Director: James Mangold
Starring: Winona Ryder, Angelina Jolie, Clea DuVall, Brittany Murphy, Elizabeth Moss, Jared Leto, Jeffry Tamber, Vannessa Redgrave, Whoopi Goldberg
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After dealing with physically and socially challenged men in Heavy and Copland, James Mangold has decided to focus on women in his new film Girl, Interrupted. Based on the best-selling memoir by Susanna Kaysen of her two year stay at a psychiatric hospital during the late 1960s, the film stars doe-eyed Winona Ryder as the 17-year-old Susanna, and Angelina Jolie as Lisa, her alluring sociopathic buddy.
When Susanna is diagnosed as having a borderline personality disorder, she
has to decide is whether to become sane or slip into self-absorbed
craziness - it's as black and white as that.
The film starts off bad, gets worse and then somehow redeems itself
without ever being satisfying. The period feel is great and some of the
smaller stories are fine especially that of Daisy, a Lewinsky-esque woman
who craves roast chicken and laxatives and is the sexual toy of her
father. But it doesn't go anywhere until Susanna realises the choice she
has to make. Ryder's performance is calm but sharp especially when
compared to the histrionics of Jolie, who seems to be emulating Brad
Pitt's oft-employed versions of madness. The appearance of Vanessa
Redgrave as compassionate Dr Wick is a welcome grounding relief.
We're in similar territory to One Flew Over The Cuckoos Nest, made by Mangold's mentor Milos Forman, but this film is not nearly as resonant or as well executed. Ryder and especially Jolie, have become poster girls of dementia for impressionable young women and Girl, Interrupted may have been a stronger film if it didn't have such attractive young women as its stars.
Reviewed by Iain Tibbles
Reader comments about Girl, Interrupted
Trakaty (Email address withheld) writes:
Girl interrupted is a well thought out experience with lots of talent put into the acting and directing.
chiara (liaspa@libero.it) writes:
è intenso, simbolico, è il cammino che tutti noi dovremmo fare per crescere,
è il fondo che tocca noi, prima che siamo noi a toccare lui, finalmente un film sulla mia vita di ragazza interrotta..
Jennifer (girl_interupted78@hotmail.com) writes:
I thought Girl Interupted was a great movie. Sussana is a very strong character and I often found myself in some of her thoughts and quotes. I also have the book of girl interrupted and think it is too amazing, simmilar to the film but I liked how it told you about Sussana meeting the others later on in life.
Jericho (Email address withheld) writes:
Girl interrupted is an exceptional movie. The characters in the movie are very interesting. they excellently depicted their roles.
jetman (alwaysme@hotmail.com) writes:
By seeing this movie, I was totaly thrilled. There are so much feelings and thoughts,that it is very confusing for the main carachter.
I recognize a lot of things by myself compared to Susie Q.
Winona did a great job!!!
martina (marfaa88@edu.gislaved.se) writes:
the best movie i´ve ever seen... the actors are great and I love the psycho shit in the movie... angelina (lisa) are so beatiful in girl interupted... I love it!! best movie ever!!
Neira (garfield207@hotmail.com) writes:
Ive never seen a movie that showed how much strength and weakness women have, i think this movie showed that nobody is insane unless you make yourself think that way. i think that by watching this movie you see life threw anothers eyes and i very much enjoyed it, to see how women think when they are claimed to be insane.
ritchelle salmasan (ritchelle17@yahoomail) writes:
Girl is a difficult moview to sit for two hours.The flash backs creates confusion to the audience.It did not emphasize the family background of Susanna.
ozkan turcan (o_turcan@hotmail.com) writes:
I Luved the Movie .
Can anyone help me in getting the soundtrack
Cheers
sammy hancock (angelkiss2000@hotmail.com) writes:
i was 12 when i first watch the movie and it really freaked me out. then a few years later when i was 17 i watched it again. the film made me cry, laugh, smile, frown and even cry myself with laughter. i havnt read the book yet but i am hoping to order it soon.
john-paul (Email address withheld) writes:
i thought this was a great film, very similar to one flew over the cuckoos nest. jolie was excellent and ryder too, i myself feel i have sociopathic qualities and have watched this film repeatedly and even though i am probably not sociopayhic i wish i was cause of this film
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