the pretty but untalented Linda Lue (Sandra Bullock), the intense and talented James (River Phoenix), and the sweet and prolific Kyle (Dermont Mulroney). Popular country stars make appearances: K.T. Oslin (as Lucy, the owner of the Bluebell, where open-mike auditions are held), Jimmie Dale Gilmore, Katy Moffatt, Jo-El Sonnier, Pam Tillis, Kevin Welch, and even Trisha Yearwood. The film's not merely focused on the rich musical milieu and its talented cast. It also carefully examines the dynamic between friends who are also competitors, as well as a realistic love triangle between the leads. The Thing Called Love is primarily known as one of River Phoenix's last performances, but even if curiosity alone brings audiences to the movie, they'll soon be drawn into the fresh tale of four young people pursuing their dreams. --N.F. Mendoza

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Samantha Mathis with a guitar is hot

River Pheonix, Samantha Mathis and Dermot Mulroney star in this good movie about music and the people who play and The Thing Called Love also. River is grand as always and Mathis has never been more sexier with a guitar. probably my favorite River movie besides Dogfight and Stand By Me. if you like Samantha MAthis check her out in Pump Up The Volume with Christian Slater

My Absolute Favorite

If you already love country music you will adore this film; if you don't love country music, you just might when this film is through. I fell into the latter category when I first watched it after hearing it starred River Phoenix. Of course it also has some fabulous acting by Samantha Mathis, a younger Sandra Bullock ("Speed") and Dermont Mulroney ("My Best Friend's Wedding"). Unlike some of their other older works, this one is fantastic.

The story takes us into the lives of these four young people trying to make it big in country music, trying to find love and trying to find themselves along the way. You'll get caught up in their crazy antics, love triangle and doing anything (breaking into celebrity's car, lying...) to make it in country music.

A funny and heartwarming movie, this is the most warnout tape in my collection.

Watchable over and over..

I've just had the chance to watch this movie yesterday, and am I happy I did. Please go out and rent it after you had read this review!!

It has the baseline story of two men in love with one woman, with country tied into it. Now I'll admit I wasn't a fan of country till I seen this.. so don't NOT watch it cause of that! You get to hear/see River Phoenix sing/play guitar (which one song he wrote himself "Lone Star State of Mind"), Samantha Mathis, Dermot Mulroney, & Sandra Bullock. This definately touched me, to see River doing what he loved.. to sing.

So go get it to see Musicians trying to fullfill their dream, and end up getting involved with The Thing Called Love!!!

Copycat

Released in VHS Tape by Warner Studios (26 January, 1999)

MPAA Rating: R (Restricted)

Director: Jon Amiel

Starring: Sigourney Weaver and Holly Hunter

Taking its lead from Jonathan Demme's Oscar-winning pulse-raiser The Silence of the Lambs, Copycat strives for intelligence over gristle and carnage. It's a terse, involving thriller that swings away from the usual cinematic notion of violence as a means to an end by forgoing brawn for brains. Young San Francisco police inspector Ruben Goetz (Dermot Mulroney) is teamed with brilliant force vet, M.J. Monahan (Holly Hunter), a diplomatic, no-nonsense cop who must buck the system in order to find a killer who is copycatting the crimes of history's most notorious serial killers. Ruben would rather shoot to kill than merely wound a suspect; Monahan labors to help him think more diplomatically. Everything changes when crank calls arrive at the station from serial-killer pin-up girl psychiatrist Helen Hudson (Sigourney Weaver). She's been housebound for 13 months, ever since murderer Daryll Lee Cullum (Harry Connick Jr.) nearly made her his next victim because she testified against him in court. Though he's in prison, he's still mentor and muse to every loose cannon walking the streets--one of whom is killing people with a vengeance and hoping to finish the job Cullum began. Cop and doc team up to solve the case in this stylish, plot-driven movie. Though Copycat loses steam in the end, it still makes a point. And it serves as a cautionary tale for people everywhere, tossing in street smart warnings against victimization. The teaming of Hunter and Weaver works well, the short and the tall forging a terrific and frictioned relationship that leads to grudging respect. Establishing an ominous atmosphere reminiscent of his classic British TV miniseries The Singing Detective, director Jon Amiel has an eye for the dark and the unusual and it gives this film an edge that eludes most other mainstream filmmakers. --Paula Nechak

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One of the best suspense films of the 90's

COPYCAT stands on it's own despite being compared to SILENCE OF THE LAMBS. Truly frightening and suspenseful in scenes, the film works beautifully because of the cast (Holly Hunter and Sigourney Weaver) and the excellent script.

Sigourney Weaver character was stalked by a serial killer some years before, and as a result, is confined to her home where she lives in understandable fear. The police now consult with her in her capacity as a criminal psychologist to find the identity of a new serial killer. In the process, her world is once again turned upside down in a way which will make you want to jump up and lock your door.

CopyCat is a true gem of the suspense thriller genre but overlooked by so many as a 'copycat' of other great films. Trust me, it really does deserve merit for its ability to remain as fresh today as it was upon first release.

Deserves a place in your DVD collection.

The Best of the Genre

I've debated over writing a review of this movie simply because words cannot express how fascinating and brilliant it is. The plot is seemingly simple: Sigourney Weaver portrays Dr. Helen Hudson, a retired but brilliant criminal pschiatrist, who is a step ahead of the police in solving a recent rash of murders by a serial killer. Two detectives, played by Dermont Mulroney and the deceptively simple Holly Hunter, lure Hudson back into the fold to aid the police in stopping this killer. If only it was that simple. That it's not is what makes this movie great. Hudson's brilliance is eclipsed by her pill-popping nature and her alcoholism. She's also agoraphobic, in that she hasn't left her house in 13 months, when she was attacked by the last serial killer she was responsible for incarcerating. Now aided by Hudson, the cops search for a killer who is copycatting murders made famous decades earlier by Son of Sam, the Hillside Stranglers, and the Boston Strangler. William McNamara is chilling as the psychopath in that he embodies the basic profile of all serial killers. He's young, handsome, charming, affable and evil to the core. Just when you think it's all resolved, the final scene is the most shocking of all.

Grabs You By the Edge of Seat

Sigourney Weaver plays a housebound, phobic and drug addicted forensic psychologist. She has become housebound as a result of a serious threat to her life by a notorious killer.

Prior to he becoming disabled, Weaver had been a highly accomplished forensic psychologist who's speciality was serial killlers. She had been a national expert on serial killer patterns, the messages they were sending, and what their general profile might be. All this has come to a halt as a result of the assault experience and its aftermath.

When a challenging series of new killings break out, local police reluctantly consult Weaver who makes some inital contact with the department about her theories. Despite her condition and police wariness, Weaver proves to be a very important ingredient to solving the crime spree.

Weaver is tied into the world via computer. Her excellent portrayal of a troubled psychologist and her incredible ability to place the pieces of the killer puzzle in order, make her the center of this captivating story.

Dermot Mulrooney, Holly Hunter, Harry Connick, Jr., and William McNamara round out an outstanding cast.

This is one to watch over and over!

Copycat

Released in VHS Tape by Warner Studios (05 August, 1997)

MPAA Rating: R (Restricted)

Director: Jon Amiel

Starring: Sigourney Weaver and Holly Hunter

Average review score:

One of the best suspense films of the 90's

Deserves a place in your DVD collection.

The Best of the Genre

Grabs You By the Edge of Seat

Sigourney Weaver plays a housebound, phobic and drug addicted forensic psychologist. She has become housebound as a result of a serious threat to her life by a notorious killer.

Dermot Mulrooney, Holly Hunter, Harry Connick, Jr., and William McNamara round out an outstanding cast.

This is one to watch over and over!

Copycat

Released in VHS Tape by Warner Studios (05 August, 1997)

MPAA Rating: R (Restricted)

Director: Jon Amiel

Starring: Sigourney Weaver and Holly Hunter

Average review score:

One of the best suspense films of the 90's

Deserves a place in your DVD collection.

The Best of the Genre

Grabs You By the Edge of Seat

Sigourney Weaver plays a housebound, phobic and drug addicted forensic psychologist. She has become housebound as a result of a serious threat to her life by a notorious killer.

Dermot Mulrooney, Holly Hunter, Harry Connick, Jr., and William McNamara round out an outstanding cast.

This is one to watch over and over!

Copycat

Released in VHS Tape by Warner Studios (26 January, 1999)

MPAA Rating: R (Restricted)

Director: Jon Amiel

Starring: Sigourney Weaver and Holly Hunter

Average review score:

One of the best suspense films of the 90's

Deserves a place in your DVD collection.

The Best of the Genre

Grabs You By the Edge of Seat

Sigourney Weaver plays a housebound, phobic and drug addicted forensic psychologist. She has become housebound as a result of a serious threat to her life by a notorious killer.

Dermot Mulrooney, Holly Hunter, Harry Connick, Jr., and William McNamara round out an outstanding cast.

This is one to watch over and over!

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