Brad William Henke, Bridget Barkan, Danny Trejo
"Sherrybaby" is a humane and moving portrait of a woman trying to reconnect with her child and move on with her life after being released from prison. Written and directed by Laurie Collyer, the film ...( read more
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DVD Release Date: January 23, 2007
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October 1, 2009Maggie Gyllenhaal is brilliant in this disturbing but moving drama. It?s not going to be every ones cuppa tea and its quite uncomfortable to watch at times but it?s a bold and exceptional portrait of a woman who is both innocent and guilty and her struggle to right past wrongs. I...( read more)
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August 21, 2008maggie gyllenhaal doing the best acting in any film she's been in. she plays someone with alot of hope that's also very destructive. the situations she finds herself in are very human ones... it's a bizarre film about an ex addict/alcoholic trying to get clean
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July 29, 2008Most of the praise for this film should rest with Gyllenhaal who produces a fabulously destructive yet naive character. A number of key sequences as well as the title suggest Sherry is the child in this film. She gets far more excitement buying toys for her daughter than her daug...( read more)
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April 28, 2008Sherry Swanson (Maggie Gyllenhall) arrives at the Genesis House, a halfway house for women who have recently been paroled from prison. A recovering heroin addict, she has just completed a sentence for theft. Although she has her own private room, she has chores she must perform a...( read more)
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November 11, 2009sherrybaby is a heartbreaking story about a woman trying to reconnect with her daughter after being away in prison. i would have given it five stars if it wasn't for the sex scenes and the sluttiness of gyllenhaal's character.
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August 29, 2009Maggie Gyllenhaal is one of the greatest actresses of her generation, hands down. While this drama simmers slowly along, it never explodes into chaos, but it remains riveting the whole time thanks entirely to Gyllenhaal's performance. The entire supporting cast is strong, but the...( read more)
Critic Reviews
September 22, 2006
Marcy Dermansky, About.com
September 8, 2006
Claudia Puig, USA Today
... has nuance and complexity even in its seemingly throwaway title. full review
September 7, 2006
A.O. Scott, The New York Times
What distinguishes the film from its many peers is the quality of Ms. Collyer's writing -- which rarely reaches for obvious, melodramatic beats -- and the precision of Ms. Gyllenhaal's performance.
September 7, 2006
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
No matter how much grit writer-director Laurie Collyer sprinkles on the surface, the innards of this baby are pure formula. full review
September 5, 2006
Nick Schager, Lessons of Darkness
Even more than the immature Sherry herself, it's Sherrybaby's storytelling that's truly underdeveloped. full review
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