Beautiful Girls Review by Jessica Film Junkie (4.5 Stars)

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Starring:
Matt Dillon, Timothy Hutton, Michael Rapaport, Max Perlich, Noah Emmerich, Lauren Holly, Uma Thurman, Natalie Portman, Mira Sorvino, Martha Plimpton, Rosie O'Donnell, Annabeth Gish, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Sam Robards, David Arquette, Anne Bobby, Richard Bright

Directed By:
Ted Demme

Written By:
Scott Rosenberg

Beautiful Girls (1996)

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Movie Review by Jessica Film Junkie
March 9th, 2007

R.I.P Ted Demme

It is hard to describe just how good Ted Demme was at what he did. He makes you connect with lovely, flawed characters so much that you practically bleed in his name.
Demme died far too young, but he left some genius pieces of cinema. Most espeically this story of a man (my beloved Timothy Hutton) who returns to his hometown (yes the new TV show 'October Road' is based on this movie) to rediscover what he lost in his youth.
His friends are deadbeats and losers, but each has his own charm. And then there is the lovely visiting cousin (Uma Thurman) who sweeps into town and teaches each man about the value of what he has at home.
My favorite part of this movie is Natalie Portman as Hutton's pre-teen neighbour. She is the oracle of the piece, too smart for her own good, she steals the movie with the same tragic knowing she gave to 'Garden State'.
What a series of debuts for such a young actress! From 'The Professional' to this, Portman was destined to be a star.
A lovely film.

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