Excellent!

Rating: 10/10 (10 April 2000)

A cool soundtrack is the first thing I noticed about this movie ... a haunting score contrasted with pumping 60s tunes like "Downtown" along with really gentle stuff like "End of the World" (which *has* to be the world's most depressing song, especially after the way it's used in this movie) ... Then there's the acting, and we all know how good Angelina Jolie is in everything, and in this - well, let me tell you that anything you've read about it (and her performance has been written about a lot!) is totally true, she's amazing in this movie. But that shouldn't be your only reason for seeing it. This movie has the best cast ever from the major roles to the minor roles like Vanessa Redgrave, Whoopi Goldberg (her best performance ever, in my opinion) and the *brilliant* performance of Angela Bettis as Janet (keep an eye out for her, she's the blonde who isn't in many scenes but is totally amazing).
The movie is kind of depressing in a lot of ways - if you've had troubles in life (and haven't we all) you'll find this movie is a real downer at times, like when they're all talking about how 'wonderful' an escape suicide can be and stuff ... but if you stick with it, you find a real positive message too. And, believe me, you'll be humming "Downtown" on your way out.
:)