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Julia Roberts - In The Frame Collection (Steel Magnolias/Erin Brockovich/My Best Friend's Wedding/America's Sweethearts/Mary Reilly/Stepmom) [DVD]

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Directors: Herbert Ross, Steven Soderbergh, P.J. Hogan, Joe Roth, Stephen Frears
Actors: Julia Roberts, Ed Harris, Sally Field, Dolly Parton, Aaron Eckhart
Studio: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Category: DVD

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Sales Rank: 12011

Format: Box set, PAL
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: Suitable for 15 years and over
Region: 2
Number Of Discs: 6
Running Time: 662 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.1 x 1

EAN: 5035822701113
ASIN: B000UVGXUU

Release Date: October 29, 2007
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Editorial Reviews:

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pbSteel Magnolias/b/p pBased on Robert Harling's play, this comedy-drama directed by Herbert Ross (iThe Turning Point/i) follows several years in the lives of women who regularly see one another at a beauty shop in their small Louisiana town. The story deepens as Julia Roberts, playing a serious diabetic and the daughter of Sally Field, goes downhill in her health. But as an ensemble piece, this is one of those enjoyably lumpy tearjerkers with many years' worth of stored truths suddenly being shared between the characters, lots of grievances aired, that sort of thing. Daryl Hannah and Shirley MacLaine assume the most eccentric roles, Dolly Parton the most fun, and Olympia Dukakis the most dignified, while Sally Field essentially provides the moral and emotional center of the movie. i--Tom Keogh/i/p BR pbErin Brockovich/b/p pMuch will be made of Julia Roberts's wardrobe in iErin Brockovich/i--a brash parade of daring hemlines and Wonderbra confidence. Roberts is unabashedly sexy in the title role of this fact-based comedy-drama, but she and director Steven Soderbergh are far too intelligent to rely solely on high heels and cleavage. Susannah Grant's brassy screenplay fuels this winning combination of star, director, and material, firing on all pistons with maximum efficiency. With Ed Lachman, his noted cinematographer from The Limey, Soderbergh tackles this A-list project with the fervor of an independent, combining a no-frills look with kinetic panache and the same brisk editorial style he used in the justly celebrated iOut of Sight/i./p pBroke and desperate, the twice-divorced single mom Erin bosses her way into a clerical job with attorney Ed Masry (Albert Finney), who's indebted to Erin after failing to win her traffic-injury case. Erin is soon focused on suspicious connections between a mighty power company, its abuse of toxic chromium, and the poisoned water supply of Hinkley, California, where locals have suffered a legacy of death and disease. Matching the dramatic potency of iNorma Rae/i and iSilkwood/i, Erin Brockovich filters cold facts through warm humanity, especially in Erin's rapport with dying victims and her relationship with George (superbly played by Aaron Eckhart), a Harley-riding neighbor who offers more devotion than Erin's ever known. Surely some of these details have been embellished for dramatic effect, but the factual basis of iErin Brockovich/i adds a boost of satisfaction, proving that greed, neglect, and corporate arrogance are no match against a passionate crusader.(Trivia note: The real Erin Brockovich appears briefly as a diner waitress.) i--Jeff Shannon/i/p BR pbStepmom/b/p pAlthough iStepmom/i was dismissed as a contender in the 1998 Oscar race, it's worth giving a second chance to this rather cogent, sharp-tongued look at second chances. Susan Sarandon's performance as a mum about to be replaced by her ex-husband's new girlfriend (played by Julia Roberts) has a lot of bite, and it's a shame the script opted to trivialise her plight in its final reel. Initially, the rancour that passes between divorced mum Jackie (Sarandon) and trendy fashion photographer Isabel (Roberts) rings true, aided by the sincerity of Jackie's ex-husband Luke (Ed Harris) and the emotional plight of their children, who have the most to lose in their parents' divorce. As the drama makes clear, the children are the real victims in the agony that ensues between old and new love./p pDirector Chris Columbus, who is adept at showing familial chaos (he directed iMrs. Doubtfire/i and iHome Alone/i) with a sanitised minimum of lingering emotional damage, actually manages to dig a trifle deeper than usual in exploring the jealousy and hurt that occur when the baton is passed between a birth mum and the younger wife who steps into her shoes. Stepmom fortunately manages to touch on that chord--showing how an ambitious woman might feel hampered by the responsibility of children just because she's fallen in love with their dad--as well as the haunting grief that it causes their birth mum.p pIt's an issue that haunts millions of second wives everywhere, and while Roberts conveys the confusion of being taken for granted in the melee that follows, it's Sarandon who walks off with the film. She's relentless in her fury, and everyone else in the film--the generally excellent Harris included--is sideswiped. It's just a shame that Hollywood once again wimps out in the end, solving the problem by giving Sarandon a terminal illness. Instead of allowing Jackie and Isabel's relationship to unfold on something less than a high note, the movie has to quell its best thing with a false payoff because it doesn't know what to do with real life. i--Paula Nechak/i/p

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