Girl, Interrupted

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Critics' Reviews

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ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: Owen Gleiberman
Shrewd, tough, and lively -- a junior-league "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest."Read Full Review »
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Philadelphia Inquirer: Carrie Rickey
The performances in Girl, Interrupted resonate, but the movie does not.Read Full Review »
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LOS ANGELES TIMES: Kenneth Turan
Top performances keep true-life mental ward tale Girl, Interrupted soaring, despite a script that frequently drifts into genre clichés.Read Full Review »
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Boston Globe: Jay Carr
There's too much control in it and not enough danger.Read Full Review »
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CHICAGO SUN-TIMES: Roger Ebert
The story, having failed to provide itself with character conflicts that can be resolved with drama, turns to melodrama instead.Read Full Review »
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NewsWeek: David Ansen
Barring one dreadfully trumped-up climactic scene, they've managed to avoid the usual asylum-movie cliches.Read Full Review »
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The New York Times: Stephen Holden
A small, intense period piece with a tough-love attitude toward lazy, self-indulgent little girls flirting with madness.Read Full Review »
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Salon.com: Stephanie Zacharek
Always worth watching when Angelina Jolie steps to the fore. Somehow, she takes a thuddingly ill-conceived role and turns it into goldRead Full Review »
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USA Today: Susan Wloszczyna
Ryder's commitment is impressive. If her movie only had her courage.Read Full Review »
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Village Voice: Abby McGanney Nolan
Contains some nicely restrained turns, like Clea Duval as Kaysen's Oz-obsessed roommate, but mainly it's a showcase for Ryder's winsome victimRead Full Review »
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