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Genre: Feature Film-Comedy
Rating: PG13
Release Date: 7-NOV-2006
Media Type: DVD

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #10673 in DVD
• Brand: Trinity
• Released on: 2006-11-07
• Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
• Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
• Formats: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, NTSC
• Original language: English
• Number of discs: 1
• Dimensions: 1.00 pounds
• Running time: 105 minutes

Features

• Nominated for three Academy Awards, and based on the acclaimed play, three eccentric Southern sisters come together for the most unlikely reunion in this tale of family loyalty and the ultimate sibling rivalry. Starring Academy Award Winners Diane Keaton, Jessica Lange and Sissy Spacek, the McGrath girls must confront a stormy past and ultimately find that it is their differences that will bring t

Customer Reviews

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I bought this movie because my female family members got together for a slumber party (I'm the youngest at 44!)~We had a blast! This was one of the movies my sisters and I had seen together at the movie theater.
This movie is a bit on the dark side as it is about 3 sisters who are disfuntional in their lives (wait-who isn't??) But is shows how in the end, families are meant to take care of each other when the going gets tough. If you are into semi-dark humor/drama, then this is a movie for you. The characters are completely believable (I think we all have some of each of them in us), and the story line is easy to follow. Sissy Spacek,Diane Keaton, and Jessica Lange have great chemistry together~Too bad they didn't make more movies together. One regret, I wish I could have seen this in play form~I bet it would have been just as good.

You can't go wrong when you give Sissy Spacek a script like this...
Clever and witty, `Crimes of the Heart' is a film you just have fun watching; thanks in large part to the splendid performances by Jessica Lange and especially Sissy Spacek (who walked away with an Oscar nomination).

The film revolves around three sisters; Lenny, Meg and Babe. Babe, the youngest, just shot her husband and so this tragic event brings Lenny and Meg together to support her. Their local community is less accepting of Babe's actions, and even the sisters themselves. They have constant fights with their own family members, especially the sharp tongued Chick Boyle (played by Tess Harper, who also walked away with a nomination). As Babe's case gets examined deeper secrets are revealed that shake the sisters to their core, but all the while the experience brings them closer than they've ever been.

The film is elevated by the superb performances by most of the cast. Oscar nominees Specek and Harper are sublime, each wrapping their steal claws around the biting screenplay and injecting their talent into every word. Harper is quick witted and harsh with her delivery, while Specek is much more playful with her delivery. Personally I feel that Spacek should have walked away with another Oscar, for her performance is beyond brilliant. She manages to capture her characters naivety without ever making her weak or `dumb'. I also truly enjoyed Jessica Lange who balanced out Spacek wonderfully, complimenting her co-star every step of the way. She delved deep into Meg's own personal issues without ever overshadowing Babe's storyline.

Diane Keaton is talented, no doubt, but she is very hit-or-miss with me, and this was a miss. She play's Lenny as if she were slightly mentally handicapped which takes away from the authenticity. Yes, she is the sheltered and guarded, inexperienced sister but she plays Lenny almost too reserved for her own good. Her later scenes are refreshing, but getting there was difficult for her. She is the films one sour note for me, and the reason I give this a B+ and not an A. It was very hard to watch her for a lot of her scenes; she made me uncomfortable in her awkwardness. Thankfully Spacek and Lange work very hard to make up for her, but overall Keaton is an unforgivable mistake.

The film is nicely scripted (adapted from the stage play of the same name) and it feels fresh. It is highly entertaining and engaging from start to finish, with clever dialog and plenty of funny moments. It is also a very sweet and endearing film, but it is never once syrupy or saccharine. The film is very light, which works in its favor, for it never bogs us down with too much emotional manipulation.

I highly recommend this film for it is truly entertaining from start to finish (in spite of Keaton). I love Spacek; she is a wonderful actress who just knows how to hit her mark every time. Throw in the luminous Lange and the biting Harper and you have a slew of noteworthy performances to elevate this highly satisfying film.

superb
I think this movie is awesome and i enjoyed it very much. Its all about dysfunctional people and is a real slice of life. These women are all great actresses