Spiffy-Tiffy

Maybe it wasn't the best movie I've ever seen, but it was definitely very touching, very lyrical, and a very beautiful movie about love and friendship. I think the acting was wonderful throughout, especially that of Troisi, given so soon before his death. And the music is positively haunting. Many kudos to the composer. It doesn't get much better. So what if it doesn't have a lot of action, it's all in the story, and this story is beautiful.

Okay, I went to see this movie with a couple of my friends (who are girls) and we all basically agreed on the strong and weak points of the movie. We decided that the first half of the movie was a definite plus. We really like Lola (Tomei's character) Delta Burke's accent was so unnecessary His daughter (Ashley Johnson) had the right idea The last 1/3 of the movie kinda reeked. His ending speech could've been better if it were more realistic. Why did she fire him? and while Helen Hunt wasn't a bad choice of a leading lady, we've seen so much her in the past few months, it may have been a little better if we had seen someone new and fresh.

It's light and it's fun. Don't go expecting a mind bender or brain teaser, but for an empty Friday or Saturday night, it's not bad. If you are a Mel fan, this is definitely the movie for you.

I had heard so many good things about this movie, that I just had to see it. I was not disappointed. This is probably one of the best movies I have ever seen. Period. Tim Robbins was outstanding, simply outstanding. Morgan Freeman was wonderful and I did not know that Gil Bellows had so much in him. This movie was absolutely breathtaking. The scenery, the realism, the characters, everything was simply outstanding. I sat through the entire movie, spellbound by the whole thing, and then I rewound it and watched again. I've seen 6 times since, and I always find new and wonderful things everytime I see it. I loved it. It was amazing. This movie is not just about prison, but it's about friendship. A 20-year-long friendship between two inmates. I recommend this movie for anyone who needs to find out what real friendship is all about. This is truly one of the best movies ever.