| I saw it when it was playing in Boston several weeks ago, and I enjoyed
it. Michelle Pfeiffer plays a young housewife who lives in Dallas
during the time that President Kennedy is killed. She is bored with
her husband and her narrow life, and has become obsessed with the
Kennedy family. When she hears that Kennedy has been assasinated, she
is grief stricken and determines to go to Washington for the funeral.
Enroute to Washington, by bus, she meets and befriends a black man who
is traveling with his little girl. The rest of the story is about the
events that take place after they meet. I found it both touching and
humorous, but realize it wouldn't appeal to everyone's taste.
I think the important thing for people to remember about Michelle
Pfeiffer's character, when seeing the movie, is that she isn't really
stupid, she's simply uneducated and has led a very narrow life, and is
grasping for something to make her life more interesting and
meaningful.
Lorna
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| I saw this over the weekend on video. Michelle Pfeiffer was very good in
this, well deserving of the Oscar nomination! The movie was a bit slow going
in a couple parts, but for the most part was a real good at keeping things
moving along. It was really lovely how the relationship between the three
lead characters slowly built up!
8.0 out of 10.
<pretty major spoiler warning>
I wish they didn't have Michelle's character sleep with the male lead (screen
name was Paul, but I forget the actor's name). I liked the fact that their
relationship built on mutual respect and trust, and it almost seemed
superlative for them to become lovers. It didn't add much to the movie, and
I thought it actually detracted from it a bit. (Although I must admit that
it probably did give better justifcation their later actions. I still just
don't think it was necessary though.)
alan
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