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This is the heart-warming, tear-jerking, yet still comical tale of a young girl named Beverly growing up during the 1950s; a time when sexual promiscuity was forbidden and, should an "accident" occur, the young couple wed right away.
And that is what happens when Beverly meets Ray. Forced to put aside her dreams of college and becoming a writer, Beverly and Ray wed and then along comes Jason, their son. Beverly finds herself still holding on to her dreams while trying to tame Ray into fatherhood and raise her baby boy. Needless to say, the marriage does last but your children are always your children; thus the story focuses on Beverly and Jason.
Anyone who has had a child at a young age, wed or unwed, can relate to this tale of lost dreams and life's struggles told from Jason's point of view. Essentially, it is the tale of how young mothers and their offspring grow-up together; how they depend on and learn from one another.
To me, the most touching part of this movie came with the confrontation between Beverly and grown-up Jason soon after Jason sees his father, Ray, after many years of absence from his life. I won't spoil it telling what occurs, but it is the most truthful yet touching part of the movie.
Definitely a chick flick. Guys won't get it under any circumstance. Ladies, save it for a night that you need to laugh through tears.
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Nothing but a lame excuse to show the overrated Barrymore's face on the screen again.
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I know, I know, the movie is never as good as the book. But some movies based on books at least capture the essence and theme of the book it is based on. This film, sadly, does not. In the film version of Riding in Cars with Boys I found it VERY hard to sympathize with the lead character, Beverly Donofrio, played by Drew Barrymore. She gets pregnant young, marries beneath her, experiments with drugs, and borders on negelecting her son. In the book, Donofrio does all these things, but manages to straighten up, get into college, graduate with a BA and move to NYC to pursue her writing. Barrymore does a fine job acting in this film, but the story would have been better if it had not have skimmed over Donofrios achievements and focused on her coming of age mistakes.
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It's a great movie and I recommend people to see it. But I found it was a little depressing. Most of the time we're so used to seeing the Hollywood movies that don't have that "real life" feel to it. Real life isn't all "balloons and candy" and that's where I had that "slight" problem. Other than that, this movie is one of the closest to real life I've seen and I do think it's worth the buy. There are many teenaged girls out there that has the same problem with the pregnancy and the dramas around it. By watching the movie, the girls will know that they're not alone and that they can relate.
I love Drew Barrymore and she slam dunked another movie that I love. Any movie that she's in is worth the money. :)
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This movie had me crying the entire time. It was supposed to be funny at times, but I really only laughed twice. I didn't completely like any of the characters. Bev was a self centered, horrible mother, but she has dreams and clings to them. Ray is a bad husband, an idiot, and addicted to drugs. But he is sweet and loves his family. Jason is troubled, but he has every right to be.
So why do I give it four stars? First of all, the entire crew's performance (excluding Jason) was incredible. Bev and Ray were especially excellent. The story was believable. It wasn't at all sugar-coated, and I think that's rare in a movie. I liked the fact that Bev retained her 'it's all about me' attitude throughout the whole thing. I hated her for it, but it was realistic. I wasn't bored once during the entire film. And it has a message to it.
This is a perfect movie to see if you're in the right mood for it. You won't be able to watch it without shedding a tear.
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