Excellent!

Rating: 10/10 (16 October 2000)

I have NO idea why this movie hasn't become more famous! It is a very good story, told in a way that doesn't make us feel stupid nor disappointed. The movie goes so well that I was only waiting for it to crumble... my surprise was that IT DIDN'T! The movie stays solid all the way, and the actresses and the direction make the movie even better! I believe that showing psychological problems like this is rare, since everyone still sees psychoanalysts and nurses as monsters ( "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest"... ) or doesn't understand enough about it to make a decent movie. We see authentic human beings portrayed in "Girl, Interrupted". No evil character, no perfect person. Only people struggling to live their lives in the best way they can. It is a lesson for all "suicidal" teenagers without being moralist, it is passionate and modern. There are powerful dialogues and characters that stay in your mind. This movie is far better than "The Sixth Sense"... I hated that movie! It is pointless, confusing, doesn't teach anything useful... the only thing that is ( a little ) good is its ending. Anyway, I prefer Fight Club's. I believe this movie is also better than "The Green Mile", that is VERY predictable, has BAD and GOOD characters ( sounds like a child's tale... ), remains pointless and is way too long. I would rather have seen "Girl, Interrupted" in the Academy Awards than these movies listed above. I can truly give a 10 to this movie and put it on the top of my list, with American Beauty, Pulp Fiction, Fight Club, Run Lola Run, Taxi Driver and some others. I recommend this movie to all teenagers who can't find themselves and their role in life because they are too spoiled to see the truth behind everything.