Ordinary People | | Cast : | Donald Sutherland, Mary Tyler Moore | | Director : | Robert Redford | | Studio : | Paramount Studio | | Format : | Color, Closed-captioned, Widescreen | | Released Date : | January 01, 1980 | | DVD Released Date : | March 01, 2004 | | Language : | English (Dubbed), French (Dubbed), English (Original Language), French (Original Language), English (Subtitled) | | Audience Rating : | R (Restricted) | | | BUY THIS DVD FROM AMAZON |
Customer Reviews
| Rating |  | | Date | June 21, 2005 | | Summary | No Ordinary Movie | Content
 | This is one of the most honest and perceptive movies I have ever come across. It's painful and uncomfortable to watch some of the scenes because of its truthfullness. One scene that came to mind is the picture taking scene, isn't that just a sad scene. You're own mother not being able to even fake affection for his son. I know Mary Tyler Moore' character is not exactly a monster it's just she doesn't know how to connect with his son (in her words the other son that died whom she get along just fine doesn't need parenting). The screenplay allows the characters in the movie to be three dimensional, it made you feel that based on the conversations and dialogues they had that there could be people in real life in that situation.
Mary Tyler Moore gave a topnoth performance. She just understood the complexity of the role and she never made a false move, from the big confrontation scenes to the quieter non-dialogue scenes. She was just consistently marvelous. The rest of the cast was great too. The underrated Donald Sutherland provided a good match for Moore. I love the dynamics between the two. Not to mention that they are very believable as a couple.
This is just a great movie. Great performances from the cast, a perceptive and moving screenplay and an intelligent direction from Redford. A satisfying movie that doesn't just make you think and feel, it makes you react and observe.
Grade: A |
| Rating | | | Date | June 20, 2005 | | Summary | WHYYYYYY??? | Content
| Ordinarily bad. So boring yet the book was worse. How could this have won an oscar. [...] all i can say is ugh. |
| Rating | | | Date | May 23, 2005 | | Summary | Trauma Changes Things and People. | Content
| When someone in the family dies in an accident, the family is never the same, because of issues such as blame, forgiveness, and trauma is not dealt with, and ultimately creates gaps and walls between each other. Ordinary People is a very emotional impacting film about the irrevocable damages that take place in Timothy Hutton's family when his brother died in a sailing accident. He's internally depressed and afflicted by this traumatic event. Both Mary Tyler Moore and Donald Southerland have not been able to face this harsh reality, and lived for years in silent grief. The three members of the family is no longer happy together, and they haven't moved on since the death of the boy. What can they do in order to let go and become a happy family again? Or can they still be happy together? I was very moved by the performances, especially from Timothy Hutton and Mary Tyler Moore. This film is very similar to The Door In The Floor, and Moore's role is also similar to Kim Basinger's, because they both have been devastated for years and have no more feelings about the family and their husband. |
| Rating | | | Date | April 14, 2005 | | Summary | Not an Ordinary Film | Content
| Every once in a while, a film comes along that makes you want to destroy your TV set. This film is it for me. Watching America's sweetheart transform herself into a distant, emotionless, cold woman was almost too much for me. I wanted to throw something at my TV. And I continued to watch, mostly in shock as the story unfolded. The direction was amazing. Robert Redford paced this film to perfection. The score - Pachabel's canon was perfect. The acting was so fantastic, it was unbellievable how believable they were. Timothy Hutton received a well deserved Oscar. Mary Tyler Moore was denied her much deserved oscar for this film. Donald Sutherland and Judd Hirsh put it all together with amazing performances. I just can't say enough; the film left me speechless. It was, in one word, brilliant. |
| Rating | | | Date | February 28, 2005 | | Summary | One of my all time favorites | Content
| I hesitate to write a review about this movie because I do not wish to give too much plot away. This is one of my five favorite movies of all time. The acting is top-notch to the point where the characters become painfully real. |
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