Driving Miss Daisy (1989)
Genre: Dramas
Starring: Jessica Tandy, Morgan Freeman, Dan Aykroyd, Patti LuPone, Esther Rolle
DVD Info
Release:
Feb 4, 2003
DVD Features:
- Region 1
- Digi-Pack
- Anamorphic Widescreen - 1.85
- Single Side - Dual Layer
Audio:
- Dolby Surround - English
- Dolby Surround - French
- Dolby Digital Stereo 2.0 - Spanish
Additional Release Material:
- Audio Commentary
- Featurettes
- Trailers - 1. Original Theatrical Trailer
Text/Galleries:
- Stills/Photos
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Reviews
It's a bland but decent film that I liked without loving it.
It gets to its hugely emotional destination without ever having to put the foot down; a poignant and provocative road movie.
Ultimately this is an intelligent feel-good movie that had Oscar material stamped all over the screenplay, but lacks the bite or insight that could have turned it into something truly special.
Bruce Beresford's sensitive direction complements Alfred Uhry's skillful adapation of his Pulitzer Prize-winning play.
Chief among the film's rewards are the extraordinary performances of its trio of stars, Freeman, Tandy, and Aykroyd.
The movie also has something legitimate and instructive to say about the subtlety and intricacy of everyday race relations in the south during the period covered (roughly 1948 to '73).
Tandy and Freeman are terrific in this beautiful film about the commonalities between people who seem so different.
Far too cosy to serve as an effective social or political metaphor; better to regard it as a solid ensemble piece.
The low budget (7.5 million), modest storytelling, and likable performances must have impressed the Academy for the movie won the Best Picture Oscar and Best Actress for Jessica Tandy, thus establishing her as a screen star at an old age.
A toothless message movie, timidly espousing homogenized morals and terrified of offending anyone.
Strikes the right chords in both drama and comedy, but given the setting and subject matter, doesn’t really have anything important or original to say.
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