Lovely & Amazing Movie Review 2002

Mom Blethyn watches over her three dysfunctional daughters: Michelle (Keener), who's bored by her marriage; insecure wannabe actress Elizabeth (Mortimer) and adopted eight-year-old African-American Annie (Goodwin), who's preoccupied with her looks. Unstable Michelle begins a hopeless affair with a teenager (Gyllenhaal), while a post-coital scene between Elizabeth and lover Mulroney shows the extent of the neurotic actresses' body image problem. Annie is the least disturbed of the three sisters, who just wants to look like everyone else in the family. Led by Blethyn, the cast expertly embody their complicated, quirky characters. Skillfully written and directed study in character flaws and family by Holofcener.

Distribution

CinemaNow, 4553 Glencoe Ave., Ste. 200, Marina Del Rey, CA 90292, URL: http://www.cinemanow.com, Remarks: Formerly known as Lions Gate Home Entertainment

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 91 minutes.
Originally from United States.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Moms, Brothers & Sisters, Adultery, Adoption & Orphans

Screenplay

Nicole Holofcener

Cast

Brenda Blethyn, Catherine Keener, Emily Mortimer, Raven Goodwin, Dermot Mulroney, Jake Gyllenhaal, Aunjanue Ellis, Clark Gregg, James LeGros, Michael Nouri

Cinematography

Harlan Bosmajian

Director

Nicole Holofcener

Music

Craig Richey

Other

Brian Linder, Rob Frazen, Missy Parker, Vanessa Vogel, Devorah Herbert

Producer

Anthony Bregman, Ted Hope, Eric d'Arbeloff, Good Machine, Blow Up Pictures, Roadside Attractions, Lions Gate Films

Awards

Ind. Spirit 2003: Support. Actress (Mortimer).