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She's So Lovely

R Released Aug 27, 1997 1h 37m Drama List
66% Tomatometer 41 Reviews 62% Popcornmeter 5,000+ Ratings
After being released from a psychiatric institution, a man tries to redeem himself in the eyes of his now-ex wife from the events that led up to his incarceration.
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Lisa Schwarzbaum Entertainment Weekly Rated: B Sep 7, 2011 Full Review Emanuel Levy Variety Based on Cassavetes pere script, this Cassavetes fils meditation on love and madness is a truly curioisity item, lacking the master's profound ideas and rich subtext; 20 years ago, it would have starred Gena Rowlands, Ben Gazzara and Peter Falk. Rated: B- Dec 1, 2006 Full Review Mick LaSalle San Francisco Chronicle Rated: 3/4 Jun 18, 2002 Full Review Cole Smithey ColeSmithey.com Rated: 4/5 Sep 3, 2008 Full Review Neil Cohen Echo Magazine Rated: 3/5 Jul 29, 2007 Full Review Jon Niccum Lawrence Journal-World Rated: 3/5 Jan 25, 2007 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member Nick Cassavettes directs Sean Penn, Robin Wright, Debi Mazar, the late Harry Dean Stanton, the late James Gamdolfini, and John Travolta Two respective men bid for the affection of Maureen Murphy Quinn in two parts of her life Eddie Quinn used to be married to Maureen until a mistake landed him in a psychiatric hospital He gets out but discovers she's moved on with three children and a new husband, Joey Joey makes it quite clear Eddie should just walk away and leave Maureen alone but Eddie isn't one to back down It becomes a tricky love triangle with clashing of what the other really wants or who's filling the empty void Stanton co-stars as a friend of Penn's character, and Gandolfini plays the abusive neighbor Oh my god this opening took a brutal 48 min just to get started Plots should not take that long to set things up Once Travolta and the kids show up the film does get a bit more juicy in the drama department Both of them showcase their talent for raw emotions And it's a real meditation on love and madness, sometimes they're one in the same A flawed, uneven but really well-acted exercise Rated 2 out of 5 stars 08/30/23 Full Review jon c Nick Cassavettes directs Sean Penn, Robin Wright, Debi Mazar, the late Harry Dean Stanton, the late James Gamdolfini, and John Travolta Two respective men bid for the affection of Maureen Murphy Quinn in two parts of her life Eddie Quinn used to be married to Maureen until a mistake landed him in a psychiatric hospital He gets out but discovers she's moved on with three children and a new husband, Joey Joey makes it quite clear Eddie should just walk away and leave Maureen alone but Eddie isn't one to back down It becomes a tricky love triangle with clashing of what the other really wants or who's filling the empty void Stanton co-stars as a friend of Penn's character, and Gandolfini plays the abusive neighbor Oh my god this opening took a brutal 48 min just to get started Plots should not take that long to set things up Once Travolta and the kids show up the film does get a bit more juicy in the drama department Both Penn's showcase their talent for raw emotions And it's a real meditation on love and madness, sometimes they're one in the same A flawed, uneven but really well-acted exercise Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member Sean and Robin are the on screen dysfunctional and addicted couple. Penn goes to jail. Wright marries Travolta. And the ending is bizarre when Sean comes back to reclaim her. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/12/23 Full Review daniel g Despicable idiotic movie full of nonsense Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review andrey k Brilliantly acted, especially by Robin Wright, and filmed but behind this is absolute shallowness. What this movie tries to convey? That a modern woman can be and, moreover, should be so independent that her drunkness and whoreness must be evaluated as number 1 priority and no one should blame her, no one! Not even her three daughters. Sorry, girls. And year, that her jerk of a husband is a truly evil person here, no doubt. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member Hilarious, quite touching, but also puzzling. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/19/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis After being released from a psychiatric institution, a man tries to redeem himself in the eyes of his now-ex wife from the events that led up to his incarceration.
Director
Nick Cassavetes
Producer
René Cleitman
Screenwriter
John Cassavetes
Distributor
Miramax Films
Production Co
Miramax, Clyde Is Hungry Productions
Rating
R
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Aug 27, 1997, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Oct 11, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$7.3M
Runtime
1h 37m
Sound Mix
Surround, Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio
Scope (2.35:1), 35mm
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