Give it a chance
Added 10/30/2009
I think most Americans might have a hard time with this film because it is like a foreign flick - French type of film - where the movie is character driven. After all the crap Demi did after Ghost, she took a chance on this film and she worked with actors not there to be celebrities. They are just masters of their craft and she kind of is better because of them. I think women would appreciate this film the most. don't write it off because you didn't see it in theaters. Rent it if you can. I will buy it at one point because this is a film I would go back to again. I love her dress in this film because her body was actually covered in an eclectic way - she stepped outside of her comfort zone and she isn't covered in heavy make up.
Character films are good to see as much as the action packed and others because they all give us different perspectives and widen our point of view on life.
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REALITY VS. FANTASY
Added 10/17/2009
In this film, which I have watched several times, you may draw different conclusions with each viewing.
At least that was my experience.
The premise is that a woman, with a fragmented personality sustained through grief, is living in two separate worlds: The French countryside vs. Manhattan. Mother of two young children vs. single career woman.
Each life contains the possibility for love and fulfillment. But the woman stands slightly apart in each world, never really giving herself over to it. As if by detaching, she will not be hurt.
Demi Moore's performance in Passion of Mind was truly captivating. She is believable, vulnerable, and fascinating.
Sometimes I hoped that she would finally resolve the fragmentation and end up as "Marie" in France, while other times I was rooting for "Marty," the Manhattan career woman.
In the end, the pieces gradually fall into place until you wonder why you didn't suspect that everything would turn out this way.
As you can tell, I liked it well enough to watch it again and again. I deducted one star because I would have enjoyed seeing a little more angst from a character who was so clearly torn between two worlds.
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Sleepy but interesting movie
Added 9/2/2009
I wasn't sure about this movie; I caught it on cable on a lazy afternoon. Demi Moore stars as a woman who at first looks as if she is leading a double life. When she goes to sleep, she is a widow and mother in France, Marie; when Marie goes to sleep, she becomes Marty, a single career woman living in New York. What is complicated is she falls in love with two different men in her dual dream life. While there wasn't a lot of chemistry between Moore and the two leading men, I don't think that was really the focus of the movie: the focus of the movie was Marie's/Marty's relationship with herself. I can't say anymore or I will give the rest away.
Beautifully shot movie--The scenes in France were gorgeous, and I don't think I have seen New York shot like this either. Starts out a little slow, but worth the time.
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very very bad
Added 9/2/2009
I give this boring piece of garbage 1 star without hesitation.
I'll be the first to admit Demi Moore doesn't do a whole lot for me. She never has, but I'll always be willing to give her another chance because I believe it's only a matter of time before every actor and actress releases SOMETHING good.
Well, maybe that golden moment for Demi is coming up ahead, or maybe not. With a boring movie like Passion of Mind, I hope she eventually does something captivating and forgets all about this snorefest of a typical love story (or "light" mystery if you prefer... yeah right).
This movie is totally not what I was expecting going by the description. A woman has trouble knowing what's real and what's a dream, and has to go through life that way. She wakes up and you're not sure if what she's experiencing is all a dream or reality. Sounds like a perfect mystery or drama to me... unfortunately it's nothing like that at *all*.
Instead it's basically a love story between two people that enter her lives and it's extremely difficult to pay attention to THIS kind of dream or reality. The storyline that had so much potential originally has now been reduced to nothing more than a mediocre love story.
The two men in her life are very dull. Dreadfully dull in fact. They are almost completely pointless because both characters are *that* boring.
That's not the only problem.
Sometimes a storyline focuses on the main character of the film constantly (in fact, that's how it should be). This movie is more about focusing on Demi Moore and nothing else. Forget about the fact you're watching a movie- the camera has to be on Demi Moore all the time because she likes the attention. So that's another problem I have with the film- it's basically the Demi Moore Show taking place.
Just a very very below average movie that could have been a heck of a lot better.
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Perfect Chick Flick
Added 7/14/2008
I absolutely rank this in my top 5 favorite movies. For many people, we think about the road not taken...or the man we didn't marry etc... This movie is amazing in that you get to see Demi live two different lives and you don't know which one is real. They are both perfect lives in their own right and you struggle along with the characters. This is a great chick flick and also a great movie for men who want to earn bonus points with their girlfriends (if the women are sentimental). Get this movie and watch it with your girl...she'll adore you for it.
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Give it a chance
Added 10/30/2009
I think most Americans might have a hard time with this film because it is like a foreign flick - French type of film - where the movie is character driven. After all the crap Demi did after Ghost, she took a chance on this film and she worked with actors not there to be celebrities. They are just masters of their craft and she kind of is better because of them. I think women would appreciate this film the most. don't write it off because you didn't see it in theaters. Rent it if you can. I will buy it at one point because this is a film I would go back to again. I love her dress in this film because her body was actually covered in an eclectic way - she stepped outside of her comfort zone and she isn't covered in heavy make up.
Character films are good to see as much as the action packed and others because they all give us different perspectives and widen our point of view on life.
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REALITY VS. FANTASY
Added 10/17/2009
In this film, which I have watched several times, you may draw different conclusions with each viewing.
At least that was my experience.
The premise is that a woman, with a fragmented personality sustained through grief, is living in two separate worlds: The French countryside vs. Manhattan. Mother of two young children vs. single career woman.
Each life contains the possibility for love and fulfillment. But the woman stands slightly apart in each world, never really giving herself over to it. As if by detaching, she will not be hurt.
Demi Moore's performance in Passion of Mind was truly captivating. She is believable, vulnerable, and fascinating.
Sometimes I hoped that she would finally resolve the fragmentation and end up as "Marie" in France, while other times I was rooting for "Marty," the Manhattan career woman.
In the end, the pieces gradually fall into place until you wonder why you didn't suspect that everything would turn out this way.
As you can tell, I liked it well enough to watch it again and again. I deducted one star because I would have enjoyed seeing a little more angst from a character who was so clearly torn between two worlds.
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Sleepy but interesting movie
Added 9/2/2009
I wasn't sure about this movie; I caught it on cable on a lazy afternoon. Demi Moore stars as a woman who at first looks as if she is leading a double life. When she goes to sleep, she is a widow and mother in France, Marie; when Marie goes to sleep, she becomes Marty, a single career woman living in New York. What is complicated is she falls in love with two different men in her dual dream life. While there wasn't a lot of chemistry between Moore and the two leading men, I don't think that was really the focus of the movie: the focus of the movie was Marie's/Marty's relationship with herself. I can't say anymore or I will give the rest away.
Beautifully shot movie--The scenes in France were gorgeous, and I don't think I have seen New York shot like this either. Starts out a little slow, but worth the time.
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