"Romeo and Juliet, the dyslexic version". 2.5 stars because, despite that line still being funny, it's the only thing I remember about this movie.
Lauren Holly, Martha Plimpton, Matt Dillon
A piano player at a crossroads in his life returns home to his friends and their own problems with life and love.
DVD Release Date: April 3, 2001
Stats: 916 reviews
Flixster Reviews (916)
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December 22, 2008
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August 19, 2008
Think of The Deer Hunter. Now remove the war, likeable characters and anything interesting ever happening. What you're left with is Beautiful Girls: a slice-of-life attempt at nostlagic/romantic comedy (or something) wherein, despite everyone being back in town to go to the high ...( read more)
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August 10, 2008
Lots of good actors in it, which I think is what saved it. It did have a story in which almost everyone could relate to in some way or another.
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May 20, 2008
Despite its missed, somewhat silly title, Ted Demme's "Beautiful Girls" offers a natural acting and wonderful dialogue and in this case it seems enough to stay with it for 2 hours. It goes slowly without much purpose, only to present couple of lives at end of their twenties and e...( read more)
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January 15, 2008
Extremely underrated and enjoyable small-town flick. Natalie Portman has an absolutely charming role here, two years after her debut in Léon.
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November 11, 2009
This is the movie that forshadows Natalie Portman's future stardom as an actress!
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August 26, 2009
while this movie is odd, it's addictive, makes some good points, and has great performances.
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July 26, 2009
Trying to think about what I could say about this movie I think the closest thing I tought was basically the same thing as ''welcomehomeroxy'' said: One of those movies you don't remember much - but two or three scenes you can't forget''.
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July 23, 2009
Another rueful comedy about commitment-shy twentysomething men and the women who are too good for them. Scott Rosenberg's script takes a condescending view of its own characters, and his dialogue is often pretentious and literary; some lines are almost literally unspeakable. Fort...( read more)
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July 15, 2009
This is such a great movie! It has a great cast and has everything...humor, drama, etc.
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