Donna . (shortstuff1984)

This film is not only about the loss of five sisters. It's also about the loss of dreams, idealism and fantasies which we have as youngsters about adulthood, including the opposite sex which is why even as adults, the neighbourhood boys cannot forget about the Lisbon girls who haunt eternally in their imaginations. So I feel that this film is as much about the neighbourhood boys' story as it is about the Lisbon girls' story...
The scene where Cecilia asks to be excused from her own party before walking to her voluntary end is sooo heartbreaking. To me, it's one of the most memorable scenes in cinema history.
I first viewed this film when I was the same age as the characters portrayed and didn't like the film then. I love it now I'm in my mid-twenties because I understand it more than I did then. The film is a looking-back at teenhood as opposed to a film for teens so I would recommend this film to everyone who survived adolescence!

There just isn't enough girl buddy movies out there and this film is the best of them all!! The films strength lays in its showing of how friends can become like family. Drew Barrymore has never been more adorable than she is here. A true gem of a film.

This movie is a masterpiece and made me a fan of Spielberg, Neeson, Fiennes and Kingsley. Every scene is my favourite and the film truly captures the complexity that was Oskar Schindler. To watch this film is to experience the power of cinema.

This film is not only about the loss of five sisters. It's also about the loss of dreams, idealism and fantasies which we have as youngsters about adulthood, including the opposite sex which is why even as adults, the neighbourhood boys cannot forget about the Lisbon girls who haunt eternally in their imaginations. So I feel that this film is as much about the neighbourhood boys' story as it is about the Lisbon girls' story... The scene where Cecilia asks to be excused from her own party before walking to her voluntary end is sooo heartbreaking. To me, it's one of the most memorable scenes in cinema history. I first viewed this film when I was the same age as the characters portrayed and didn't like the film then. I love it now I'm in my mid-twenties because I understand it more than I did then. The film is a looking-back at teenhood as opposed to a film for teens so I would recommend this film to everyone who survived adolescence!