Spidersecu Don't Believe the Hype

CommentsXp Best movie ever!

Tacticalin An absolute waste of money

ChicDragon It's a mild crowd pleaser for people who are exhausted by blockbusters.

moonspinner55 Jennifer Jason Leigh and Mare Winningham are a good match portraying vastly different siblings, but only Winningham is able to bring something convincing or substantial to her role. Leigh, playing bar-band singer and alcoholic Sadie Flood, constantly leans on older sis Georgia, an acclaimed folk singer in the Joni Mitchell mold. Perhaps due to her double duties as co-producer on the film, Leigh seems to have boxed herself into a corner: she isn't credible as a singer and, even if this is intentional, gives herself far too much screen-time at the microphone. Probably hoping for a tour-de-force, Leigh is wire-drawn and nervous and jagged; however, we simply do not see any talent within this character (Leigh is obviously a solid actress, but she makes decisions here that wall us off from her). If Sadie had even the slightest bit of charisma or appeal, we might be able to buy into the concept that she gets the (small) breaks that she does. As it is, the likelihood of her ever getting up on stage is slim. Director Ulu Grosbard crafts a few intense dramatic sequences, and the editing at the finale juxtaposes Sadie's bar performance with Georgia's sold-out arena show--both singing the same song--and it's a sadly nuanced moment...but really, what's the point? *1/2 from ****

Theo Robertson This is an independent drama featuring two sisters: Georgia a successful C&W singer and her younger sister Sadie who is a grunge rock chick and that's the story . When I say " story " I don't mean " plot " because unfortunately GEORGIA doesn't have a plot which is a shame since this movie falls short because of its low concept story . It's very well acted by all the cast and Marie Winningham was Oscar nominated as the title character while Jennifer Jason Leigh ( One of America's most underrated actresses of the last two decades ) is superb . Yeah you want to grab hold of Sadie and strangle some sense into her but having an abundance of reckless stupidity is how the character is written and Leigh plays her to perfection . it's just a shame that the film suffers from a lack of incidents in a tale featuring sibling rivalry with the most nail biting moment being when Sadie being refused on a plane because she has no shoes ! Will she get some footwear before the plane leaves ? That's the nearest we get to excitement

pearl-42 There are such extreme differences of opinion about this film that it has to go into the "Love It or Hate It" category. I loved it and think it is one of the BEST films around, but... definitely not for everyone. There is one song in the movie, the Velvet Underground hit "I'll Be Your Mirror," that could describe the film itself, or even be meant for all of us watching. The movie doesn't tell us what to to think, it reflects who we are by making us feel. The interesting array of opinions about the relationships between the characters proves this. I, for one, quite liked Sadie's singing. Georgia's voice was lovely, but commercial and lacking in feeling. I far prefer the energy and painful expressiveness of Sadie's voice, but then I have always preferred passion to technical perfection.

CoenHead [[Her backup band was quite amazing though, the guy who played Bobby alone could have kept on carrying the band. He has a lovely voice.]]That would be John Doe, of the infamous alternatrash band X. he is indeed a most talented man and the only reason to spend any time at all on this execrable waste of celluloid.