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A
love story for the romantically challenged
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In
this uplifting and often bittersweet romantic comedy, 24-four year old
Carla Tate (Juliette Lewis) is a slightly mentally challenged young woman
who, after years of special education at a private
boarding school, has successfully transcended many of her limitations --
except that of her over-protective mother, Elizabeth (Diane Keaton).
When Carla graduates and returns
home with dreams and ambitions, her need for personal fulfillment begins
to express itself in ways her mother is unable to accept. When she falls
in love for the first time, Carla defies her mother in order to prove that
despite all appearances she has the
capacity to be a responsible adult, worthy of
love and being loved.
Embarking on a personal journey
of self-discovery, Carla and her boyfriend Danny (Giovanni Ribisi) set
out together to find answers to some of life's toughest challenges, and
to prove that sometimes, an ordinary life can be an extraordinary achievement.
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review by www.movieweb.com
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A beautiful, cute, uplifting
and sometimes sad movie. It's more like a learning experience, and is definitely
a great viewing one. Life and love can be found by anyone.
Also accompanied by an excellent
sountrack: The Animal Song - Savage
Garden, Loving You Is All I Know - The Pretenders, When you say
nothing at all - Alison Krauss, Mrs Robinson - Lemonheads, She
Comes 'Round - Fastball, Me - Paula Cole, I'm Free -
Soup Dragons, Follow if you lead - Idina Monzel, At Last -
Joan Osborne, Come Rain or Come Shine - Juliette Lewis, Carla
& Danny's Theme by Rachel Portman.
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