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Me Without You

R Released Jul 5, 2002 1h 48m Comedy Drama List
68% Tomatometer 68 Reviews 78% Popcornmeter 5,000+ Ratings
During a long, hot summer in seventies London, young neighbors Holly (Michelle Williams) and Marina (Anna Friel) make a childhood pact to be friends forever. For Marina, troubled, fiercely independent, determined to try everything, Holly stays the only constant in a life of divorcing parents, experimental drugs and fashionable self-destruction. But for Holly, a friendship that has never been equal gradually starts to feel like a trap.
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At times ponderous, Me Without You is engaging due to the fine work by Williams and Friel.

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Alyx Vesey Bitch Media Writer-director Sandra Goldbacher's 2001 feature Me Without You... serves as further evidence for the kind of actress Williams was to become. Jan 11, 2021 Full Review Susan Stark Detroit News Rated: 2/4 Oct 19, 2002 Full Review Richard Nilsen Arizona Republic Although the film deserves some points for trying to describe the intensity of best-friendship between girls, it fails to make them interesting people. Rated: 2/5 Sep 20, 2002 Full Review Marya E. Gates Cool People Have Feelings, Too. (Substack) While Williams’ British accent is sometimes spotty, she is able to chart the internal arc of Holly over the decades with the same kind of raw emotionality and complexity that has since become her signature Mar 2, 2024 Full Review Richard Propes TheIndependentCritic.com If you prefer your actresses to portray bold and strong women, then this lost gem given new life by First Run Features should be on your agenda. Rated: 3.5/4.0 Sep 16, 2020 Full Review Film Threat Rated: 3/5 Dec 6, 2005 Full Review Read all reviews

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Ms L Having grown up with a toxic friend like Marina, I could relate to Holly very much. Also, Holly's unrequited love of Oliver Milburn's character (which, who wouldn't be) was something I believe most women have experienced. The acting is terrific. Michelle Williams, phenomenal as always, has a passable accent, though no one really spoke with the regional accent. Anna Friel also has an amazing performance as the jealous, possessive, reckless, diabolical "best friend" who wants everything Holly has. There was only one part of the film I didn't love; the very end. It felt too contrived. Overall, I enjoyed watching, though. I plan to put my partner through viewing it this evening (he secretly hates every film I put him through). Rated 4 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review isla s I liked this film as it did well in portraying a friendship through the decades - the highs and the lows. It seemed pretty realistic and it features good performances from the two main cast members - Anna Friel and Michelle Williams. It features a good soundtrack and is worth a watch. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review jordan m I thought the 2nd act where the girls compete to win the love of their professor was the best part, mostly because it was rather conventional and Kyle is a good actor. In the first and third acts they go the unconventional route of making no effort to endear the main characters to the audience and make the bizarre decision to show a character trying heroin with no serious negative impact on her life. I found myself not rooting for either of them to succeed really, and for a movie like this one it caused the whole thing to be remembered as a boring movie I endured rather than an interesting examination of female friendships. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member This was good, but the repetitive circular themes got tiresome....and in the end, it all felt very unrewarding. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/06/20 Full Review Audience Member Intimate and sad film about the nature of manipulative female friendships. I'm extra generous here because not many movies show how profound these can be - the film-making is eh. Michelle Williams kills her role as always. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/26/23 Full Review Audience Member this was on so i watched it. putting off watching 'birdman' for reasons i can't explain. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/21/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis During a long, hot summer in seventies London, young neighbors Holly (Michelle Williams) and Marina (Anna Friel) make a childhood pact to be friends forever. For Marina, troubled, fiercely independent, determined to try everything, Holly stays the only constant in a life of divorcing parents, experimental drugs and fashionable self-destruction. But for Holly, a friendship that has never been equal gradually starts to feel like a trap.
Director
Sandra Goldbacher
Producer
Finola Dwyer
Screenwriter
Sandra Goldbacher
Distributor
Samuel Goldwyn Company
Production Co
Fireworks Pictures
Rating
R (Sexual Content|Language|Drug Use)
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jul 5, 2002, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
May 5, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA)
$301.2K
Runtime
1h 48m
Sound Mix
Dolby Stereo, Dolby Digital, Dolby A, Surround, Dolby SR
Aspect Ratio
Scope (2.35:1)
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