Nell Movie Review 1994

"Wild child" story--adult version. When illiterate, barely verbal backwoods Nell (Foster) is discovered after her stroke-afflicted mother's death, she's placed in the care of a doctor (Neeson) and psychologist (Richardson) who have different ideas about how to bring her into society. Unfairly dismissed by some as self-indulgent, Foster's raw, physical performance is truly mesmerizing; dull script, unconvincingly tidy ending, and gross over-sentimentality are what disappoint. From the play "Idioglossia" by Mark Handley.

Distribution

Fox Home Entertainment, PO Box 900, Beverly Hills, CA 90213, Phone: (310)369-3900, Toll-free: 888-223-4FOX, Fax: (310)369-5811, URL: http://www.foxmovies.com/index1.html, Remarks: Also known as Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment

Available on VHS
Running time 114 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Doctors & Nurses, Shrinks, Adapted from a Play

Screenplay

William Nicholson

Cast

Jodie Foster, Liam Neeson, Natasha Richardson, Richard Libertini

Director

Michael Apted

Awards

Screen Actors Guild 1994: Actress (Foster).