| Front Cover |
Actor |
Back Cover |
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| Cameron Diaz |
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| Shirley MacLaine |
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| Toni Collette |
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| Mark Feuerstein |
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| Movie Details |
| Genre |
Comedy; Divx |
| Director |
Curtis Hanson |
| Producer |
Ridley Scott; Curtis Hanson |
| Writer |
Susannah Grant |
| Studio |
20th Century Fox |
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| Language |
English |
| Audience Rating |
PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested) |
| Running Time |
130 mins |
| Country |
USA |
| Color |
Color |
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| Plot |
| In Her Shoes just gets better and better as it goes along. As adapted by Erin Brockovich screenwriter Susannah Grant, this is one of those rare movies that actually improves on its source material (Jennifer Weiner's "chick lit" bestseller), with thoughtful direction by Curtis Hanson, the L.A. Confidential Oscar®-winner who approaches any chosen genre with Hawksian versatility. At first it seems like Weiner's novel might yield a standard melodrama of sibling rivalry, but the polar opposition of smart, plain-looking Philadelphia lawyer Rose (the always-excellent Toni Collette) and her sexy, illiterate, irresponsible sister Maggie (Cameron Diaz) is just the starting point. In Her Shoes becomes a moving, richly developed character study that deals with painful loss, long-term guilt, negative self-image, and the discovery of a heretofore unknown grandmother named Ella (played with delicate nuance by Shirley MacLaine), whose re-entry into the sisters' lives sets the stage for the well-earned emotions of a satisfying reconciliation. As Maggie takes stock of her dismal life while staying with Ella at a Florida "retirement home for active seniors," Hanson never condescends to these likable characters, and never goes for the easy laughs in a setting that could have devolved into Cocoon-like comedy. The movie's all the more endearing for treating its male characters (played by Mark Feuerstein, Ken Howard, and Richard Burgi) with equal depth and sympathy, further enhancing a classy tearjerker that viewers of both genders can thoroughly enjoy. --Jeff Shannon |
| Personal Details |
| Seen It |
Yes |
| Index |
310 |
| Collection Status |
In Collection |
| Purchase Price |
$3.00 |
| Links |
Amazon US
DVD Empire
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| MovieFL |
Yes |
| Storage |
MovieD3 |
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| Product Details |
| Edition |
Widescreen Edition |
| Format |
Divx |
| Region |
Region 1 |
| Screen Ratio |
Widescreen 2.35:1 Color (Anamorphic) |
| Layers |
Single side, Dual layer |
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024543223818 |
| Release Date |
1/31/2006 |
| Subtitles |
English; Spanish |
| Packaging |
Keep Case |
| Audio Tracks |
ENGLISH: Dolby Digital 5.1 [CC]
FRENCH: Dolby Digital Surround
SPANISH: Dolby Digital Surround |
| Nr of Disks/Tapes |
1 |
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Extra Features
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Featurettes:
· The People In The Shoes
· A Retirement Community for Acting Seniors
· From Death Row to the Red Carpet: The Casting of Honeybun |
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