Boys on the Side

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olive r saddest lesbian movie ive watched but one of my new found favorites Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 06/17/24 Full Review Steve D The mixed tones didn't work at all for me. Rated 2/5 Stars •  Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/17/23 Full Review dave s Boys on the Side tells the story of three disparate women (Whoopi Goldberg, Drew Barrymore, Mary-Louise Parker), all carrying their own significant emotional baggage, who embark on a road trip across America. However, what starts as a Thelma and Louise-like odyssey of personal discovery and female empowerment soon devolves into something more maudlin, along the line of Beaches. While the characters are all likeable enough and the movie is helped along by an excellent soundtrack, it ultimately feels as though it is hurt by the tonal shift, which feels like a bit of a cop-out, and way too much unnecessary and awkward dialogue, losing sight of how powerful imagery can be in such a visual medium. It's not that it's a bad movie, but you can't help but think that director Herbert Ross simply overthought things. Sometimes less is better. Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review james b This was a really good movie. It's definitely worth a watch. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member The best way to describe this movie is being taken on a ride. It's charming, adventurous, emotional, funny, and everything in between. As friendship grows between the main characters, a relationship is also grown between the characters and the audience, so much so, you'll be in an emotional mess by the end of it. The cast handles all that's given to them with eloquence and skill. Movie vibes I'm picking up on is akin to Fried Green Tomatoes, My Girl, or Velma and Louise. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/14/23 Full Review jon c Whoopi Goldberg, Drew Barrymore, Matthew McConnaughey, and Mary-Louise Parker as Jane, Robin, and Holly A movie about a group of women who wander their own way in life Jane is a musician, Robin is a real estate agent and offers to drive cross country; the two of them decide to go from NYC to LA Along the way they run into a young blonde named Holly who wants to find love but she's also expecting a child Plus it turns out Jane and Robin have secrets from one another This sorta plays like another ‘Thelma & Louise' but with three female buddies along the spirits of ‘Fried Green Tomatoes' Sometimes if you don't have any place to go, it's best to stay where you are, children are supposed to live after us, is it ok that women use men like side pieces even though it's been done to them for the longest time?, you get whoever you end up with, we don't ever have to complain or explain, there's this inexplicable bond between women there no denying that An emotionally engaging film that struck a real chord with me The three actresses are a dime a dozen showing how strong their friendship is and the lengths they'll go to stay connected Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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