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Lovely & Amazing (2002)
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Reviews Counted: 112
Fresh: 95
Rotten:17
Average Rating: 7.3/10
Consensus: The bitingly truthful Lovely & Amazing is a smart and perceptive female character study.
Theatrical Release: Jun 28, 2002 Limited
Box Office: $4,186,931
Synopsis: Academy-Award nominated actresses Catherine Keener ("Being John Malkovich") and Brenda Blethyn ("Secrets & Lies") star in Nicole Holofcener's follow-up feature to her critically acclaimed debut "Walking and Talking." A finely... [More]
Starring: Catherine Keener, Jake Gyllenhaal, Brenda Blethyn, Emily Mortimer
Director: Nicole Holofcener
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Reviews for Lovely & Amazing
Has a lovely feel, interactions that are real & unafraid to broach life's insecurities -- ie: personal appearance from hair to body fat. However, doesn't add up to amazing.
04/23/07
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02/09/06
Captures the body-image insecurities of women while delving more than skin-deep into her characters' psyches.
06/25/04
Not long enough to be a ‘message movie’, but insightful enough to hold our attention while exploring the lives of these characters.
03/02/04
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05/13/03
After this, you'd like to think that the studios might let Holofcener turn her attention to a few more US TV shows. They need talents like her.
03/26/03
A refreshing reminder that not every movie about women must be a hollow, empty, self-indulgent 'chick flick.'
01/28/03
"Lovely and Amazing is a story about real people. These people are insecure about their lives. They aren’t convinced that there’s some inner beauty about them. They see themselves as I suspect most people do, mostly for the flaws. However, these are still
01/10/03
Another one of those estrogen overdose movies like "Divine Secrets of the Ya Ya Sisterhood," except that the writing, acting and character development are a lot better.
12/16/02
All of us wish we could feel we are lovely & amazing, if only to one person. It's about this wish, and about how we prevent it as well.
12/14/02
Everyone’s insecure in Lovely and Amazing, a poignant and wryly amusing film about mothers, daughters and their relationships.
11/16/02
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LOVELY & AMAZING is really dark & humorous - but still an amazing effort all around!
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LOVELY & AMAZING is really dark & humorous - but still an amazing effort all around!
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LOVELY & AMAZING is really dark & humorous - but still an amazing effort all around!
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LOVELY & AMAZING is really dark & humorous - but still an amazing effort all around!
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