Georgia Rule (Widescreen Edition)
Starring: Jane Fonda, Lindsay Lohan, Felicity Huffman, Dermot Mulroney, Cary ElwesDirector: Garry Marshall
Studio: Universal Studios
MPAA Rating: R (Restricted)
Format: Widescreen, Color, Dolby, Dubbed
Running Time: 113 minutes
DVD Release: September 4th 2007
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User Reviews
Dreadful Mish-Mosh - Rating: 1/5
The promotional material for "Georgia Rule" would lead one to believe it's about a petulant teen brought into loving adulthood through the ministrations of her grumpy grandmother. Not a particularly original idea, but passable. Michael Caine, Robert Duvall, and Hayley Joel Osment did it with great good humor in "Secondhand Lions."
However, this is not a comedy. Not heartwarming. Not enjoyable to watch. It's a creepy, slimy movie about a lying, self-centered, deceitful teen who may or may not be lying about having been sexually molested by her stepfather. Hey, so far that sounds like a barrel of laughs, right?
Felicity Huffman does fine work as the mother, who goes from shock to disbelief to belief and back again as Lindsay Lohan's character, already established as amoral and promiscuous, makes her claim, then says she lied, then says she lied about lying. Lohan does the best she can with an unsympathetic and really unbelievable character, and Jane Fonda's talents are utterly wasted as she phones in the crotchety old grandma role.
Not only am I sorry I paid money to rent this DVD, I'd really like to get my two hours of utterly wasted time refunded.
Do yourself a favor -- go for "Secondhand Lions" instead.
Well done but Very depressing Movie - Rating: 3/5
This movie is not for everyone. The topic is pedofile molestation and despite handling it in a somewhat homorous way it is still very serious stuff. The acting of Jane Fonda the Granmother, Felicity Hoffman (as the Mother) and Lindsey Lohan (as the grandaughter molestee) are excellent. But the movie is simply depressing that such sickos are really out there and hope law enforcement catches them all . I compliment all of actors .
Georgia Rules - Rating: 4/5
Enjoyed the movie! We really liked the way the movie had you guessing until the very end!
Unexpected - Rating: 3/5
Unless someone has told you about this movie, I can pretty much guarantee that you will be in for a surprise when you find out what this movie is about. This movie isn't a light-hearted comedy with a moral at the end. It doesn't teach lessons about life. This movie is a dark tale with some bit of comedy and romance. As it is, Georgia Rule is a fairly hard-hitting family drama, and I thought it did a great job of showing both the flaws and strengths of three generations of women: Rachel (Lindsay Lohan, who is absolutely great, aside from the semi-valid criticism that she is basically playing herself), a bratty California sex-pot who's been hiding a traumatic secret in the interest of her mother's happiness; Lilly (Felicity Huffman, consistently strong), who clearly loves her daughter despite her struggles with alcoholism and guilt over her role in her daughter's troubles; and the eponymous Georgia (Jane Fonda, fantastic), a somewhat self-centered disciplinarian who honestly takes the interests of her family at heart.
I think a lot of the poor reviews for this film are based on the fact that it simply is not a comedy (which I understand is how it was advertised). It's a decently engaging family drama about three women who are falling apart and who -- with varying degrees of success -- manage to support each other when they need it most.
wasent what i excpected - Rating: 3/5
first id like to point out the posetives, amazing acting ... too bad thats where the positives end the story line wasent believable, and the story is centerd around one thieng and never changes, but lindsay lohan does say one of the funniest lines i think ever in a movie so i guess its not all that bad
