The Whole Wide World (1996) Reviews
- Starring:
- Vincent D'Onofrio, Renée Zellweger, (more)
- Director(s):
- Dan Ireland
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG
- Category:
- Romance, Independent Films
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5 out of 5 people found this review helpful He gets it. If REH were alive today he would be diagnosed with some type of mental illness. The struggle inside the mind of a creative genius that is socially inept and in-love is portrayed by ... Read More He gets it. If REH were alive today he would be diagnosed with some type of mental illness. The struggle inside the mind of a creative genius that is socially inept and in-love is portrayed by Vincent D'Onofrio. You can see the anguish on his face as he deals with the intense love he feels for Novalyne and the bond he shares with his mother, whom I think also suffers from some kind of mental illness. The bond between mother and son is one of mutual understanding. It takes one to know one. One of the earlier reviewers said that this movie is slow. It is deliberately slow so that you wade through the emotions with him. Watch with the perceptive eye of a parent as they witness their child wrestle with tough choices in their lives.
Thank you Mr. D'Onofrio, this one is a keeper. Close this Review WAS THIS REVIEW HELPFUL? Yes | No | ||
1 out of 1 people found this review helpful I enjoyed this movie because I like love stories, but some would say it was kind of slow. Don't expect your everyday cuddle with your loved one movie and cry a happy tear at the end... if you want ... Read More I enjoyed this movie because I like love stories, but some would say it was kind of slow. Don't expect your everyday cuddle with your loved one movie and cry a happy tear at the end... if you want that rent a romantic comedy or even the Princess Bride. This movie was based off of the true story of a woman in Robert E. Howard's life. I looked up his name on Google after the movie and the movie is very close to the truth. If you like true stories, watch this movie. Close this Review WAS THIS REVIEW HELPFUL? Yes | No | ||
0 out of 0 people found this review helpful I am a big fan of both Renee and Vincent and they were both excellent in this movie. Renee seemed to really understand the charater she was playing and Vincent made the character he played very ... Read More I am a big fan of both Renee and Vincent and they were both excellent in this movie. Renee seemed to really understand the charater she was playing and Vincent made the character he played very believable. I would watch this movie again. Very well acted. Close this Review WAS THIS REVIEW HELPFUL? Yes | No | ||
1 out of 2 people found this review helpful I found this film a bit boring. However, I thought it had an interesting love story, and I thought it did the real life characters justice but not honor. D'Onofrio did a great job as REH. Adding to ... Read More I found this film a bit boring. However, I thought it had an interesting love story, and I thought it did the real life characters justice but not honor. D'Onofrio did a great job as REH. Adding to his believable acting was his stricking resemblance to the real Howard. The film showed how eccentric Howard was. One concern was that it presented the mom as if she was in love with her son. In fact, the mom was suffering from a tumor and simply wanted her son to herself and not let him go to another woman. Also, in real life Price was one of Howard's former teachers. The film showed her as a teacher who just happened to meet Howard. If the film would have been more historically accurate, I think it would have been better and had a more passionate love story. Close this Review WAS THIS REVIEW HELPFUL? Yes | No | ||
0 out of 1 people found this review helpful The initial chemistry between D'Onofrio and Zellweger is HOT and their acting is excellent, but being the story of a doomed relationship, it has nowhere to go but down. After their third spat, I ... Read More The initial chemistry between D'Onofrio and Zellweger is HOT and their acting is excellent, but being the story of a doomed relationship, it has nowhere to go but down. After their third spat, I found it unbearably boring watching them fight like Ralph and Alice Kramden! Also, the significance of Robert E. Howard might have been better conveyed by depicting just how famous Conan The Barbarian ultimately became. Conan O'Brien is probably better known to most people today!
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0 out of 2 people found this review helpful Wow this movie was so boring I forced myself to watch at least half of it hoping for it to get better but it never happened. I got it because I really like Renee Zellweger, and she acted great in ... Read More Wow this movie was so boring I forced myself to watch at least half of it hoping for it to get better but it never happened. I got it because I really like Renee Zellweger, and she acted great in this movie. There just was no plot for the movie to go to. It was same scene over and over, it just went no where. Close this Review WAS THIS REVIEW HELPFUL? Yes | No |
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