Terms of Endearment
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Movie Reviews of Terms of Endearment
Movie Review: A QUIRKY, SPRIGHTLY, HEARTWARMING CLASSIC.
Summary: 5 Stars
Terms of Endearment so immaculately sketches its sprawling arc of idiosynchratic characters and moods that it is nothing if not a wholesome epic due to its sheer dramatic scope. Right up there whenever I think of memorable gems of all time.
We ambitiously traverse a daunting 25 years or so of a vagarious (and hence normal, loving) relationship between mother and daughter, some of which I admit are wrought with thinly veiled tear-jerking cliches, but the film does remarkably well with its intelligent pacing and a liberal sprinkling of good cheer.
Debra Winger, Jack Nicholson, Shirley Mclaine: need one say more! The riveting chemistry between a wine-n-women Nicholson and an eccentric Mclaine is reason enough to grab your own copy of this sprightly romp. Winger is ebulliently witty and sharp as ever. The twists and turns of the plot along with its razor-sharp dialogue more than make up for the occasional feather-weight moment that sneaked in.
Some reviewers make it sound like a four-hanky chickflick. I disagree, it's topnotch heartwarming drama with some fabulous performances from best stars of our time at the top of their game. I have seen it over half a dozen times and gone weak in the knees every single time. My vote: a true classic that deserves a proud slot in any self-respecting collection.
Movie Review: a sentimental movie
Summary: 5 Stars
I generally leave this type of tear-jerker to my mother, and I honestly had no real desire to ever watch it. So, when I was roped into seeing this film and found myself actually caring about what happens to the characters, I was pleasantly surprised. The performances, especially Shirley MacLaine's, are very emotionally charged, yet believable. I found myself really liking and really disliking each character in turn, but that's what makes them real. The plot bounces right along and the film is all-together very watchable (even for a seasoned chick-flick hater such as myself). Larry McMurtry always had a penchant for entertaining story-telling, and this movie is no exception. The only character I had trouble believing was Garrett Breedlove. As much as I respect Jack Nicholson's ability, not even he could make his corny antics work. Garrett the astronaut stuck out like a sore--albeit sometimes amusing--thumb among all the other "ordinary" people. Nicholson did what he could with it, but the subplot itself just seemed like it belonged in a different movie. All in all, a good flick, even if you typically don't go in for movies that try to evoke the full gamut of human emotion in two hours flat.Movie Review: Heart-warming, sad, and humorous in some parts
Summary: 5 Stars
"Terms of Endearment" is about a middle-aged, well-to-do woman, who has lost her husband and raises her daughter by herself.
The middle-aged, well-to-do woman is played by Shirley MacLaine, who has recently lost her husband. Shirley Maclaine's character is called "Aurora" and her daughter, played by Debra Winger is named "Melaine."
The show begins by briefly focusing on "Melanie's" childhood, which includes the death of her father, and then proceeds to her young adult years. "Melanie" lives with her mother and decides to get married to a professor played by Jeff Daniels, whose character is named "Flap Horton."
The mother, "Aurora" is completely against "Melanie" getting married because she thinks she's making a mistake. It is either because she's too young, or "Aurora" doesn't think "Flap," an English professor is successful enough to care for her daughter.
Ultimately, she gets married and they have children and it focuses mainly on how the two mother-daughter relationship is affected by her getting married.
It's definitely a heart-warming and sad film. It's definitely a drama without humor.
Movie Review: Flawless
Summary: 5 Stars
Exactly how in the world did I never see this movie before? Reputation has made this out to be "the ultimate chick flick" upon which every other tear-jerker is judged. But it's definitely more of a character study than a weepy mushy movie. In fact, it's anything but mushy. Where it could of been over-sentimental, it was poignant. Where it could of been boring, it was insightful. And where it could of been corny, it was tongue-in-cheek. I don't think I need to say anything about the acting in it, if you've seen Terms of Endearment you know that Shirley MacLaine, Debra Winger, and Jack Nicholson bring their characters to a life rarely seen in movies. I just can't get over how great this movie was. The story is so good, it's so funny and at times among some of the saddest moments I've ever seen portrayed in the movies. I don't want to go any further for fear that I might spoil it for those who haven't seen this incredible story about life and love and laughter among family. This is an AMAZING and moving film!
Movie Review: AHEAD OF ITS TIME
Summary: 5 Stars
This 1983 release was ahead of its time. It most definitely has a message for today's society. I did not so much GET it over twenty years ago when viewing it in the theater as I did when watching it on the DVD as a middle aged movie buff. Shirley MacLaine plays a somewhat flighty but still most desirable middle aged woman whose conflict with her sweet if not naive daughter, played by Debra Winger, is sometimes stormy but always loving. Jack Nicholson, as the next door neighbor, is outstanding as always and is a sleezy womanizing former astronaut who befriends Ms. MacLaine but by movie's end it is clear he loves her and is perhaps a changed man. A younger Jeff Daniels is convincing as Winger's cheating husband as is John Lithgow as the man taken with her innocent charms. This movie will make you laugh and cry and the musical score is one you will never forget. All serious movie buffs should have a copy of this.