Lancoor A very feeble attempt at affirmatie action

Livestonth I am only giving this movie a 1 for the great cast, though I can't imagine what any of them were thinking. This movie was horrible

Seraherrera The movie is wonderful and true, an act of love in all its contradictions and complexity

Fleur Actress is magnificent and exudes a hypnotic screen presence in this affecting drama.

wchelsea25 Eighteen years later and it's still being shown? What an embarrassment for all. Did anyone read the script before agreeing to do this? This movie is jaw-droppingly bad and cringe-inducing. The story is insipid and that's being generous. The terrors of the Holocaust in this film could have been substituted for a disappointing shopping trip to Barney's. The characters are all extremely attractive but shallow and undeveloped, the settings and art direction are as beautiful and unrealistic as a Ralph Lauren magazine spread. That's the problem with the entire movie--everything is pretty, clean and sterile. The acting is direction-less, a waste of a fine cast. The only reason I could think of why this 90 minutes of wasted time came to light is the back story of a casting director calling in favors from agents and the studio because what he really wanted to do was direct.

claytonchurch1 I didn't expect a lot from this film, but I thought it would be worth a try. There were about two points during the first 35 minutes in which I was going to turn it off. It wasn't that interesting, and it was slow-moving. But, I have liked some things Clare Danes has been in, especially Temple Grandin, so I stuck with it. About the time that Daisy starts to see some fruit in her teenage crush, it really picked up and I was glad I had kept watching. Soon after that, though, it continued to be disappointing. Jude Law's character is not consistent; sometimes he's nice, and sometimes his character is just dull. I don't think that was really in the acting of Jude, but more in the writing. This was the absolute worst acting I've ever seen Claire Danes. I bet she's embarrassed about this film now. She went from being, at times, a mature young lady to other times seeming like a nine-year-old, emotionally. Her acting reminded me of an 11-year-old in a school play thinking that she was acting, so she had to be dramatic. Claire has wild swings of being skittishly excited and kind of queer (in the "immature" sense of that term). Her voice fluctuations were hard to take. Oh, and then there's the plot. Lots of dream sequences that don't really fully connect and an attempt in the writing to connect two separate themes and three separate locations that just came off disjointed. There were scenes that just seemed to be bad editing, that didn't follow. Don't waste your time; see another Claire Danes film.

efarrell1 I saw useful comparisons between Daisy and my acquaintances's daughter at a time when her mother was baffled by her daughter's behavior. Sent a copy to my friend, but she didn't see any connections. Oh well, I received insight into the daughter in question. I had been mystified before I saw the movie.Such a TREAT to Jeanne Moreau: so stalwart!! What seemed to non-equities in the Nana's portrayal, actually turned out to be an adaptation to a healthier outlook. I was most taken, when Nana says in reply to Daisy's question, "What is going to happen to me?", "Everything!!" I was able to take this movie line and get comfort from it.The settings for the film were beautiful, charming, idyllic, old-fashioned, and European. (I think Sweden, Finland, Switzerland?? Just guessing.) I found this film to be a treat for the eyes.

Salbjorg First of all I have to say: This is the worst film that I have ever seen, and I have seen many. Besides that, it´s just plain bad. The relationship between Nana and Daisy was so "touchy" and pathetic that I wanted to scream. Daisy is always crying in the film and it gets really annoying . I would not rent it if I were you