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Brad William Henke, Bridget Barkan, Danny Trejo, Giancarlo Esposito, Maggie Gyllenhaal
"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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Maggie 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)
maggie 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
Most 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)
Sherry 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)
sherrybaby 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.
Maggie 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)
