Georgia Rule (2007)
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17% of critics liked it
(117 reviews) -
55% of users liked it
(408,164 ratings)
Jane Fonda, Felicity Huffman, and Lindsay Lohan star in director Garry Marshall's tale of a rebellious young woman who is sent to spend the summer with her grandmother when her frustrated mother fails to find a means of curbing her unruly behavior. Rachel (Lohan) is an out-of-control teen whose… More Jane Fonda, Felicity Huffman, and Lindsay Lohan star in director Garry Marshall's tale of a rebellious young woman who is sent to spend the summer with her grandmother when her frustrated mother fails to find a means of curbing her unruly behavior. Rachel (Lohan) is an out-of-control teen whose reckless drinking, foul mouth, and hysterical fits have become a constant source of embarrassment for her long-suffering mother, Lily (Huffman). When Rachel crashes her car, Lily determines that the only way to tame her savage daughter is to take her as far away from San Francisco as possible. Though Lily had once sworn never to return to the Idaho farm presided over by her demanding mother, Georgia (Jane Fonda), desperation has a funny way of dulling the pains of the past, and it's not long before Lily is packing Rachel in the car and setting out for potato country. Contrary to the common image of the sweet and doting grandmother, Georgia is a stern matriarch whose beliefs in the power of God and a hard day's work stand in stark contrast to the carefree lifestyle of the tempestuous Rachel. An interesting thing happens as the summer wears on, though; despite her initial efforts to disrupt the quiet Mormon community, Rachel's rage is gradually tempered as she learns the value of structure and responsibility. Later, as Rachel's protective walls begin to crumble and she begins to embrace compassion and kindness, the doors are opened for three generations of family to confront the long-buried secrets of their past and finally move forward in the healing process. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
- Directed By
- Garry Marshall, Gary Marshall
- Written By
- Mark Andrus
- Genres
- Drama, Comedy
- In Theaters
- May 11, 2007 Wide
- Studio
- Universal Pictures
Critic Reviews
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J. R. Jones, Chicago Reader
The confused script trades in such heavy topics as alcoholism and child sexual abuse, but every dramatic scene plays like one of those schmaltzy Happy Days moments that inevitably drew a big 'Awwwwww!' from the studio audience.
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Melissa Anderson, Time Out New York
The film is unforgivable.
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Rex Reed, New York Observer
Time for a new book by Jane Fonda, and this time I expect a full chapter on how she got snookered into doing Georgia Rule.
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James Berardinelli, ReelViews
The central problem with the movie isn't that it deals with several hot-button topics, but that it addresses them with a shocking lack of emotional honesty.
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Claudia Puig, USA Today
Georgia Rule doesn't make you feel good; it makes you queasy.
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Cast
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Jane Fonda
as Georgia
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Lindsay Lohan
as Rachel
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Felicity Huffman
as Lilly
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Dermot Mulroney
as Simon
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Cary Elwes
as Arnold
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Garrett Hedlund
as Harlan
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Hector Elizondo
as Izzy
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Zachary Gordon
as Ethan
- Dylan McLaughlin



