Ordinary People
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Movie Reviews of Ordinary People
Movie Review: Highly successful debut of Robert Redford as a director
Summary: 5 Stars
Honest to God, I didn't remember that this was Robert Redford's directorial debut till I rented this DVD for maybe the 3rd time. It's based on another debut: Judith Guest's first novel. Superlatively successful, in both arenas.Ordinary People concerns a well-to-do family's painful adjustment to the death of the elder son by drowning. The book begins when the surviving son, who blames himself for his brother's death, has just returned home from a stay in a psychiatric unit after recovery from a suicide attempt. The family is wealthy but dysfunctional: grief is weighing each of them down, but no one talks about their pain openly. When the son starts seeing a shrink, the sugar coating begins to crack, and the repercussions of the repressed emotions they've all been stuffing down come bubbling to the surface.
Excellent, intense, heartbreaking - and ultimately hopeful.
Movie Review: Most underrated Oscar winner ever.
Summary: 5 Stars
This is a small scale type of film. Watching it makes you realize Redford's passion for Independent films(and why he started Sundance)and why they are so much better than what hollywood usually has to offer. This film takes it's times to unfold and lets you get to know the characters and WHAT a payoff. This is explosive stuff and you won't soon forget, hell you won't be able to shake Mary Tyler Moore's actions off your own mind for a while. One Problem, this DVD has no special features and for me that is what DVD is for. A making of would be excellent and a commentary, for inspiration Redford could look at DePalma's recent foray into DVD with his excellent "Special Editions" for both Carrie and the also underrated Dressed To Kill films. When you watch this film you just KNOW that all involved had a profound experience so how about letting us know.Movie Review: My favorite movie ever!
Summary: 5 Stars
Director Robert Redford's beautiful and haunting film, Ordinary People is by far the best film of all-time. This movie is pitch-perfect, no flaws, no unnecessary moments, just pure brilliance. Timothy Hutton won the oscar for best supporting actor, very much-derserved, his performance is scary and gripping. Mary Tyler Moore is so cruel and manipulative, you will love to hate her in this movie. Ordinary People is based upon a novel written by Judith Guest. The movie's version is pretty darn close to the book. Hutton's character, Conrad is recovering and trying to adjust to a failed suicide attempt. His mother (Moore) is bitter and can't find love for her youngest son. This movie won best picture in 1980, two years before I was born. This movie is so realistic and sad, I highly recommend viewing it, you'll love it!Movie Review: Not an Ordinary Film
Summary: 5 Stars
Every once in a while, a film comes along that makes you want to destroy your TV set. This film is it for me. Watching America's sweetheart transform herself into a distant, emotionless, cold woman was almost too much for me. I wanted to throw something at my TV. And I continued to watch, mostly in shock as the story unfolded. The direction was amazing. Robert Redford paced this film to perfection. The score - Pachabel's canon was perfect. The acting was so fantastic, it was unbellievable how believable they were. Timothy Hutton received a well deserved Oscar. Mary Tyler Moore was denied her much deserved oscar for this film. Donald Sutherland and Judd Hirsh put it all together with amazing performances. I just can't say enough; the film left me speechless. It was, in one word, brilliant.Movie Review: Realistic Depiction of Caring Therapist
Summary: 5 Stars
This is a very well done movie. The storyline is well written and is not embellished. Clearly research was done well to portray the family pathology. Despair, feeling as a victim is all played out well. The therapist by Hirsch is amazing. It is not the superficial, plastic personality of a therapist, " How does that make you feel?" This movie moved me and is one I could esily relate to.
My own suicide attempt was similar, his feelings of despair and rckoning that it was not his fault follows a similar path of my own. Hence I wrote, " Above His Shoulders." One can only hope that most therapists show this type of passion, and desire to work with their clients.
I was fortunate enough to have found a few. Kudos to Redford. Excellent film.