Anywhere But Here (1999)
64 %
Reviews Counted: 80 Fresh: 51 Rotten:29 Average Rating: 6.4/10
Consensus:
The clever reversal of roles between Portman and Sarandons' charectors (Portman is constantly worried and looking out for her mother, not visa-versa) makes the movie interesting and worth watching. Transcends the tired cliche well.
Runtime: 1 hr 54 mins
Synopsis: It is mid-summer 1995 as a 1978 Mercedes zooms down the highway, heading west. Inside sit 14-year-old Ann August (Natalie Portman) and her mother Adele (Susan Sarandon). Against her will, Ann is being moved to Beverly Hills where Adele, stifled by small-town life in Bay City, Wisconsin,... [More]
Genre: Dramas
Starring: Susan Sarandon, Natalie Portman, Eileen Ryan, Corbin Allred, Ray Baker
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06/24/06
As a depiction of a loving-turbulent relationship between a single mom (Susan Sarandon) and her rebellious teenage daughter (Natalie Portman), Wang's meller is nicely crafted but old-fashioned like Hollywood's weepies of yesteryear.
01/02/06
Top Critic
Adele and Ann are not easy screen characters to like, but they are easy to believe in -- especially in the skins of Sarandon and Portman.
06/07/04
A subtle and unexpected pleasure, all nuanced performance and character detail.
06/07/04
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05/28/03
The title might very well be an appropriate description of what more impatient filmgoers may be feeling after sitting through this frustratingly mediocre dramedy.
01/16/03
In its eagerness to give voice to the overshadowed daughter, the film never allows the mother to live.
12/02/02
The movie drops in on a crucial part of their lives, follows it for a few minutes and then jettisons to another episode. It's like watching 10 short stories.
11/06/02
Top Critic
Inspired pairing of Susan Sarandon and Natalie Portman as an outrageous mother and her more practical daughter.
08/02/02
The movie doesn't feel authentic, it's relationships are drawn in erratic, TV movie-like strokes.
07/02/02
Wang keeps a precise balance, necessary to blend a high-octane performance from Sarandon with an understated one from Portman.
06/05/02
Susan Sarandon and Natalie Portman put on an acting clinic that's a treat to watch, but, no matter how accomplished, a clinic is not a movie. They do a lot with a little, yet it's far from enough.
03/19/02
Top Critic
A heartfelt drama about a mother and daughter having trouble connecting.
03/04/02
Without a strong central narrative ... the film loses momentum and ends as one more tired treatise on family dysfunction.
01/09/02
You start wishing you were anywhere but here -- preferably at last year's far funnier Slums of Beverly Hills.
05/11/01
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La cinta no deja de ser manipuladora y con cierta carga de moralidad. Pudo haber sido un producto mucho mejor terminado
03/14/01
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