{"id":3678,"date":"2016-08-08T19:29:49","date_gmt":"2016-08-08T23:29:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/?p=3678"},"modified":"2023-12-25T12:10:35","modified_gmt":"2023-12-25T17:10:35","slug":"girl-interrupted-1999","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/?p=3678","title":{"rendered":"Girl, Interrupted-1999"},"content":{"rendered":"

Girl, Interrupted-1999<\/strong><\/p>\n

Director James Mangold<\/strong><\/p>\n

Starring Winona Ryder, Angelina Jolie<\/strong><\/p>\n

Scott\u2019s Review #461<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Reviewed August 8, 2016<\/p>\n

Grade: B+<\/strong><\/p>\n

Girl, Interrupted is a film that I had viewed twice when it came out (1999) and recently viewed again in 2013.<\/p>\n

The film is a star-making performance for Angelina Jolie (unknown before this) and warrants a watch just for that alone. Jolie completely steals the show as she portrays a damaged mental patient during the 1960s.<\/p>\n

The film itself is interesting as its intended star is Winona Ryder, at this point in her heyday, but completely usurped by Jolie- glaringly so.<\/p>\n

Ryder was in prime form when she was the “it” girl during the 1990s. Sadly, her star has since faded.<\/p>\n

Besides the “who is the real star of Girl, Interrupted” saga, the film itself is very good, though it has a glossy, happily ever after, Hollywood, vibe to it.<\/p>\n

It is not as gritty as it could have been.<\/p>\n

Throughout, the film has a very safe feel- even in moments of peril, as when one girl commits suicide, or another suffers from burns, it feels light.<\/p>\n

I did not buy Whoopi Goldberg as the kindhearted nurse. Her performance was okay, but nothing special.<\/p>\n

Ryder and Jolie are tops.<\/p>\n

Despite the subject matter, the film suffers from a chick-flick, clich\u00e9, happy ending sort of style, but despite all of this, I still immensely enjoy the film.<\/p>\n

Oscar Nominations:<\/strong> 1 win<\/strong>-Best Supporting Actress-Angelina Jolie (won)<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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