Ghost World Review |
by John Sylva (Rating: B+) |
"We graduated high school. How totally amazing," muses the deadpan Enid
(Thora Birch), thereby setting the tone for Terry Zwigoff's even more
sardonic Ghost World, what may be the perfect companion piece to MTV's
ingenious Daria. The film's based on...more |
Ghost World Review |
by Shannon Patrick Sullivan (Rating: 3.5/4) |
Directed by Terry Zwigoff. Screenplay by Daniels Clowes and Zwigoff, based
on the comic book by Clowes. Starring Thora Birch, Steve Buscemi, Scarlett
Johansson. Running time: 111 minutes. Rated AA for offensive language by
the MFCB. Reviewed on March...more |
Ghost World Review |
by Dennis Schwartz (Rating: A) |
GHOST WORLD (director/writer: Terry Zwigoff; screenwriter: based on Daniel
Clowes's comic book series; cinematographer: Affonso Beato; editor: Carole
Kravetz; cast: Thora Birch (Enid), Scarlett Johansson (Rebecca), Steve Buscemi
(Seymour), Brad Renfro...more |
Ghost World Review |
by Jerry Saravia |
It is rare to see a film that transports and moves me in such a way as to be
breathtaking. A film that leaves me so ecstatic and excited by cinema all over
again - a sublime experience in an era of dumbed-down, mediocre pictures. For
the 1980's, "The...more |
Ghost World Review |
by Jonathan F. Richards |
Terry Zwigoff made “Crumb”, the startling, insidiously brilliant
documentary about cartoonist R. Crumb and his world-class dysfunctional family.
With his first fiction film, “Ghost World”, Zwigoff stays on the underground
comics reservation,...more |
Ghost World Review |
by Jerry Saravia |
It is rare to see a film that transports and moves me in such a way as to be
breathtaking. Not so much that but a film that leaves me so ecstatic and excited
by cinema all over again - a sublime experience in an era of dumbed-down,
mediocre pictures. For...more |
Ghost World Review |
by Karina Montgomery |
I should say up front, my companions were highly unsatisfied with this
movie. I myself did not think it was the greatest cinematic work ever
projected, but I enjoyed the dialogue and the dynamic (slow to come and
unresolved) between Thora Birch and...more |
Ghost World Review |
by JoBlo (Rating: 9/10) |
PLOT:
After graduating from high school, two girl best friends try to figure out what
they want to do with their lives. In the meantime, they make fun of people
around them, attempt to get real jobs and play a dirty trick on an older, lonely
guy. That...more |
Ghost World Review |
by Steve Rhodes (Rating: 3/4) |
"I'm sick of everybody," angst-filled teen Enid (Thora Birch, AMERICAN BEAUTY)
tells her older soul mate Seymour (Steve Buscemi). "Why can't I just do what I
want?" Looking her straight in the eye, he shoots back the obvious question in
reply, "What do...more |
Ghost World Review |
by David N. Butterworth (Rating: 3/4) |
Although this weasel-y character actor has over 70 movies to his credit
he's still not a household name. His face, however, is instantly
recognizable, a cross between Willem Dafoe and John Waters on a good
day--arched brow, thin hair, slightly crooked...more |
Ghost World Review |
by Dustin Putman (Rating: 3.5/4) |
Directed by Terry Zwigoff.
Cast: Thora Birch, Scarlett Johansson, Steve Buscemi, Illeana Douglas, Bob
Balaban, Stacey Travis, Brad Renfro, Teri Garr, Ashley Peldon.
2001 - 111 minutes
Rated R (for profanity).
Reviewed by Dustin Putman, August 5,...more |
Ghost World Review |
by Robin Clifford (Rating: B) |
Enid (Thora Birch) and Rebecca (Scarlet Johansson) are two malcontented
teenage girls on the brink of graduation from high school and the very
threshold of adulthood. Outsiders to their parents and peers, the girls
carry on an almost non-stop caustic...more |
Ghost World Review |
by Laura Clifford (Rating: B) |
Enid (Thora Birch, "American Beauty") and Rebecca (Scarlett Johansson, "The
Horse Whisperer") are best friends and determined outsiders graduating from
High School. While Rebecca's set on getting a job and finding an apartment
that she and Enid can...more |
Ghost World Review |
by Susan Granger (Rating: 8/10) |
Susan Granger's review of "GHOST WORLD" (United Artists/MGM)
Unless you're familiar with Daniel Clowes' adult comic books, you
might think this black comedy is about the supernatural. It isn't. It's about
those plain, often-unnoticed folk who...more |
Ghost World Review |
by Christopher Null (Rating: 4/5) |
It's been seven years since director Terry Zwigoff impressed moviegoers
with his documentary Crumb, an uncomfortable look at pop comic artist R.
Crumb and his disturbing, grotesque, dysfunctional family. Zwigoff's
ability to make viewers squirm and...more |
Ghost World Review |
by Harvey S. Karten |
Reviewed by Harvey Karten
United Artists/ Granada Film
Director: Terry Zwigoff
Writer: Daniel Clowes, Terry Zwigoff
Cast: Thora Birth, Scarlett, Johansson, Steve Buscemi, Illeana
Douglas, Bob Balaban, Brad Renfro more |