| The Cider House Rules Review |
| by Jamey Hughton |
| In anticipation of the John Irving adaptation “The Cider House Rules”, I
imagine audiences were more skeptical than optimistic. Although Irving’s
novels have been revised to big-screen format in such gems as “The World
According to Garp”, the most recent...more |
| The Cider House Rules Review |
| by Mark O'Hara |
| There are a lot of Dickensian allusions in THE CIDER HOUSE RULES. Dr.
Wilbur Larch (Michael Caine) and his protégé Homer Wells (Tobey Maguire)
read DAVID COPPERFIELD aloud at bedtime, to their charges in the orphanage.
Homer also reads SKETCHES BY...more |
| The Cider House Rules Review |
| by Lars Lindahl |
| Starring Tobey Maguire, Michael Caine, Charlize Theron, Delroy Lindo, Paul
Rudd, Kathy Baker, Jane Alexander, Erykah Badu, Kate Nelligan, Heavy D, Kieran
Culkin, K. Todd Freeman, and J.K. Simmons. more |
| The Cider House Rules Review |
| by Walter Frith |
| Orphans. How they are often forgotten. Having known a couple growing up, I
won't pretend to know what it feels like to be one, but some of their
stories are unforgettable. 'The Cider House Rules' takes a look at the
orphan's way of life, from a...more |
| The Cider House Rules Review |
| by Dennis Schwartz |
| CIDER HOUSE RULES, THE (director: Lasse Hallström; screenwriter: John
Irving, based on his novel; cinematography: Oliver Stapleton; cast:
Tobey Maguire (Homer Wells), Michael Caine (Dr. Wilbur Larch), Charlize
Theron (Candy Kendall), Delroy Lindo (Mr....more |
| The Cider House Rules Review |
| by Jerry Saravia |
| "The Cider House Rules" is the kind of film that has every element in place:
strikingly good performances, beautiful cinematography, and solid art
direction. Considering this film is set in the 1940's, the period detail is
astoundingly vivid - the cars,...more |
| The Cider House Rules Review |
| by Edwin Jahiel |
| THE CIDER HOUSE RULES *** 1/3. Directed by Lasse Hallstrom. Written
by John Irving, based on his novel. Photography, Oliver Stapleton.
Editing, Lisa Zeno Churgin. Production design, David Gropman. Music,
Rachel Portman. Produced by Richard N....more |
| The Cider House Rules Review |
| by Mark R Leeper |
| Capsule: Solid, well-told if somewhat
predictable story of a young man's life in an
orphanage and his leaving to see a (very small) bit
of the world. It is a story that contrasts
responsibility with...more |
| The Cider House Rules Review |
| by Rose 'Bams' Cooper |
| The Cider House Rules (1999)
Rated PG-13; running time 129 minutes
Genre: Drama
IMDB site: http://us.imdb.com/Details?0124315
Official site: http://www.miramax.com/
Written by: John Irving
Directed by: Lasse Hallstrom
Starring: Tobey Maguire, Michael...more |
| The Cider House Rules Review |
| by John Sylva |
| What is the true purpose of film? If you ask me, the true goal of a film is to
affect the viewer to no end, letting them feel the storyline and the
characters, making them feel what they are watching is genuine. No genre of
film affects me, or succeeds...more |
| The Cider House Rules Review |
| by James Sanford |
| When it was first published in 1985, John Irving's "The Cider
House Rules" aroused a fair amount of controversy because of its
staunchly pro-abortion stance. In adapting his book to the screen,
Irving has softened up its politics a bit and given...more |
| The Cider House Rules Review |
| by Bob Bloom |
| The Cider House Rules (1999) 3 1/2 stars out of 4. Starring Tobey
Maguire, Charlize Theron, Michael Caine, Delroy Lindo, Paul Rudd, Kathy
Baker and Jane Alexander. more |
| The Cider House Rules Review |
| by Greg King |
| THE CIDER HOUSE RULES (M).
(Miramax/Village Roadshow)
Director: Lasse Hallstrom
Stars: Tobey Maguire, Charlize Theron, Michael Caine, Paul Rudd, Delroy
Lindo, Erykah Badu, Jane Alexander, Kathy Baker, Kieran Culkin,
Heavy D, Kate Nelligan
Running...more |
| The Cider House Rules Review |
| by David N. Butterworth |
| While screen adaptations of John Irving's novels have been
disappointingly uneven, the films have all shared one particular strength:
key casting. Who can forget John Lithgow as Roberta Muldoon, the
transsexual quarterback of "The World According to...more |
| The Cider House Rules Review |
| by Michael Elliott |
| DIRECTED BY: Lasse Hallstrom
STARRING: Tobey Maguire, Michael Caine, Charlize Theron, Delroy
Lindo, Paul Rudd
WRITTEN BY: John Irving
RATED: PG-13 for mature thematic elements, sexuality, nudity,
substance abuse, and some...more |
| The Cider House Rules Review |
| by Harvey S. Karten |
| Reviewed by Harvey Karten
Miramax Films
Director: Lasse Hallstrom
Writer: John Irving
Cast: Tobey Maguire, Charlize Theron, Michael Caine,
Delroy Lindo, Paul Rudd, Erykah Badu, Kieran Culkin, Heavy
D, Kathy Baker, Kate Nelligan, Jane Alexander more |
| The Cider House Rules Review |
| by Steve Rhodes |
| Yawn. THE CIDER HOUSE RULES, written by John Irving, based on his book,
and directed by Lasse Hallström (MY LIFE AS A DOG), is an exceedingly
handsome picture. But like a TV movie featuring John-Boy Walton, the
film's slow pacing and sappy storyline is...more |
| The Cider House Rules Review |
| by Dylan Groves |
| Prior to receiving free passes to tonight's screening of The Cider House
Rules, my encounters with the work of John Irving had been limited to the
film adaptation of another novel, The World According to Garp, when I was
just out of diapers. The most I...more |
| The Cider House Rules Review |
| by Ross Anthony |
| "Cider House" cuddles itself around you like a sixty year old afghan.
Seemingly a heartwarming yarn of a cynical, yet loving, orphanage caretaker
(Caine) and one orphan that's been adopted twice and returned twice
(Maguire); this crochet comforter...more |
| The Cider House Rules Review |
| by Christopher Null |
| THE CIDER HOUSE RULES
A film review by Christopher Null
Copyright 1999 filmcritic.com
filmcritic.com more |
| The Cider House Rules Review |
| by Scott Renshaw |
| THE CIDER HOUSE RULES
(Miramax)
Starring: Tobey Maguire, Charlize Theron, Michael Caine, Delroy Lindo,
Paul Rudd, Erykah Badu, Kathy Baker.
Screenplay: John Irving, based on his novel.
Producer: Richard N. Gladstein.
Director: Lasse Halstrom.
MPAA...more |
| The Cider House Rules Review |
| by Bill Chambers |
| If, occasionally during The Cider House Rules, one corner of the screen
curled up and peeled away like a turning page to reveal the next scene,
the wipe would seem entirely natural. I haven’t encountered a movie that
so resembles the experience of...more |
| The Cider House Rules Review |
| by Jon Popick |
| Author John Irving so despised last fall’s film adaptation of his short
story A Prayer for Owen Meaney that he yanked his blessing from it,
forcing the producers to call it Simon Birch instead. So he wrote the
screenplay for his novel The Cider House...more |
| The Cider House Rules Review |
| by Susan Granger |
| Susan Granger's review of "THE CIDER HOUSE RULES" (Miramax Films)
Adapted by John Irving from his own best-seller, this is
the extraordinary story of one boy's journey into maturity in the
1940s. Homer Wells (Tobey Maguire) grew up in a...more |
