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Anywhere But Here (1999)
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Reviews Counted:85
Fresh:55
Rotten:30
Average Rating:6.4/10
Consensus: The clever reversal of roles between Portman and Sarandons' charectors (Portman is constantly worried and looking out for her mother, not visa-versa) makes the movie interesting and worth watching. Transcends the tired cliche well.
Runtime: 1 hr 54 mins
Genre: Dramas
Synopsis: It is mid-summer 1995 as a 1978 Mercedes zooms down the highway, heading west. Inside sit 14-year-old Ann August (Natalie Portman) and her mother Adele (Susan Sarandon). Against her will, Ann is... [More]
Starring: Susan Sarandon, Natalie Portman, Eileen Ryan, Corbin Allred
Director: Wayne Wang
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Reviews for Anywhere But Here
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Portman is excellent, balancing wisdom and petulance, loyalty and imposition... Full Review |
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 3/5 |
As a depiction of a loving-turbulent relationship between a single mom (Susan Sarandon) and her rebellious teenage daughter (Natalie Portman), Wang's meller is nicely crafted but old-fashioned like Hollywood's weepies of yesteryear. Full Review |
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B- |
Director Wayne Wang has delivered a solid entertainment, particularly for women, with Anywhere But Here. Full Review |
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3.5/5 |
Adele and Ann are not easy screen characters to like, but they are easy to believe in -- especially in the skins of Sarandon and Portman. Full Review |
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4/5 |
A subtle and unexpected pleasure, all nuanced performance and character detail. Full Review |
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3/4 |
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4.5/5 |
Natalie Portman is my new hero. Full Review |
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C |
The title might very well be an appropriate description of what more impatient filmgoers may be feeling after sitting through this frustratingly mediocre dramedy. Full Review |
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In its eagerness to give voice to the overshadowed daughter, the film never allows the mother to live. Full Review |
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2.5/4 |
The movie drops in on a crucial part of their lives, follows it for a few minutes and then jettisons to another episode. It's like watching 10 short stories. Full Review |
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Inspired pairing of Susan Sarandon and Natalie Portman as an outrageous mother and her more practical daughter. Full Review |
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C+ |
The movie doesn't feel authentic, it's relationships are drawn in erratic, TV movie-like strokes. Full Review |
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3.5/5 |
Wang keeps a precise balance, necessary to blend a high-octane performance from Sarandon with an understated one from Portman. Full Review |
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The delicate, devastating pas de deux between Susan Sarandon and Natalie Portman demonstrates that great actresses are still available, even if Hollywood doesn't want to use them. Full Review |
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2.5/4 |
Susan Sarandon and Natalie Portman put on an acting clinic that's a treat to watch, but, no matter how accomplished, a clinic is not a movie. They do a lot with a little, yet it's far from enough. Full Review |
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A heartfelt drama about a mother and daughter having trouble connecting. Full Review |
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Without a strong central narrative ... the film loses momentum and ends as one more tired treatise on family dysfunction. Full Review |
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3.5/4 |
This is a mother/daughter film. Despite the fact that I am neither a mother, a daughter, nor a film; I loved it! Full Review |
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2.5/5 |
You start wishing you were anywhere but here -- preferably at last year's far funnier Slums of Beverly Hills. Full Review |
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2.5/4 |
La cinta no deja de ser manipuladora y con cierta carga de moralidad. Pudo haber sido un producto mucho mejor terminado Full Review |
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