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Jane Fonda, Felicity Huffman, and Lindsay Lohan star in director Garry Marshall's tale of a rebellious young woman who is sent to spend the summer with her grandmother when her frustrated mother fails... read more read more... to find a means of curbing her unruly behavior. Rachel (Lohan) is an out-of-control teen whose reckless drinking, foul mouth, and hysterical fits have become a constant source of embarrassment for her long-suffering mother, Lily (Huffman). When Rachel crashes her car, Lily determines that the only way to tame her savage daughter is to take her as far away from San Francisco as possible. Though Lily had once sworn never to return to the Idaho farm presided over by her demanding mother, Georgia (Jane Fonda), desperation has a funny way of dulling the pains of the past, and it's not long before Lily is packing Rachel in the car and setting out for potato country. Contrary to the common image of the sweet and doting grandmother, Georgia is a stern matriarch whose beliefs in the power of God and a hard day's work stand in stark contrast to the carefree lifestyle of the tempestuous Rachel. An interesting thing happens as the summer wears on, though; despite her initial efforts to disrupt the quiet Mormon community, Rachel's rage is gradually tempered as she learns the value of structure and responsibility. Later, as Rachel's protective walls begin to crumble and she begins to embrace compassion and kindness, the doors are opened for three generations of family to confront the long-buried secrets of their past and finally move forward in the healing process. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

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R, 1 hr. 53 min.

Directed by: Garry Marshall, Gary Marshall

Release Date: May 11, 2007

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  • LWOODS04
    October 11, 2009
    LWOODS04
    WASN'T INTERESTED IN SEEING THIS MOVIE, BUT I HAPPEND TO COME ACROSSED IT ON T.V. ON A BORING SUNDAY NIGHT. THE TRUTH IS I HAD NO DESIRE TO SEE THIS MOVIE BECAUSE IT STARS LINDSAY LOHAN. NOT A BIG FAN, BUT WHEN SHE TRYS, SHE CAN ACT. THIS MOVIE THOUGH WASN'T WATCHED BY MANY BECAU... read moreSE OF ALL THE HYPE IT WAS GETTING ABOUT LOHAN BEING LATE, AND SO AND SO ON. SO IT WAS PRETTY MUCH BEING TREATED LIKE IT HAD THE GIGLI DESEASE. I DIDN'T WATCH IT THINKING IT WAS GOING TO BE GOOD. I WAS SORTA RIGHT AND WRONG. IT WASN'T NEARLY AS BAD AS IT WAS MADE OUT TO BE. IT HAD AN INTERESTING STORY LINE. WASN'T REALLY CARRIED OUT THAT WELL. FELICITY HUFFMAN WAS EXCELLENT IN HER ROLE. LOVE JANE FONDA. LINDSAY... WELL SHE WAS OK. JUST SEEMED LIKE SHE WASN'T REALLY INTO HER CHARACTER. WHICH REALLY WOULD HAVE CHANGED THE WHOLE FEELING ON THE MAJOR ISSUE THIS MOVIE WAS ABOUT. I WOULD RECOMMEND PEOPLE TO SEE THIS, CAUSE IN THE MIX OF IT ALL THERE IS A SOME TOUCHY THINGS THEY ARE TRYING DESPERATELY TO ADDRESS. REALLY COULD HAVE BEEN DONE BETTER WITH A DIFFERENT ACTRESS. LINDSAY JUST DIDN'T DO HER CHARACTER JUSTICE. JUST MEDIOCRE ACTING FROM HER.
  • LoughnerWasLucid
    June 14, 2009
    LoughnerWasLucid
    no-one should have to admit that theyve seen this... and i never will! .... uh i mean... i never will see it..yea
  • aliceinpunderland
    June 5, 2009
    aliceinpunderland
    These edgy/promiscuous/abused-girl roles don't really work as star vehicles if the actress is kind of a fuck-up in real life already. The story is blisteringly circuitous - did Arnold abuse her? Did he not? I would actually empathize with Rachel more if she DID make the whole ... read morething up because then, her flaws are her own and she can't "blame" them on anybody. Why is Cary Elwes cast in so many slimy, smarmy roles nowadays? He's Westley goddammit!!! WESTLEY!!!!
  • CrookedlittleB33
    May 17, 2008
    CrookedlittleB33
    I ran across this...and watched it one night..expecting the worst. To turn it off and go find something better to do...but there was something in this...

    [review TBC]
  • dreamfaeries
    May 14, 2008
    dreamfaeries
    It was okay. The acting was a bit over-dramatic.
  • mrbungle7821
    December 11, 2007
    mrbungle7821
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    [COLOR=DarkRed][FONT=Arial]Alpha Dog - One part navel-gazing, one part slow-moving train wreck, director Nick Cassavetes ([I]The Notebook[/I]) long-in-the-works true-life saga about a bunch o... read moref suburban wannabe gangsters is something of a chore because you want to punch every character in the face at multiple times. The tale revolves around a kidnapping that spirals into the brilliant notion that the best way to avoid jail time is to kill the kidnapee, never mind the fact that dozens of eyewitnesses can place kidnappe to kidnappers/eventual murderers. These kids are dumb and caught up in their machismo. [I]Alpha Dog[/I] resembles, in many ways, Bully, but that film felt more authentic in its lascivious lifestyle. Justin Timberlake proves that he can be a decent actor, which is more than what can be said about Sharon Stone, who in one highly regrettably but unmissable moment, dons a fat suit, overacts like hell, and breaks down altogether. It's stupefying to watch and simultaneously the high/low point of the flick.

    Nate's Grade: C


    Bridge to Terabithia - Much less a [I]Narnia[/I] knock-off and more of a coming-of-age tale. It's a simple story with loads of familiar elements (the strict tough love father, the bully who just needs a friend, the free-spirit kid that goes against conventions) but it plays every moment with a satisfying level of integrity. When a late revelation occurs that shakes up everything, the impact stings and we realize all the steady groundwork that has stealthily been going on. Not everything works, particularly Zooey Deschanel as a music teacher that strums her guitar and does little else, but this is a family movie that has much more on its mind than most.

    Nate's Grade: B


    Crazy Love - A fine documentary subject and intriguing characters, but this film doesn't feel like it has any reason for being as long as it is or even existing outside the realm of a TV special. Constructed mostly from interviews, there's not much in the way of visual representation, and after a while the subject (boy meets girl, boy must have girl, boy hires man to toss acid in girl's face, girl eventually goes back to boy?) starts to peter out of material. There's definite shock and puzzlement to this bizarre tale of so-called love, and a whole lot of psychological disorders and dependencies, but there isn't too much of a full-blown movie here. The material could have been adequately covered as a special on the History Channel of some other cable outlet.

    Nate's Grade: B-


    Georgia Rule - Without a doubt, the funniest movie you'll see all year about incest! Someone slap that blurb on the DVD cover. This extremely awkward (comedy? drama? disaster?) spends far too much of its many minutes focusing on Lindsay Lohan's character arguing that she was molested by her step-dad (Cary Elwes) and him denying the allegations. The women in this cross-generations flick are all damaged and stubborn and kind of stupid; Felicity Huffman, playing Lohan's drunken mom, is oblivious to the point of defying reality. Lohan gives another dismal performance playing a party girl that's been run out of town because of her loose ways (must have been a stretch for her to play). This Gary Marshall-helmed disaster doesn't know what it wants to be, so the drama and comedy feel strained and stranded and neither fits well with the other. The icky incest storyline is given so much attention that the film practically goes off the rails to serves its purpose. This movie began as a mess with a studio exec issuing a public flogging of Lohan for her poor onset behavior, and now it arrives as a mess. Strong, quirky women; hard-earned life lessons; recovering emotional wounds; redemption by Act Three; small town color; sad, widowed men destined to be paired with wronged women. You've seen this stuff all before, except, hopefully, for the incest.

    Nate's Grade: C-


    Evan Almighty - This big-budget sequel goes heavier on slapstick and poop jokes but also crams in environmental messages. I was wondering how the filmmakers were going to angle the whole Noah flood thing without it being world destroying, because nothing says funny like everyone drowning to their deaths. Steve Carell tries hard to make the material work and I give him points for trying. This sentimental comedy has some moments of lively levity, mostly from Carell being bewildered at what is happening, but the film eventually succumbs to some weak, half-hearted messages about treasuring family and producing acts of kindness (I won't bother spoiling the regrettably inane acronym of ARK). The supporting cast is wasted, none more than Lauren Graham as Carell's underwritten wife. The Lord works in mysterious ways and so too do movie executives. Upping the budget doesn't mean the laughs have been super-sized as well. [I]Evan Almighty[/I] is passable entertainment thanks to Carell. It's hard to be preachy when you have so many jokes about poop.

    Nate's Grade: C+[/FONT][/COLOR]
  • FireStormStudios
    October 1, 2007
    FireStormStudios
    Interesting story but I think it unfolded wrong. Kinda felt akward throughout this one.
  • Redlats
    September 29, 2007
    Redlats
    The story is pretty normal - bratty kid gets sent to Grandma's when nobody else can handle her. Grandma's rules have distanced her from her daughter and threaten to do same for her grand-daughter.

    Of course, all three learn something about life and family ties. I couldn't ... read moreunderstand the dance around the "is she telling the truth or lying?" aspect of the movie.
  • magnum32004
    May 18, 2007
    magnum32004
    Not recommended for anyone who's curious.
  • fb1144932598
    May 28, 2009
    fb1144932598
    A heaping helping of anger and angst propel this tale of a family that puts the "dys" in dysfunctional. Lilly (Felicity Huffman) sends her daughter, Rachel (Lindsey Lohan) off to her mother, Georgia's (Jane Fonda) house for the summer, hoping that the discipline that she herself ... read morerebelled against as a teenager will help straighten out her girl-gone-wild daughter. Ms Lohan amazed this viewer with her performance as the young woman who used anger and her sexuality to call attention to the truth of what was going on at home. One only hopes that the promise she showed here has not been squandered as her character seems to mirror the actor's life since the film was made. Ms Huffman is truly one of her generation's most gifted actors and gave another marvelous performance as the mother who failed to protect her daughter and disappointed her mother. And Ms Fonda was perfect as the steely matriarch with a hidden soft spot. This viewer believes these three actresses were well matched to tell this particular story. This viewer particularly enjoyed the way the people in this small town reacted to the big city, spoiled little rich girl and her antics. Solid supporting cast, a heart wrenching tale, and beautiful scenery rounded out the experience. Four and half stars.

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Critic Reviews

J. R. Jones
December 3, 2007
J. R. Jones, Chicago Reader

The confused script trades in such heavy topics as alcoholism and child sexual abuse, but every dramatic scene plays like one of those schmaltzy Happy Days moments that inevitably drew a big 'Awwwwww!... Full Review

Rex Reed
May 16, 2007
Rex Reed, New York Observer

Time for a new book by Jane Fonda, and this time I expect a full chapter on how she got snookered into doing Georgia Rule. Full Review

James Berardinelli
May 12, 2007
James Berardinelli, ReelViews

The central problem with the movie isn't that it deals with several hot-button topics, but that it addresses them with a shocking lack of emotional honesty. Full Review

Claudia Puig
May 11, 2007
Claudia Puig, USA Today

Georgia Rule doesn't make you feel good; it makes you queasy. Full Review

Peter Howell
May 11, 2007
Peter Howell, Toronto Star

You'd think that decree No. 1 for a movie about rules would be to know exactly what kind of picture you're making and selling. Georgia Rule fails that basic test, and a whole lot of other ones besides. Full Review

Mick LaSalle
May 11, 2007
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle

It's a creepy, tone-deaf movie about three generations of women. Full Review

Stephen Whitty
May 11, 2007
Stephen Whitty, Newark Star-Ledger

A murky blend of melodrama and comedy. Full Review

Kyle Smith
May 11, 2007
Kyle Smith, New York Post

Do not take your mom to Georgia Rule unless she's Roseanne Barr. You may expect a three-generational chick flick, but what you get is a child-rape comedy. Full Review

Elizabeth Weitzman
May 11, 2007
Elizabeth Weitzman, New York Daily News

Misguided at best and repellent at worst. Full Review

Liam Lacey
May 11, 2007
Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail

Not to excuse her apparent lack of professionalism, but can you blame Lohan for showing up to work in bad shape? Full Review

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