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Beloved (1998)
an interesting adaption
Having read the book, I have to say that any disappointment I have with the movie is in it's lack of faithfulness. That is not to say that the movie was not fascinating, but it had to pare some of the background and sub-plots that the book had in order to tell the main thread of the story in under five hours! Given that, it still maintains much of the books' fluidness. The performances were all strong, though I must admit that I never pictured Oprah Winfrey as Sethe or Danny Glover as Paul D. Thandie Newton is amazing. I know a few people who had trouble digesting the book. I think the movie will sit easier with them, for narrative reasons.
Kiss Me, Guido (1997)
moronic!
This is a childish piece of one-dimensional stereo-typing which I can't understand for the life of me why anyone would rate above a 3 (1-10). The script has holes bigger than...(insert something big here) and the acting was nothing more than amateur hamming at best. One good thing: Nick Scotti is nice to look at.