Anywhere But Here

Pros: great acting by Sarandon and Portman
Cons: no real surprises in the story

Being the mother of a teenager is never easy. As is often the case, mothers and teenage girls tend to clash often and sometimes quite brutally. Anywhere But Here is one of those movies that gives me some comfort. I can point to the ...

Pros: Good character development and acting, interesting plot
Cons: Not a lot of action, no definition between the passing years

The Occasion: I decided to buy Anywhere But Here on pay per view knowing I would have to watch it by myself, but not really minding. Sometimes moms want to watch something other than an action film dad chose or an animated one the kids...

Pros: easy to relate to, entertaining, funny...
Cons: None...

As mother day nears, there are several products, things, momentos... that bring me back to the thought of my own mother. And I suppose that I could have written about my mother in the Kids and Family category... but the Twentieth Century...

Pros: ACTING 12 THUMBS UP!
Cons: NONE

Nudging the box of Kleenex closer to the arm of the sofa, I settled down for my weekly cry fest. Gotta have at least one feel good movie a week in order to offset all that monster and gore watching I do!

Reminiscent of Terms of...

Pros: Susan Sarandon and Natalie Portman
Cons: The flashbacks were hard to understand

I watched this movie with my mother. Why? Because it's a mother daughter film. Perhaps a "chick flick", but mostly mother daughter. I believe it made us closer, I go to a school far from home. Ann reminded me of me, Adele of my mother. It's...

Pros: Natalie Portman
Cons: MOW-style screenplay

Call it "Daughter Knows Best". In fact, call it anything you want except a "chick flick." Anywhere But Here only gets gooey in its closing moments, and by then it has earned the right to sap and tears. Wayne Wang, the crafty director...

Pros: Well drawn, emotive story and characters portrayed by talented actresses
Cons: Many men will avoid this movie like the plague and go see an action flick instead. Cowards.

Natalie Portman and Susan Sarandon, two of Hollywood's stellar actresses, shine in this study of a near-dysfunctional relationship between mother and daughter on a cross-country relocation and adventure that takes them to a better place in their lives....

Pros: cheap 5 day rental
Cons: hard to follow subplots, abrupt endings, no real cohesion, not believable

One Sunday night, after a particularly horrendous fight with my husband, I found myself in our local Hollywood Video searching for something to rent to soothe my ruffled feathers. One of the movies-as-balm that I chose was Anywhere But...

Pros: Susan Sarandon, Natalie Portman.
Cons: Obviously just a watered-down version of Tumbleweeds.

Susan Sarandon and Natalie Portman play mother and daughter in Anywhere But Here, a nice little excursion into the familiar country of dysfunctional family relationships. It is not particularly brilliant, or very original, but it will do for two hours....

Pros: Tears of laughter and complete joy!
Cons: None!

"Anywhere but here" was one of the best movies I have seen of the year! Susan Sarandon and Natalie Portman are perfect together as a mother-daughter pair. I watched this movie alone but wished I had watched with my mother as "Anywhere but...

Pros: Sarandon & Portman
Cons: Not many

Susan Sarandon & Natalie Portman have the perfect onscreen chemistry to pull this very enjoyable film off. Both actresses offer an exceptional performance to carry out a heart-wrenching, frequently frustrating, and overall funny yet emotional...

Pros: good acting for such a bad script
Cons: such a bad script for such talented actresses

After reading several good reviews about ANYWHERE BUT HERE, I decided to watch it. Hey, anything with Queen Amadala in it has to be good right? Well, after enduring the two hours and some odd minutes of this movie, I have to say that Natalie Portman is a...

Pros: Natalie Portman's subtle, nuanced performance
Cons: Susan Sarandon's non-stop, over-the-top kookiness

In this mother/daughter spin on "Thelma and Louise," Susan Sarandon and Natalie Portman, as Adele and Ann August, respectively, take off from Bay City, Wisconsin, for Beverly Hills, California. They're on the road in a 1978 Mercedes,...

Pros: Superb acting, good storyline, well-written script, plenty of great moments
Cons: A little bland for the 90's, er, 00's....

Wow, Natalie Portman is great. I loved Anywhere But Here because of a too-true story brought to life and played wonderfully.

Susan Sarandon played the mother, and she approached me as trampish, self-centered, and arrogant. This, in my...

Pros: Direction, Cinematography, Acting
Cons: Sappiness

I must admit that I had doubts as I walked into Anywhere But Here. Sure it was directed by Wayne Wang, a director whom I rather like. But of course there was Blue in the Face, a horrible Wang feature that he made following the terrific Smoke. Also it a...