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This is one of my favorite movies starring two of my favorite female lead actresses. I rushed out Christmas day in 1998 to see this film and never regretted it. It makes me laugh and cry every time I see it.
This film is so relevent to today's families showing that children and parents don't have to choose sides and that all members can have an enriched involvement. It uses humor to show the viewer the importance of family and getting along.
Amazon Price: $10.49 (as of 05/11/2008)
Jackie and Luke are divorced. Luke is marrying Isabel. Jackie is resentful of Isabel and Isabel is just trying to survive Luke and Jackie's two kids. The family has a volatile dynamic until Jackie learns she has cancer and realizes that she needs to make sure her kids are taken care of, even if it is by someone she doesn't overtly trust or respect. She only has so much time left to show Isabel the ropes of being a good Stepmom.
Genre:
Drama
Directed by:
Chris Columbus
Actors:
Julia Roberts as Isabel Kelly
Susan Sarandon as Jackie Harrison
Ed Harris as Luke Harrison
Julia Fiona Roberts (born October 28 1967) is an Academy Award-winning American film actress and former fashion model. She shot to fame during the early 1990s after starring in the romantic comedy Pretty Woman opposite Richard Gere, which grossed US $463 million worldwide. She won the Best Actress Academy Award in 2001 for her critically acclaimed turn as the title character in Erin Brockovich and earned Oscar nominations as Best Supporting Actress for Steel Magnolias (1989) and Best Actress fo...
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It does tug at the heart strings but it's an good character study of divided families. Life is not always peaches and cream but it isn't always curdled milk either.
Posted December 27, 2007
Susan Sarandon (born October 4, 1946) is an Academy Award-winning American actress. She has worked in films and television since 1970, and won an Oscar for her performance in the 1995 film, Dead Man Walking. She is also noted for her social and political activism for a variety of progressive causes.
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When Jackie invites Isabel into the family picture more...1 point
Edward Allen Harris (born November 28, 1950) is an Academy Award-nominated American actor, known for his performances in The Rock, The Right Stuff, The Abyss, Glengarry Glen Ross, Apollo 13, Pollock, Enemy at the Gates, and The Truman Show, among many others.
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After getting injured at the park Ben ends up in the hospital. While Jackie is talking to the doctors Isabel tries to comfort him. He asks her to sing him a song. Here are the lyrics:
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