Grace of My Heart1996
Grace of My Heart (1996)
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Cast
as Edna Buxton/Denise Waverly
as Joel Millner
as Howard
as John Murray
as Jay Phillips
as Doris Shelley
as Kelly Porter
as Cheryl Steed
as Guru Dave
as Matthew Lewis
as Mrs. Buxton
as Audition Record Producer
as Dress Saleswoman
as Talent Show Contestant
as M.C. At Talent Show
as Betty
as Sha Sha
as Waitress In Diner
as Stylette
as Stylette
as Stylette
as Stylette
as Stylette
as Riptides Dancing Girl
as Receptionist No. 1
as Girl In Coffee Shop
as Annie
as Receptionist No. 2
as Brill Building Songwriter
as Radio Station Receptionist
as Record Producer
as Marion
as Girl In Howard's Bed
as Group Member [The Riptides]
as Baby Luma
as Cab Driver
as Kindly Nurse
as Group Member [The Riptides]
as Luma
as Annie's Son
as Group Member [The Riptides]
as Journalist
as Member of the Riptides
as Stylettes Member
as Member of the Riptides
as Member of the Riptides
as The Riptides' Dancing Girl
as The Riptides' Dancing Girl
as TV Interviewer
as The Riptides' Engineer
as Doris' LA Boyfriend
as Theremin Player
as Security Expert
as Singer On Beach
as Click Brothers
as Singer On Beach
as Singer On Beach
as Singer In Tree
as Singer In Tree
as Denise Waverly/Edna Buxton [Singing Voice]
as Singer In Tree
as Dr. Jones--'Jonesy'
as Crying Woman At Funeral
as Commune Guitarist
as Stylettes Member
Critic Reviews for Grace of My Heart
All Critics (24) | Top Critics (5) | Fresh (18) | Rotten (6)
This is not the smoothest trip: the transitions are bumpy, the lip-synching's imperfect...But rough edges are more than offset by contagious vitality...It may not be precision-tooled, but it's triumphantly alive.
Edna Buxton... really wants to do is sing her own material, but there's no market for that in 1959. If her character were a song, you'd want her key changes to be less abrupt -- there's not much modulation.
Charming tale of songwriter finding her voice has profanity.
The lead, Ileana Douglas, is good, but the musical film suffers from repetitive structure and lack of sufficiently interesting ideas.
An intelligent, engaging comedy-drama that will have audiences tapping their toes and running off to buy the soundtrack.
Illeana Douglas grabs onto her first starring role with passion and conviction.
Audience Reviews for Grace of My Heart
Grace of my Heart is loosely based on the life of real life singer/songwriter Carol King who yearns to break free of her privileged suburban upbringing to become a pop music singer but instead defers her dreams of pop stardom settling for a career as a songwriter. Moving to New York she meets famous song manager Joel Millner (John Tuturro) who helps her on the road to stardom and becomes her lifelong friend and confidant. Changing her name to Denise Waverley she writes a number of hits and becomes a famous and much sought after name in the music industry. She faces a lot of tragedies including the suicide of her husband Brian Wilson (played by Matt Dillon) but she overcomes all the hardship and gets her life back on track and produces and brings out her own new album which sells over a million copies. Illeana Douglas does a credible turn in the title role, Patsy Kensit plays Denise's longtime songwriting partner and loyal gal pal Cheryl Steed and a very young Bridget Fonda portrays the teenage closeted lesbian and pop singer Kelly Porter.
Super Reviewer
A personal favorite. Love it.
Super Reviewer
Grace of My Heart Quotes
| Denise Waverly/Edna Buxton: | Mother, I can't sing in a dress that doesn't fit. |
| Mrs. Buxton: | The dress suits the occasion. It's you that doesn't fit. |