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Baby, It's You

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An aspiring lounge singer (Vincent Spano) romances a rich girl (Rosanna Arquette) in 1960s New Jersey.
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Time Out Arquette and Spano hit exactly the right note. Feb 27, 2008 Full Review Janet Maslin New York Times A labor of love for everyone involved. Rated: 4/5 Feb 27, 2008 Full Review Dave Kehr Chicago Reader As a filmmaker, Sayles still seems more likable than incisive or original, but it's a likability with a certain brilliance. Feb 27, 2008 Full Review Sean Burns Crooked Marquee So much more than a movie about lovestruck teens, it’s a sad and sometimes uncomfortably perceptive picture about the gaps between who we are and the people we wish we were. Feb 18, 2024 Full Review Carol Flake Vanity Fair With its dark realism, rock 'n' roll delirium, and gutsy humor, Baby, It's You builds up to the mythic resonance of the finest American coming-of-age films. Sep 20, 2019 Full Review Fernando F. Croce CinePassion A patchy romance but tough-minded and full of vividly smudged emotions Dec 18, 2011 Full Review Read all reviews

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Bulgantamir B The plot was instructive Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/04/24 Full Review Bahad j I felt like the characters in this movie could feel the happiness and difficulties that they faced in real life. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/03/24 Full Review Бавуу Э An aspiring lounge singer (Vincent Spano) romances a rich girl (Rosanna Arquette) in 1960s New Jersey. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/03/24 Full Review Audience Member One of John Sayles early films is a little treasure about nostalgic first love. But, the film becomes a much darker and much deeper film than that as it goes along. Rosanna Arquette is sweet and Vincent Spano make an incredible impact as "Sheik". Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/09/23 Full Review Audience Member Baby It’s You is a run-of-the-mill teen love story. It focuses on a girl who falls for a guy from the other side of the tracks. Although in this movie it’s a bit odd because he dresses better than anyone in her school, so it never feels like he’s that different from her. They rely heavily on the perceived class distinction between the two, but I never sensed it. Anyways, they have their issues and break up before graduation, but then find themselves reuniting a while later. It’s familiar territory and you won’t be shocked by anything that happens in this movie. I’ll credit John Sayles for his directing, because he made some interesting choices and there were a select few shots that looked great. The big failing of Baby It’s You is the complete lack of chemistry between the two stars. Rosanna Arquette and Vincent Spano look like they despise one another most of the time, and I’m never convinced there is this underlying passion. I don’t think either of them played their parts terrible, they just don’t belong together as a couple on screen. The story was lackluster as well, so I found myself relatively bored by this film. Even though there are a small handful of good elements, overall it’s a failure. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 04/26/18 Full Review Audience Member So relatable great acting. A must for lovers! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/17/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis An aspiring lounge singer (Vincent Spano) romances a rich girl (Rosanna Arquette) in 1960s New Jersey.
Director
John Sayles
Producer
Griffin Dunne, Amy Robinson
Screenwriter
John Sayles
Distributor
Paramount Pictures
Production Co
Double Play Films
Rating
R
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Mar 4, 1983, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 5, 2019
Runtime
1h 45m
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