". . . hidden from the ken of mankind"
Added 8/23/2009
Twice before, i have noted "coming of age" films, made early in the career of an actress who later becomes famous, that just DISAPPEAR: "Cattle Annie & Little Britches" (Diane Lane), and "Moi, fleur Bleu" (Jodie Foster). I must put this one in, or at least very, Very near, that category.
The diva-to-be in this movie is none other than Jennifer Connelly, who went on to get justifiably famous in "Labyrinth" and, later, "The Rocketeer". You'd think that would make this film a collector's item, by itself. Nope. NOT for rent, anywhere, not for sale on DVD anywhere. Sometimes, I wonder if the actresses in question are pulling string to keep the product under wraps.
No that she has anything in particular to be ashamed of in this work. Her performance is Just FINE.
The rest of the movie, I grant you, is a mess. Poor acting, bad script. It is as if the screenplay is Trying to make us dislike the characters. All of them.
While not a complete waste of time, this is the sort of movie you see once, then keep around as a conversation piece.
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I love this movie. It is not on DVD so I will have to pull that magic off myself but I am glad I received it at a reasonable price.
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A SECOND LOOK
Added 11/14/2006
ok. ok. so after i read all your reviews i had to take a second look. when i first saw this movie i was too young to really understand why i liked it, so it stuck out in my head, and i didn't even know the name of it. all i knew was the actress Maddie corman, which i got her name from some other movie of hers that i actually remembered the name, which gave me her name, and i knew the plot of this movie. So i looked through all the descriptions of the movies she made in order to find this movie.
Here, goes. After i bought it, i watched it and was bored. Hated it. thought it was slow, and the events where boring. Now after reading everyones review on this i had to watch it 2 years later, again, but this time with a different mind set. I evaluated it as if i were still in the 80's and i was still a little kid, instead of trying to over analyze. I actually liked it. lol The interesting part that made me think of this as something more than a boring teen movie, was the over all lesson. i guess it was meant to show how throughout all your problems growing up, and there will be problems, like love, friendship, and understanding eachother, these 3 friends made it through, put aside there problems and realized that there will be problems, but there will also be strong friendships that help you through them. Nice. so if you're looking for something mild, and decent, to bring back those youthful memories of growing up in the 80's, and you'd like to be taken back there for a moment, then this is pretty cool.
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Best 'Teen Drama' Ever?
Added 8/14/2005
Proving that dramatic fare centering on teenage characters needn't be any less powerful than any other drama, the biggest strregth of "Seven Minutes In Heaven" (apart from the mere prescence of star Jennifer Connelly) is the realization that the loves, ambitions, anxieties, dreams, feelings and disappointments of teenagers are no less real and no less important than those of a person a few years older or a few years younger. That's one of those things that so many people who previously would have agreed with fervently seem to forget on their twentieth birthday. This movie is about all of those things - dreams, loves, anxieties, etc. - in the lives of three friends, Natalie (Connelly), Jeff (Byron Thames) and Polly (Maddie Corman). I usually don't enjoy 'slice-of-life' dramas half as much as this one but "Seven Minutes In Heaven" is so good it would have been a keeper even without Jennifer Connelly in it, who's the reason I originally saw it. Funny in places and downright heartbreaking in places, with massive charm, this movie is a credit to its kind.
And yet it's not out on DVD - I guess I'll just have to add it to my list of dream DVD releases ("Dreamtrap", "Elves", "Basket Case 2", "Scamper The Penguin", "Twogether", "Mannequin II", "Cutting Class" etc. - I could go on and on) that surely someday somebody will Have to bring out on DVD.
Won't they?
At least until then, the VHS of this gem can still be tracked down. Highly, highly recommended.
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i feel pretty gay...
Added 5/27/2005
i loved this movie too. i suppose the fact that jennifer connelly (all of 17 in this) was and has been flawlessly beautiful to me had something to do with it but uh....wow. this is a chic flick, isn't it?? then what in the world was i doing watching it? no WONDER i got beat up in school. and no wonder i had so many female friends and never dated any of them. this is embarrasing. what did i come here for again?
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A Wonderful Romantic Comedy
Added 2/14/2009
An involving 1988 romantic comedy about a young man who travels to Canada to spend Christmas with the young woman he loves and her family. With beautiful cinematography (shot in very naturalistic light), a wonderful cast, and an engaging script, this coming-of-age story goes way beyond the usual screwball comedy by adding an emotional component that echoes film noir. Funny and touching, the film drew me into the world it portrayed; I thought it ended much too soon. This is one of those films where you feel that the director, the actors, the script, and the music are all in harmony. Highly recommended for all of us who know families that are a little different.
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I enjoyed this when it first came out YEARS ago and still do...
Added 7/25/2008
It's a "fun" movie (at least for me it was) about the misadventures of a young man while staying with the eccentric family of who he thinks is his girl... I enjoyed it VERY much and snapped it up when it was finally released to DVD...
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One of the Best
Added 5/9/2008
I too have waited a long time for a DVD copy. I haven't bought it yet, but will do so in a few minutes.
I have shown this film to many friends over the years and, interestingly, it is always the men who responded to it most positively. The women liked it, but were not wowed the way the men were.
I think it speaks to the young man that each of us were. Trying to impress the girl, failing, impressing the wrong girl, failing, finding the true nature of love (if we're lucky) beyond the physical.
Great music, great acting, touching in so many ways. It's more than worth a look.
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