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When A Man Loves A Woman [DVD] [1994]
enlarge	Director: Luis Mandoki Actors: Meg Ryan, Andy Garcia, Ellen Burstyn, Tina Majorino, Mae Whitman Studio: Touchstone Home Video Category: DVD List Price: ~~£14.99~~ Buy New: £3.15 as of 23/11/2009 17:33 GMT details You Save: £11.84 (79%) New (13) Used (7) from £2.68 Seller: selectcheaper Rating: 9 reviews Sales Rank: 4777 Format: PAL Languages: English (Original Language), Thai (Original Language) Rating: Suitable for 15 years and over Region: 2 Discs: 1 Number Of Discs: 1 Running Time: 121 Minutes Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2 Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.4 x 0.6 EAN: 5017188882781 ASIN: B00004D07F Theatrical Release Date: May 13, 1994 Release Date: August 1, 2005 Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days


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Editorial Reviews: Amazon.co.uk Review IWhen a Man Loves a Woman/I is a dumb title (not Ianother/I classic pop song, please) for a very smart movie. A kind of gender-switch take on IThe Lost Weekend/I, it's about a woman (Meg Ryan) whose alcoholism almost destroys her family. That may sound like just another TV movie, but IWhen a Man Loves a Woman/I is so authentic in detail and emotion, that everything about it seems fresh, urgent, and engrossing. That's because the film is grounded in the actual experience of co-writer Al Franken (assisted by IRain Man/I scripter Ronald Bass). Franken is best known for his affiliation with ISaturday Night Live/I and IPolitically Incorrect/I, and as the author of IRush Limbaugh Is a Big Fat Idiot, and Other Observations/I. You may recall that Franken is the creator of Stuart Smalley, 12-step programmer extraordinaire. Well, if you want to know how Stuart was born, you can start here. This is no comedy, however. In fact, one of the most painful realisations comes when attractive, "good-time girl" Alice Green (Ryan) and her husband (Andy Garcia) begin to realise how much of a role alcohol played in their marriage and in bringing them together in the first place. The issues and experiences confronted in this movie go far beyond the stuff you see on daytime TV. I--Jim Emerson/I

Customer Reviews: Showing reviews 1-5 of 9 1 2 Next » Hooked on Love December 27, 2007 Steve Allen (London) 7 out of 7 found this review helpful When a man loves a women - he doesnt realise just how much he LOVES her until after she is gone. br /That is the message in this brilliant movie - and is a message I can identify with. br /Meg Ryan is so hot that she could make an ice man melt in seconds - she reminds me of my ex-wife...though to be honest my ex was much better looking. br /This is a good film to watch if your considering a divorce - because it will make you realise that you have too much to lose. br /The best tearjerker since Love Story... Sensitive, Strong, Emotional, Perfectly stunning film. December 26, 2000 phil@jamrock.freeserve.co.uk (Hertfordshire, UK.) 16 out of 21 found this review helpful Meg Ryan plays an alcoholic mother, with the ups and downs of family life, cutting herself of from her husband and destroying their life. She is only snapped out of it by her daughter, who found her drunk, collapsed on the bathroom floor. From then on slowly she puts her life back together. This film is typical Meg Ryan, absolutely brilliant. Brilliant! January 23, 2008 Margaret (UK) 2 out of 2 found this review helpful Want a movie that will have to balling your eyes out? Well, this is it. br / br /I have always loved Meg Ryan in her movies, and although in most of them she comes across as pretty much the same, this one was different. She played a more serious role, more down to earth. br / br /This is a movie about a woman who is a secret alcoholic, things become bad when she passes out in front of her daughter. It rips the family apart, comes between her and her husband, and her children. But will they survive this, will all be OK? Well, you'll have to watch it. br / br /I liked how Meg Ryan played this part, sometimes when you see people in movies, it's like they play the same sort of role each time, especially with those who star in Comedies. But it isn't the case with this one. (It's the same with Jim Carey, in most of his movies, he acts in comedies, and comes across as the same character each time, which can become boring. But in 'The Majestic' he played a serious role, and I loved him in this movie.) br / br /I have to say though, for anyone who does like their drink (like me), this movie is a bit of a wake up call. It makes you realize to make sure you have your drink in moderation, and not to take it for granted, as no one sets out to be an alcoholic, it just happens. br / br /This is a heartfelt touching movie, and make sure you have your tissues with you!!! Love! Pain! Despair! Seperation! And Love again! December 6, 2006 Gina (Greece) 0 out of 2 found this review helpful Alice..An alcoholic....Michael...A pilot...A movie that makes you feel that you want to be her(oh yes...an alcoholic)just to have this man...I am a huge fan of Andy Garcia but beyond that, this is really a brilliant movie, dealing with a very sensitive subject...Great acting from everyone, the older daughter is just a dream...A movie that will leave you with so many emotions...for a long time...Not to be missed... Great Andy Garcia performance September 10, 2008 Kona (Emerald City) Alice Green (Meg Ryan) and her husband, Michael (Andy Garcia) are a happily married young couple, until Alice's secret drinking problem is exposed. Alice goes to rehab and when she comes home, she and Michael don't know how to act with one another without the help of alcohol. br / br /This is a really good romantic drama dealing with the terrible ways alcoholism affects a couple and their young children. Oh, my goodness - that Andy Garcia can act and he's quite the dreamboat, too. He's so utterly convincing as the tortured husband that it makes me wonder why I haven't seen him in more leading roles. Meg Ryan, on the other hand, never convinced me she was suffering with guilt or shame or anything; her sunny smile and angelic face were always the same...perky, perky, PERKY! Two precocious little girls complete the cast as the couple's daughters who have to deal with their mother's drinking. br / br /It's interesting that most of the conflict in the story is after Alice comes home from rehab. It's only then that they both realize what a big part drinking had in their lives and that they have to start all over in their relationship. Although the happy ending is never in doubt, this is an emotionally draining film that is very well done. Showing reviews 1-5 of 9 1 2 Next »

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