Nuts
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DVD Cover Information Actor: Barbra Streisand, Eli Wallach, Karl Malden, Maureen Stapleton, Richard Dreyfuss Director: Martin Ritt Brand: Warner Brothers Producer: Barbra Streisand Producer: Martin Ritt Producer: Cis Corman Writer: Alvin Sargent Writer: Christopher Wilkinson Writer: Darryl Ponicsan Writer: Tom Topor DVD: Region Code 1 Audio: English (Unknown), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround; English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround; French (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono; French (Dubbed), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen Picture Format: 1.33:1 Running Time: 116 minutes DVD Release Date: 2003-07-01 Audience Rating: R (Restricted) Studio: Warner Home Video |
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Movie Reviews of Nuts
Movie Review: No Underestimating That Streisand (i.e. N.U.T.S.)
Summary: 3 Stars
... It's themes echo those in Streisand's own life: speaking out for what you believe; sexism; challenging the system; and child sexual and emotional abuse.NUTS is a difficult movie in Streisand's career. She's trying really hard in this film to provide a dramatic performance. And Streisand does a great job! She has some wonderful moments in NUTS. I think some of the problems, however, lie in the script - or maybe in the U.S. court system! ...
The supporting cast is incredible - a who's who of old-school Method acting. Karl Malden plays against type in his role as Claudia's stepfather - his revelatory scene with Streisand brings chills. Maureen Stapleton and Eli Wallach turn in fine performances too, although Mr. Wallach is given the thankless task of playing "therapist bad guy."
My overall impression with NUTS is that it is "old-fashioned" in acting style and presentation. It is gloriously photographed and everyone speaks beautifully. If it were made by a different director and starred different actors, then NUTS would be a completely different show. For instance, imagine Debra Winger (orginally aligned with the project) as Claudia.
The point with Streisand is that her films and concerts are all performance art - variations on a theme: her life. Her fans (of which I am one) appreciate this. It's not so much that Streisand succeeds or fails at playing a prostitute. It's that, cognizant or not, she chose a role that dealt with the abuse from a step father and the mending of a relationship with a mother - two themes in Streisand's own personal life. And Streisand plays a character that's not very likable because she speaks her mind and annoys everyone around her - much like Streisand in her professional life as well.
I find the film fascinating on those levels.