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Directed By
James Mangold
Written By:
James Mangold, Anna Hamilton Phelan
Cast:
Winona Ryder, Angelina Jolie, Vanessa Redgrave, Whoopi Goldberg, Clea DuVall, Brittany Murphy, Elizabeth, Elisabeth Moss, Jared Leto, Jeffrey Tambor, Mary Kay Place
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Girl, Interrupted (1999)
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Movie Review by Skye 
July 28th, 2008
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"I had a headache" is how Suzanne Cason explains to her psychiatrist why she downed a bottle of aspirin chased by a bottle of vodka. She is put in a mental institution during the tumultuous times of the 1960's when people were trying to find themselves while these women were trying to escape from doing just that. The "cast of characters" Suzanne finds in her new home are far less disturber or interrupted then herself or so it seems. Through the movie we can't decide whether Suzanne really needs to be there or if she is just upset with her life and wants a change, unfortunately that change seemed to be in the form of suicide which lands her in the institution in the first place. She befriends a sociopath by way of Angelina Jolie (in a performance she won an Oscar for), empathizing with her and trying to find more escapism by trying to see the world through her eyes, which is really just a sideshow with Suzanne realizing who she really is and more importantly who she really is not. All of the actresses in this movie give stellar performances in a real serious manner. An Oscar overlook, in this reviewers' opinion is the performance of Whoopie Goldberg as a the head nurse on the floor. She is far from the Nurse Ratchet type and gives such a controlled, supportive performance it is amazing she was not given the golden guy for it. GIRL, INTERRUPTED is definitely not your average "flick" that you just pop in and watch. Be prepared to be quite floored and be prepared for an amazing movie.
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