Lovely & Amazing

Lovely & Amazing (2001)

  • 86% of critics liked it
    (120 reviews)

  • 61% of users liked it
    (4,839 ratings)

Nicole Holofcener, writer/director of the critically acclaimed Walking and Talking, shifts her focus from New York to Los Angeles for her second feature, Lovely & Amazing. Jane Marks (Brenda Blethyn of Secrets and Lies) is a middle-aged woman who's about to undergo liposuction. She has three… More

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R, 1 hr. 29 min.
Directed By
Nicole Holofcener
Written By
Nicole Holofcener
Genres
Drama, Art House & International, Comedy
In Theaters
Aug 31, 2001 Wide
On DVD
Nov 26, 2002
Lions Gate Releasing

Critic Reviews

  • Ray Conlogue, Globe and Mail

    This is a fine, funny, humane film.

  • Desson Thomson, Washington Post

    This is soap opera with a brain, as she reveals four people ... at their most unguarded and, therefore, honest and bitterly funny.

  • Ann Hornaday, Washington Post

    The ensemble Holofcener has assembled comprises some of the best actresses working today, and they inhabit their roles with the astringency and softness these characters demand.

  • Geoff Pevere, Toronto Star

    The impressive thing about Holofcener's non-judgemental generosity with character, which at times recalls an American Mike Leigh, is that she makes no concessions to easy endearment.

  • Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle

    A gutsy little picture and a nice slice of life.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Jennifer X


    The fat black adopted girl is really, really funny. I do think Nicole Holofcener has a gift in comedy, but I don't like this as much as Please Give.

  • Cynthia S


    Not really so lovely, and definitely not amazing. Just average...

  • Megan S


    I love Catherine Keener and I liked this movie, a touching human story. I am just a sucker for these types of movies. Just goes to show you how insecurities can affect us no matter who we are and what our lives end up being like.

  • Alice S


    Holofcener is my new favorite female director...not that I had one to begin with, which makes her all the more special in a male-dominated industry. I love her movies because nothing much really happens, but the silent moments, the day-to-day dialogue, the realistic portrayal of women… More

  • Michael G


    There was nothing amazing about this movie. Catherine Keener's character was kind of interesting, but not enough to the point where I told myself I was glad I saw it when it was over.

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