Michael Keaton got robbed of the Golden Boy on this one. I mean, my goodness, how much better can you portray a character? It just goes to show you that the Oscars don't represent the "best of the best" as they should.
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I thought this movie was very well cast & very touching. I first saw it before i had met my husband, and now after being married for a few years, the movie has taken on a completely different meaning for me because i can totally empathize with Nicole Kidman's character. kidman & keaton were wonderful in this movie & had managed to somehow have great chemistry & be believable as a couple that had been together for awhile & were comfortable & used to each other.
shareYeah, A very underated movie and he should of at least been nominated, who recieved the best actor award that year?
Depending on which year it qualified for '93 or '94 he was up against:
Tom Hanks - Philadelphia (93)
Tom Hanks - Forrest Gump (94)
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I thought Michael Keaton and Nicole Kidman deserved Oscars. I mean, Nicole was very believeable as a women dealing with having to raise a child without his father and losing her husband. And Michael Keaton was perfect as well! I don't know how people would qualify Nicole's role as leading or supporting... But, she's good both ways! Nicole Kidman was way better than Anna Paquin and Holly Hunter. If it qualified for the 1994 Oscar race... Nicole Kidman wouldn't deserve Supporting (Uma Thurman - Pulp Fiction did!) but leading she would have. How did Jessica Lange win? She wasn't even good! If you look at the nominees for Leading Actor for '93... Michael Keaton sure deserved it. I mean Tom Hanks was very good. But, weak at many parts. He deserved it in '94 but, so did John Travolta.
Carrie : You can't make friends with a squirrel. Squirrels are just rats with cuter outfits.
I agree a great movie, very underated. Always have loved Michael Keaton.
shareone of the best movies i've ever seen...
i saw tears in my face...
You weren't the only who cried during this movie.
I was six years old when I first saw it and I cried my heart out. It just seemed sad how a loving father like Keaton should be taken away so soon from his son. Four years later I lost my loving father and a year later, I watched the movie one more time and it got a whole new meaning. I cried once more because now I could feel the sorrow in me, not just imagining it.
So, as you can see it's not a matter of age, this movie can be recommended for everyone who enjoys seeing what a beautiful, full of blessings life they have.
My favorite movie for all my life...
Poignant,heartfelt movie...........keaton and kidman nail it. perfect, thankyou!!!! Make sure you have tissue nearby....... M.
shareI agree 100% that Keaton and Kidman both should have gotten Oscar nods. I thought the actor who played Keaton's father was very convincing as well, Bradley Whitford rounded out a very good cast as his brother.
I don't think Keaton would or should have beaten Tom Hanks in either one of those awards seasons, but he should have been nominated. The reason a film like this never wins always puzzles me. Films that can bring a tear to your eye, something that has a soul, rarely gets nominated, which is why to this day I'm amazed that The Shawshank Redemption got such great reviews and award nods, the one exception to that rule. The only other I can think of is "Gump".
-J
I totally agree. I was 13 when this came out and I saw this in the theatre, and I have never seen that many people crying at a movie all at once. I don't think I have actually cried so much at a movie since then. It definately is one of those movies that makes you look at how trivial so many things are in life. Both Michael Keaton and Nicole Kidman were amazing and hit all the emotions, both sad and funny. I didn't realize how much so until a few years later and I lost my own father to cancer. I thought about this movie later and realized I was lucky enough to know my dad for as long as I did. I was flipping through channels a few years after and I came across this movie. I started crying and had to turn it off because it hit home so much more than when I first saw it. I haven't been brave enough to watch it since, but it still is one of my favorites because of what it means to me.
I think this is a great movie for anyone who wants to see how precious life is.
this is the only movie that i can not watch again, saw this movie in 94, watched it by myself, had never ever cried at a movie, was getting choked up at some of the scenes in the movie but the waterworks didnt start til the circus at the end, man i balled like a baby, i lost my father to cancer about 3 years later and now have children of my own and i dont think i could ever watch this movie again, if i did i would have to be alone and would probably be bummed for several days after, it just hits to close to home for me now, but it is a fantastic movie, so real, and it makes you appreciate life and how quickly life goes by and that we are all on borrowed time
shareThis was a really good movie. Keaton was really good but Nicole just wasn't real for me. The only time she seemed to show any feelings was when the hospital bed was delivered. She never seemed to grieve. I can't imagine facing the imminent death of my husband but I could never be as together as she seemed to be. JMHO...
Favorite scene: When the dad is shaving Bob toward the end. Makes me cry everytime....
That's a part of the movie that originally struck me as the least genuine - Kidman's portrayal of Gail, without being very emotional throughout the film.
But when I thought more about it, with the fact that his death wasn't necessarily imminent (considering all that they were doing, and how hopeful Keaton's character was), it would be far too exhausting for anyone in real life to experience that kind of grief all the time. I think Gail was showing more of a dull acceptance of his condition, especially near the beginning when it was less real for her. When the bed came, that was like the beginning of the end.
Correct. I think Nicole Kidman played the role to a T. I've seen family members deal with the slow and painful death of cancer. It's more of a grind than picking up the phone and having someone tell you your dad just died suddenly in a car accident or something. You've cry so much and lived with the pain it's almost a weight being lifted when the person does die. By the end everyone looks about as zombiefied and numb emotionally as the cancer victim. Nicole was great. Keaton was fantastic.
shareHow did Jessica Lange win? She wasn't even good!
This was on just a while ago. I remember crying as a kid during dinner after seeing it. The death scene, now watching it, and knowing that's prolly more accurate to how people really die...guy was robbed
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