Crimes of the Heart (1986) Reviews

Crimes of the Heart (1986)
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Adapted from the Pulitzer Prize-winning play by Beth Henley (who also penned the screenplay), Crimes of the Heart stars three high-powered actresses as three high-strung sisters. Lenny (Diane Keaton), Meg (Jessica Lange) and Babe (Sissy Spacek) gather at Lenny's deep-South home for her birthday. Lenny, the oldest, can't seem to sustain a relationship with a man. Meg is an aspiring actress who hasn't progressed beyond commercial voice overs. And Babe is released on bond from jail after shooting her senator husband. Add to this information the fact that the girls' mother killed herself in Lenny's house, and that when Meg offhandedly expresses the wish that grouchy grandfather Hurd Hatfield would slip into a coma, he does, whereupon the sisters, despite every effort to treat the situation with proper sobriety, burst into helpless laughter over her "psychic" powers. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

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Starring:
Diane Keaton, Jessica Lange, (more)
Director(s):
Bruce Beresford
Theatrical MPAA Rating:
PG13
Format(s):
DVD
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Gloria S.

This is a story written about a different world than most people now know about. It's the 1950s in the heart of the Deep South, where men are men and women are where they're told to be. Tragedy has shaped the lives of three sisters whose mother hanged herself and her beloved cat. The entire town looked down upon the young girls who were forced to live with old grandparents who may have loved them but weren't quite sure how to handle raising them. Life is a trial most of the time and this movie shows how the sisters survived those trials. The lazy, hot summer where the baby sister shot her lawyer husband "because I didn't like his stinkin' looks!" brings home the wayward lounge singer older sister, to the joy and embitterment of the middle sister. This movie reminds me of a cross between Steel Magnolias and Fried Green Tomatoes.

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Joanie M.

classic

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Deborah R.

I've seen this delightful movie several times throughout the years; and never get tired of it.

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Jill S.

Jill S. One of my all time favorits. These people are completly crazy and way too much like my own crazy family.

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Jared R.

Ok, not bad for an 80s movie.

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Marie S.

Very disappointed that 3 such renown actresses would make such a boring movie. The plot, or lack therof, was rather loose.

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Clinton D.

Innane,hard to follow and poor Southern Accents make this an air head movie lovers delight The three leading ladies are all talented but seem to have chosen a poor vehicle to showcase their talents My wife and I like Dianne Keaton and she usually plays somewhat flustered women in her roles, but she was almost unitelligble in this role as one of three sisters from a truly disfucntional family I could hardly follow the dialouge and the plot was iffy but if you like the actress's no matter what you get a good look at them in a frantic paced movie that champions disfunctionality in more than one generation

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    Gloria S.

    This is a story written about a different world than most people now know about. It's the 1950s in the heart of the Deep South, where men are men and women are where they're told to be. Tragedy has shaped the lives of three sisters whose mother hanged herself and her beloved cat. The entire town looked down upon the young girls who were forced to live with old grandparents who may have loved them but weren't quite sure how to handle raising them. Life is a trial most of the time and this movie shows how the sisters survived those trials. The lazy, hot summer where the baby sister shot her lawyer husband "because I didn't like his stinkin' looks!" brings home the wayward lounge singer older sister, to the joy and embitterment of the middle sister. This movie reminds me of a cross between Steel Magnolias and Fried Green Tomatoes.

    Yes   |   No

     
    Joanie M.

    classic

    Yes   |   No

     
    Deborah R.

    I've seen this delightful movie several times throughout the years; and never get tired of it.

    Yes   |   No

     
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