Highest Rated Review by the Community
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Jan 08 '03
Pros: beautiful scenery and beautiful people
Cons: ages seemed a little far fetched
Summary: It’s a rare treat when I get to watch an oldie like this one and enjoy it, kind of a guilty pleasure. Got a real kick out of the credits which are shown before the viewing - “Introducing Warren Beatty” - well, who knew?
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Nov 17 '02
Pros: The film score. The script. The acting.
Cons: If You Don't Have a Romantic Heart, it Won't Ring True to You.
Summary: Elia Kazan is one of the most enigmatic directors of all time. His list of successes on film is highly impressive (“On the Waterfront,” “Splendor in the Grass,” “Pinky,” “Baby Doll,” A Tree Grows in Brooklyn,” ...
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Aug 13 '02
Pros: Superb script takes the plot beyond the stereotypical and maudlin
Cons: Few that I could see
Summary: The title of this review was inspired by the the thoughts another Epinioner had about SPLENDOR IN THE GRASS, who frankly likened the plot to a combination of Romeo and Juliet and Girl, Interrupted. I feel it is a fair description of the...
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Aug 13 '02
Pros: great acting by both main and supporting cast and amazing script
Cons: none
Summary: This movie is part of a Hollywood era that although I'm too young to have been a part of, I feel as if I truly missed. The movie stands on substance of plot, great acting, and amazing screenwriting. It's based on a true story, as heard by the writer...
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Mar 18 '02
Pros: Natalie Wood; great story
Cons: a little slow in some parts
Summary: Splendor in the Grass is one of the best coming of age movies ever made. Set in the 1920s, it centers on the lives of high school seniors Deanie Loomis (Natalie Wood) and Bud Stamper (Warren Beatty in his first movie role).
Bud is the...
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May 26 '01
Pros: Some stories are so remarkable they are unforgettable.
Cons: Absolutely none.
Summary: What's a girl to do? Men play with the bad girls but only marry the good girls. Isn't that what women have been led to believe? Even in today's permissive society this is really still true. From Bill Clinton to JFK, we've been taught good girls are...
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Apr 29 '01
Pros: Great script, great acting
Cons: moves a little slow in places
Summary: There is a miracle in being young...and a fear--tagline from Splendor in the Grass
When I read "top 10" lists of all time best teen films, I tend to cringe when I see movies like American Pie or strings of repetitive...
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Mar 13 '01
Pros: It's a pretty good movie.
Cons: It drags the storyline out.
Summary: I did a report on this movie for a class I just finished (Studies in Literature and Theatre): Here's what I wrote:
This movie carried a very realistic theme. The thought of a young, heart-broken girl, Deanie, that falls into such a depression...
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Oct 29 '00
Pros: cast, direction, script, story
Cons: lengthy, dramatic excesses
Summary: Although lengthy and not without its dramatic excesses, Splendor in the Grass is a tearjerker of the highest rank. Its story follows the "Romeo and Juliet" theme of Natalie Wood's other film from the same year, West Side Story,...
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