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Makes you laugh while grabbing your heart

Cincinatti42506 — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 03:35:12 GMT

What a delight, a really pleasant delight, to see Florence Henderson as a grandmother who dies, goes to heaven, and then tries to get back to earth in order to keep a promise to her granddaughter that she will be there for her birthday. And while she's in heaven, she tries to find out whether or not her husband ever had an affair with an old rival of hers.

Although looking younger than a grandmother (and quite attractive), Ms. Henderson is very believable and authentic in this movie. Unlike most TV appearances, she just seems very natural, and we follow her every move.

Playing her younger self is an adorable actress named Allison Lange. Lange gives a memorable performance and lights up the screen when she is on. Talented, David Paetka plays Lange's on-screen husband with sincerity and charm. Yanni King is delightful as an aide in heaven. Kathryn Gordon is affecting as the young girl's mother. And the young girl is played by a fantastic actress named Stephanie Patton. What a talent for her age.

The movie was wonderfully written with wit, laughs and deep feelings by Ann Marcus, who introduces the surprising twists with the accomplished hand of a very talented and skilled screenwriter.

Nat Christian directs with a devilish (pardon the word here) joy. A gifted director, Christian knows how to play up the romance and gags while grabbing our hearts.

The music, the production design and the cinematography all blended together wonderfully.

Yes, it is a family film, but the adults will definitely get a kick out of this one too.

One of the classics

Cincinatti42506 — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 03:20:10 GMT

Yes, of course I liked this movie a lot.

A great drama about "family" with some gangtsers, albeit poetic, and action thrown in!

Marlon Brando was absolutely terrific in this. The rest of the cast was great.

The wonderful direction, the writing, the music and the cinematography all worked wonderfully together.

Great action-love story

Cincinatti42506 — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 03:12:53 GMT

Jan de Bont did a fantastic job directing this movie. It is both a love story and an action movie.

Writer, Michael Crichton, who has given us so many vivid and memorable works wrote this wonderful movie with Anne-Marie Martin.

Very much complimenting the writing and directing are the two main stars, Helen Hunt and Bil Paxton. The rest of the cast is great also.

Really, really great VFX in this one.

Much appreciated

Cincinatti42506 — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 09:24:12 GMT

Pretty Woman is a delightful romantic comedy that has some great moments. I liked this movie and particularly the direction.

Gary Marshall did a very fine job directing from the nicely written script by J.F. Lawton.

The leads, Richrd Gere and Julia Roberts worked very well together and came across appealing. They made a good match.

Good movies like this one can be watched over again and will still be entertaining.

I was moved

Cincinatti42506 — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 09:16:38 GMT

Director Jerry Zucker touches our heart with Bruce Joel Rubin's wonderful screenplay in this romantic and very sweet movie about two people very much in love. He gets murdered and tries to connect with her after he's dead. It's about love and also about finally letting go.

Patrick Swayzee and Demi Moore click together perfectly and we are rooting for them all the way. Whoopi Goldberg is funny as a fortune teller.

And the song - I think it is called Unchained Melody - works great.