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Coal Miner's Daughter - 8/10
Sissy Spacek's forceful tour - tour de force - performance as Loretta Lynn dominates this sweet and simple biopic. Not only does she believably start off the film at 14, she has a perfectly twangy voice that made me wonder why the Oscar winner (for this film!) never had a second career. She did earn a Grammy nomination for her work here, too. Tommy Lee Jones is equally impressive and makes a humane and sympathetic character out of a man some would not consider to be so.
Fever Pitch - 8/10
Its not a generic romcom. Its not a sports movie. Its not a Farrelly Brothers movie...even though it technically is. Its a very sweet relationship comedy that follows the evolving relationship between a Red Sox fan and a workaholic. That's one aspect not being played up in the ads: how addicted Barrymore's character is to her job. The actual true ending to the story - with the Sox finally winning - ends up just being an afterthought and has little to do with the actual film. Barrymore and Fallon are terrific here and there is some great chemistry. I'm convinced Barrymore's energy and could allow her to generate chemistry with just about anyone, though. Fever Pitch sets aside what the trailers and ads make it out to be and is more about dealing with the person you're in a relationship with. The majority of the humor comes from little moments instead of raunchy gross out gags or oddball supporting characters. Here it comes: its a homerun.
Sissy Spacek's forceful tour - tour de force - performance as Loretta Lynn dominates this sweet and simple biopic. Not only does she believably start off the film at 14, she has a perfectly twangy voice that made me wonder why the Oscar winner (for this film!) never had a second career. She did earn a Grammy nomination for her work here, too. Tommy Lee Jones is equally impressive and makes a humane and sympathetic character out of a man some would not consider to be so.
Fever Pitch - 8/10
Its not a generic romcom. Its not a sports movie. Its not a Farrelly Brothers movie...even though it technically is. Its a very sweet relationship comedy that follows the evolving relationship between a Red Sox fan and a workaholic. That's one aspect not being played up in the ads: how addicted Barrymore's character is to her job. The actual true ending to the story - with the Sox finally winning - ends up just being an afterthought and has little to do with the actual film. Barrymore and Fallon are terrific here and there is some great chemistry. I'm convinced Barrymore's energy and could allow her to generate chemistry with just about anyone, though. Fever Pitch sets aside what the trailers and ads make it out to be and is more about dealing with the person you're in a relationship with. The majority of the humor comes from little moments instead of raunchy gross out gags or oddball supporting characters. Here it comes: its a homerun.
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