
Georgia Rule
2007, Drama, 1h 53m
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Comedic and dramatic in all the wrong places, Georgia Rule is a confused dramedy that wastes the talents of its fine cast. Read critic reviews
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Georgia
Rachel
Lilly
Simon
Arnold
Harlan
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Critic Reviews for Georgia Rule
All Critics (117) | Top Critics (39) | Fresh (21) | Rotten (96)
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November 17, 2011 | Rating: 1/5 -
The confused script trades in such heavy topics as alcoholism and child sexual abuse, but every dramatic scene plays like one of those schmaltzy Happy Days moments that inevitably drew a big 'Awwwwww!' from the studio audience.
December 3, 2007 | Full Review… -
Time for a new book by Jane Fonda, and this time I expect a full chapter on how she got snookered into doing Georgia Rule.
May 16, 2007 -
Director Garry Marshall has too much confidence that he can match the weighty issues here with the light comedy. He can't. Or at least he can't with this cast.
May 12, 2007 | Rating: D -
The central problem with the movie isn't that it deals with several hot-button topics, but that it addresses them with a shocking lack of emotional honesty.
May 12, 2007 | Rating: 2/4 | Full Review… -
Georgia Rule doesn't make you feel good; it makes you queasy.
May 11, 2007 | Rating: 1/4
Audience Reviews for Georgia Rule
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Aug 11, 2010Come for a comedy, stay for an afterschool special. Despite its slap-sticky trailer and one-liner strewn ad campaign, Georgia Rule is neither a dramatic comedy nor a romantic comedy nor a family comedy. Come to think of it, despite the usually steady hand of erstwhile female-centric comedy director Garry Marshall (Pretty Woman, Runaway Bride, The Princess Diaries), even the few intentionally funny moments are about as laugh-out-loud as a public hanging. If there were a genre capable of pigeonholing this insipid preachy hogwash, however, it would most certainly be Dramatic-awfully. To group this insultingly cloying film in with the accepted canon of chick flicks (Beaches, Steel Magnolias) would be to set the feminist movement back by a millennium. In this surprisingly austere PG-13-rated drama, a frustrated mother (Felicity Huffman) takes her uncontrollable daughter (Lohan) to the one place she swore she would never return her domineering mothers (Fonda) Idaho farm. Drinking and language and rapeoh my! For arguments sake, let us imagine that the consensus of filmgoers walked into the theater oblivious to the fact that the movie poster adorning their theater featured three movie stars happy-go-luckily grinning from ear-to-ear. Open to the possibility of watching a drama, any audience would certainly entertain the strains of the rather serious themes addressed in Georgia Rule, right? Of course only the murky plotting and forceful character development crocheted between the comedic moments makes for one mess of a mosaic that unintentionally makes light of its dark undercurrents. Think: the historic abortion episode of Maude but with pratfalls. Bottom line: As laugh-out-loud as a public hanging.Jeff B Super Reviewer
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Jun 18, 2010There isnt any doubt that Lindsay Lohan is attractive... But if she is like in this movies, I wont say yes if she asking me for a date.Dedy N C Super Reviewer
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May 15, 2010The 3 generations of women end up living under the same roof for a summer and things get very tense. They each have their personal problems and are trying to work them out. In this mormon country, the youngest (Lohan) is considered to be the beautiful foreign girl which turns all guys heads. Her mother (Huffman) is yet to work on her dead-end relationship. And her grandmother (Fonda) is the one making the important decisions. They come together to develope a good bond which makes them stronger as a family. This movie is a must-see.Naughtia N Super Reviewer
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Jun 14, 2009no-one should have to admit that theyve seen this... and i never will! .... uh i mean... i never will see it..yeaCoxxie M Super Reviewer
Georgia Rule Quotes
Rachel: | try to jerk me around grandma |
Rachel: | Try and jerk me around, Grandma. |
Georgia: | GO FUCK YOURSELF! |
Georgia: | Go fuck yourself. |
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