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Title: "Weird" does not mean "interesting"
Review: I couldn't help but compare this movie to "My One and Only", George Hamilton's autobiographical movie about his adolescence. Both are stories of growing up weird, with mothers who are neurotic, to say the least.Unfortunately, having colorful characters does not a movie make. I think actually watching someone run with scissors would be more interesting than this movie.Critics have recommended Annette Bening for her tour de force--but a much better example is in the overlooked "Julia". Now there's something worth watching.To me, the problem is one of simple unpleasantness. (It's common in movies today that there's no real protagonist--no one to really sympathize with or care about at all.) About 40 minutes into this movie, I was hoping they'd all get carried off in straitjackets. Sadly, that does not happen.I suppose if you've had a really boring, empty life, you might find a story like this engaging. Too bad.
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