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Actor: Brittany Murphy, Dakota Fanning, Donald Faison, Jesse Spencer, Marley SheltonBrand: TCFHE/MGM
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown), Dolby Digital 5.1; English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1; French (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround; Spanish (Dubbed), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround
Format: AC-3, Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD, NTSC, Special Edition, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.85:1
Running Time: 92 minutes
Published: 2004-01-01
DVD Release Date: 2004-01-06
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
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DVD Review: Fundamentals are the building blocks of fun.
Summary: 2 Stars
Brittany Murphy needs better roles. I don't know how to explain this further, but I do not believe that she has quite found her stride yet. As I look through her catalog of 20-something films, it surprises me that I can only say that I have enjoyed about a teaspoon of her work. Even as I look through the titles like Sin City, Little Black Book, and Girl, Interrupted, I cannot help but think that perhaps it wasn't her roles in these films that caught my attention, but instead the story, style, and power of the other, stronger, characters. She has yet to come forward and surprise us all with her hidden talent. Uptown Girls is a glowing example of Murphy not quite gaining her stride, but finding herself in the aura of a stronger actress. The story surrounding Uptown Girls is flimsy and brittle. Murphy's character carries no emotion or depth at all, which only proceeds to corrupt the story even further. Thankfully, we are not forced to drag our feet through the film with only the likes of Murphy to carry us, thankfully, we have a young, and highly inspirational Dakota Fanning, to add some levity to the project.
Uptown Girls is not a good film in any way shape or form. I have mentioned before that the story itself really held no merit at all. Here we have the story of a wealthy girl that cannot handle responsibility, whom ultimately learns the key values in life from a cliché child character that has been created in nearly every film released in the past decade. Plotholes seem to be endless and frequent, while unexplained coincidences seem to plague the very root of this story. It is yet another classic example of Hollywood attempting to give us the sympathy character (Murphy) while never quite explaining the hurdle of money, past, or reason. We have entire scenes, which revolve around a relationship that seems like it was developed in high school, not real life. Murphy tries to juggle a job, a non-existent, yet existent love life, and friendship, while still proving that she is a strong individual. Whew. Yet, through all of this mess (in which Murphy seems to lead us), there is a glimmer of light. Dakota Fanning. I mentioned her name before, but I feel as if I should explain in some detail. Dakota is a talented actress. At the ripe young age that she is, I feel as if we have only seen the cusp of her talent. I believe that Oscar will reward her one-day and she so deserves it. There were moments in this film when Dakota literally took this feeble story and made it her own. She stole every scene away from Murphy and proceeded to make a film that showcased her talent. For such a young actress, this was an impressive feat. Fanning owned this film, and it was demonstrated in every scene she graced.
Outside of Fanning, the rest of the film was dismal. Director Boaz Yakin has shown us in the past that he can create decent work. Even in this film, there are scenes that just jumped from the screen. One that comes to mind is the way he set the camera up so that when Murphy and Fanning meet for the second time, Murphy is reflected off Fanning's sunglasses. It was a brilliant shot, sadly, it was the only worthwhile piece of photography throughout the entire film. Yakin could have taken this feature and transformed it into this rather dark insight into the world of the wealthy and privileged. Instead, we are forced to watch this below-mediocre film that yields to age-old Hollywood clichés and unanswered questions. Perhaps most has to do with Murphy and her inability to go beyond the ditzy blonde image, but I think more has to do with Yakin. He has been bought by the glamour of Hollywood and has found that their images can be found through his eyes. Where was that cunning director that gave us that inspirational film Fresh? I didn't see that same director anywhere in this picture. Yet another decent director has found that money can prevail over creativity.
Overall, this was a truly uninspiring film. With low-grade actors attempting to bring some life to the shattering script (like Heather Locklear as Fanning's mother), we only are left with more of a mess than what we began with. Fanning carries this movie and honestly gives us a better performance than the entire crew put together. I believe that she could have been the only person in this film and it would have been 100% better. We needed more background on Murphy, like her passion for her parents, her devotion to her friends, or her inability to cope with reality, instead of being rushed right into unmanned situations without explanation only to find most laughing instead of asking the question ... why? This was a pathetic attempt to show the effects of parenting on children, using copious clichés to make the general audiences feel comfortable. See this movie for the talent of Dakota Fanning, but skip everything else. Pathetic.
Grade: ** out of *****
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A NEW YORK SOCIALITE TAKES A JOB AS A NANNY OF A PRECOCIOUS CHILD TO REGAIN THE RESPECT OF HER BOYFRIEND.Bestsellers in DVD
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