Touching, Moving, Great.

Rating: Null/10 (26 September 2000)

The Plot: Susanna Kaysen is depressed and directionless after finishing high school in the late 1960's. A suicide attempt lands her in Claymore, a mental institution. She befriends the band of troubled women in her ward (Georgina the pathological liar, the sexually abused Daisy, the burn victim Polly) but falls under the hypnotic sway of Lisa, the wildest and most hardened of the bunch. Will Susanna "drop anchor" at Claymore and perpetually act out like Lisa, or will she finally pull her mind together and leave institutional life behind? 70%
The Acting: Every single actor in this star-studded cast show promising, memorable performances. Winona Ryder is excellent as Susanna Kaysen, Angelina Jolie deserved everything she got, particularly her Oscar, while Clea DuVall, Vanessa Redgrave and Whoopi Goldberg all gave extremely watchable, amazingly good performances. 95%
The Screenplay/Directing: Adapted from Susanna Kaysen's novel, Girl, Interrupted's script is brilliant. It is a touching, memorable well written script that was cruelly underrated by the Academy. Hats off to James Mangold, too, his direction was superb. 87%
Other: Nothing else extremely special about Girl, Interrupted springs my brain at this moment in time. 8%
Overall: Girl, Interrupted is a brilliant film that is both fascinating and strongly disturbing. Highly recommended for fans of the in-famous masterpiece, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. 84%
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