Stepmom | | Cast : | Julia Roberts, Susan Sarandon, Ed Harris | | Director : | Chris Columbus | | Studio : | Columbia/Tristar Studios | | Format : | Color, Closed-captioned, Widescreen, Dolby | | Released Date : | December 25, 1998 | | DVD Released Date : | April 02, 2002 | | Language : | English (Dubbed), English (Subtitled), English (Original Language) | | Audience Rating : | PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested) | | | BUY THIS DVD FROM AMAZON |
Customer Reviews
| Rating |  | | Date | July 17, 2005 | | Summary | Pass the tissues | Content
 | Stepmom can be slated by people who don't have a heart, but this is one of the best Julia Roberts movies out there. Ed Harris, Susan Sarandon & Julia all do extremely well in this, as do the kids. Jena Malone plays the little girl, and Liam Aiken (Object Of My Affection, Sweet November) plays her younger brother.
I have to say this movie makes me cry every single time. And once you've seen the movie once, you'll start crying earlier & earlier in the movie each time. It's amazing.
Julia & Susan work so well on this film together, that I can't imagine anyone else in their roles. Their love/hate relationship is so good, you actually believe it. The cold stares (something Susan's fabulous at!) make you shiver. And the crying, god, as soon as they start, that's me. Watch out for the conversation about the wedding, if that doesn't get you going nothing will.
This is a truly excellent film, and I'm not going to ruin it anymore for anyone who hasn't seen it. Just make sure the tissues are filled up, and you're either wearing waterproof mascara or none at all. |
| Rating | | | Date | July 11, 2005 | | Summary | Not the best... | Content
| Well,I truly have to say it was a sad movie,but to untrue.
When the real mother told their kids she was going to die,Liam Aiken(who played her son),just stated: "Could you tell Dad to tie my shoes the way you do?" That is so stupid...what 6 year old would say that?
It was an OK movie though. |
| Rating | | | Date | March 27, 2005 | | Summary | Sad but Happy | Content
| In this amazing film their is lots of details of sad and happiness, here are some examples sad:when the kids find out that their mom is dying.Happy:during Christmas when their mom gave them each a present she made herself.The stepmom feels very deprest in the beginning, and in the end she feels very good about herself. Anna starts out hating her stepmom and starts loving her very much more and more.The son seems to always love his stepmom, but I think he loved her much more than that. |
| Rating | | | Date | February 07, 2005 | | Summary | Stepmom | Content
| Stepmom was a good drama film. I have seen this movie several times and it is still a tearjerker to me. It is a movie that has you laughing at some parts, but crying throughout most of it. The plot in this movie was continuous, there were not many dull moments. I find myself getting bored very quickly through movies, but I did not get bored in this movie, and I still don't after seeing in multiple times. The actors and actresses did a well job playing the roles of their characters. The children played their roles exceptionally well. Overall, Stepmom was a excellent drama that is a movie you should watch if you are in the mood for some laughs as well as some tears. |
| Rating | | | Date | February 06, 2005 | | Summary | You've got to be joking - only Hollywood could sell this | Content
| Predictible, sob-story melodrama with a girlfriend agenda to boot! I'm surprised that Sarandon went anywhere near this, it's such a boring Hollywood take on the mom vs. younger girlfriend scenerio. Should be understood that this screenplay was originally written by real-life stepmom Gigi Levangie. I think Gigi had an agenda to push. For once I'd like to see Hollywood come out with a film that sings the praises of original moms, not younger-model girlfriends, and makes these original moms the attractive, healthy, mentally-sound very cool and sexy women they often are in real life. Let's give them the happy ending--they make the world go round! If you like soap opera drama-rama or you're a younger stepmom/girlfriend who wants justification and wants to demean the original mom/wife (I'm not an original mom or first wife, BTW, just an annoyed viewer), you'll think this is a great film. Otherwise, this is one to skip. |
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