Virgin Suicides

Pros: Screenplay. So, Sofia gets that.
Cons: Execution (to a degree). So, she loses that.

I find myself in the extremely curious position of not only having to write a review I’ve already written, but of having to write a review I’ve JUST written.


‘The Virgin Suicides’, and perhaps the experience...

Pros: painful in clarity
Cons: many slow parts

It all began with Cecilia (Hanna Hall), who at 13 years old redefined the quality of this household, and basically this town. It all ended with Luxy (Kirsten Dunst), 14 years old, who cut the last thread of sanity in this family, and basically...

Pros: The Cast, and the nearly flawless photography
Cons: What was the point?...Tends to romanticize suicide, although not intentionally

A day late and a dollar short, this will be review number 80-something on this movie. So it's old hat, and you can find a more exciting review elsewhere. However, I found this movie so profoundly disturbing that I feel an overwhelming need to write what...

Pros: An Excellent, Evocative Film Led by Sofia Coppola's Dreamy & Enigmatic Vision.
Cons: None.

When the name Coppola is mentioned in a sentence, the immediate reaction is Francis Ford Coppola, the man behind great films like The Conversation, Apocalypse Now, Peggy Sue Got Married, and The Godfather Trilogy featuring the ...

Pros: Sofia Coppola's script, direction, and decision not to act; Slo-oan!
Cons: Scott Glenn's Irish accent, three of the five title characters aren't characters at all

Those of us who have seen "The Godfather: Part III" rued the day when Sofia Coppola next stepped foot on a movie set. Her mouth-agape/eyes-deadened performance in Papa Francis' crime-family finale set a new standard for incompetence, whilst making a...

Pros: Script, direction, low-key-ness.
Cons: A few tiny unnecessary moments.

Sofia Coppola's The Virgin Suicides is often compared to Peter Weir's Picnic at Hanging Rock. The former involves the mysterious suicides of a group of five sisters; the latter covers the mysterious disappearances of several boarding ...

Pros: A somber, funny, nostalgic look at the origins of a growing tragic phenomenon.
Cons: A few jittery mistakes.

Sometime in the First Administration of our postwar Political Moses, Dwight Eisenhower, the kind of men who had decided to sell smoke to women in the 1920's, and asbestos siding to families in the 1930's, decided to sell EVERYTHING to teenagers....

Pros: Nice cast, good direction
Cons: Really dark

The Virgin Suicides marks the directoral debut of Sophia Coppola, the daughter (I believe) of Francis Ford Coppola. Does talent flow from father to daughter? Oh yes! Heck, the movie could very well have been directed by Francis Ford.

This...

Pros: Great acting, dreamy feel, soundtrack
Cons: Nothing gets answered

The Virgin Suicides (1999) the directorial debut of Sofia Coppola is rated R and it stars: Kirsten Dunst (Lux Lisbon) Kathleen Turner and James Woods (the Lisbon parents), Josh Hartnett (Trip Fontaine). This movie is set in the 1970's in an upper-middle...

Pros: NONE
Cons: boring and very tacky. Not worth the money to watch

Another weekend of movie watching and this time I was very disappointed with the movie that I chose to watch. I like drama and suspense movies and I thought the movie I rented would really be good, I seen the previews on TV for it and couldn’t wait to...

Pros: interesting, nostalgic
Cons: very disjointed, no real ending or sense of closure

While the five Lisbon sisters (the virgins) appear to be the main focus of the story, the film really focuses on a group of young boys who are fascinated with the girls. Through the narration of one male character we learn of the five blond sisters who...

Pros: Excellent performances by Kathleen Turner and James Woods.
Cons: Languid pacing; no explosions.

One of the greatest travesties ever in cinematic history was brought about by the nepotistic casting of Sofia Coppola as Mary Corleone in the Godfather, Part III. Since Hollywood is a place where the offspring of the rich and famous will be forced...

Pros: A drama that relies on guns or killing each other.
Cons: Stretched out story would of been better if more concise.

A group of boys meet a group of girls who live a very confined life because their parents are unwilling to let them roam the world free. Tragedy, humor, drama, angry parents, emotional outbursts, teenage angst ensue which all come to a conclusion seen a...

Pros: Telling tale of adolesence in the 70s
Cons: Esoteric and uneasy film may upset some

Love to a 15-year old boy is no different than love to a 45-year old woman. The largest difference is how the love is expressed, how the energy is channeled. For boys, it’s trying to funnel energy into girls, trying to get others to notice them. Sort...

Pros: Memorable story, ably acted and directed
Cons: Extremely sad story

I don't know if you can actually say "Boy, I really liked 'The Virgin Suicides.'" It is, after all, a very sad, unnerving, spooky, elegiac story about the senseless suicide deaths of a quintet of vibrant, teen-age girls. You can say...