Hot Lange Served Up For Tommy Lee Jones - An Atomic Sleeper Hit!
Added 2/5/2010
Thank Heavens this Sleeper was recognized by the Academy and Lange wone the award or this film would have went by the wayside, unseen and that would have been a complete shame for this classic. I was somewhat confused at first and didn't pick up on all the nuances of the script/plot and therefore, I opted to watch the film a second time, paying closer attention to detail and the motivation of the characters and ALL aspects of the intense plot. It was well worth the second watch! Lange definately deserved the Oscar for this performance but, I still can't believe that THIS is the film she finally gets the Oscar for! Oh well... a good performance deserves the kudos it gets and her incredible sexual smoldering in this film kept it interesting and is a good portrayal of what a wife will do when she's left to her own devices too often. No matter what anyone else says about the plot, it was pretty much how I remember the time that the film is set in, including the state of treatment for mental illnesses (the film doesn't pretty them up or horrify them like some do...it's pretty much just the facts, here), the nuclear issue, and the beginings of the era of free love and open sexuality...and so for that reason, I really enjoyed the film that much more. The main issue here is the incredible script, cinematography, and performances! Jones and Lange showed the deep down, dirty, gritty, fire and emotion that both of these fine, high caliber actors are capable of and I'm surprised that Tommy Lee Jones didn't take home a few awards for this film, himself. Also, what an incredible supporting cast! More like an ensemble....Chris O'Donnell, Carrie Snodgrass, Powers Boothe and the likes all turn in performances worthy of their abilities. This film is destined to be a cult classic favorite by most film buffs and historians as well as fans of the members of the cast and crew but, none the less, I'd put it high on a list of "must be watched or mandatory viewing" films.
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Blue Sky
Added 10/23/2009
I love this movie Jessica Lange and Tommy Lee Jones performed so well in this movie,it definitely is a classic!
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This is an older movie. Drama. Woman mentally dependent on husband. While the husband is away, she has an affair with the Base Commander. She is forced to tell the husbad of the affair. The Commander has her husband locked away under medicatioin. But under unforeseen circumstances, she pulls herself together to save her husband.
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Hyper City.
Added 12/4/2008
Blue Sky won Jessica Lange her second Oscar and boy her smoldering performance is over the top to say the least. She plays a manic-depressive and poor Tommy Lee Jones plays her military hubby. The story is pretty boring so pretty much skip this stinker.
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A pleasant surprise
Added 11/18/2008
I expected nothing from this, given the dvd's cheap cover. It turned out to be a great performance by Lange and Jones, with her portraying a bipolar Army wife in the early 60s. The kids are great actors, too. Smart script. Nice pacing. Not too long. You can't go wrong.
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Hot Lange Served Up For Tommy Lee Jones - An Atomic Sleeper Hit!
Added 2/5/2010
Thank Heavens this Sleeper was recognized by the Academy and Lange wone the award or this film would have went by the wayside, unseen and that would have been a complete shame for this classic. I was somewhat confused at first and didn't pick up on all the nuances of the script/plot and therefore, I opted to watch the film a second time, paying closer attention to detail and the motivation of the characters and ALL aspects of the intense plot. It was well worth the second watch! Lange definately deserved the Oscar for this performance but, I still can't believe that THIS is the film she finally gets the Oscar for! Oh well... a good performance deserves the kudos it gets and her incredible sexual smoldering in this film kept it interesting and is a good portrayal of what a wife will do when she's left to her own devices too often. No matter what anyone else says about the plot, it was pretty much how I remember the time that the film is set in, including the state of treatment for mental illnesses (the film doesn't pretty them up or horrify them like some do...it's pretty much just the facts, here), the nuclear issue, and the beginings of the era of free love and open sexuality...and so for that reason, I really enjoyed the film that much more. The main issue here is the incredible script, cinematography, and performances! Jones and Lange showed the deep down, dirty, gritty, fire and emotion that both of these fine, high caliber actors are capable of and I'm surprised that Tommy Lee Jones didn't take home a few awards for this film, himself. Also, what an incredible supporting cast! More like an ensemble....Chris O'Donnell, Carrie Snodgrass, Powers Boothe and the likes all turn in performances worthy of their abilities. This film is destined to be a cult classic favorite by most film buffs and historians as well as fans of the members of the cast and crew but, none the less, I'd put it high on a list of "must be watched or mandatory viewing" films.
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Blue Sky
Added 10/23/2009
I love this movie Jessica Lange and Tommy Lee Jones performed so well in this movie,it definitely is a classic!
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This is an older movie. Drama. Woman mentally dependent on husband. While the husband is away, she has an affair with the Base Commander. She is forced to tell the husbad of the affair. The Commander has her husband locked away under medicatioin. But under unforeseen circumstances, she pulls herself together to save her husband.
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