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Amy

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Amy reviews
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9.2 User Score:

Mixed or average reviews

Based on 8 critic reviews
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Based on 4 votes
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Movie Info

Genre(s): Drama

Written by: David Parker

Directed by: Nadia Tass

Release Date:
Theatrical: January 26, 2001
DVD: January 4, 2005

Running Time: 104 minutes, Color

Origin: Australia

Summary

RATING: PG-13 for some domestic violence, disturbing imag

Starring Alana De Roma, Rachel Griffiths, Ben Mendelsohn, Nick Barker, and Kerry Armstrong

This extraordinary movie tells the story of a young mother whose idealistic lifestyle is shattered by a traumatic event. She is faced with the prospect of life as a single mother, as she struggles to reach out to her daughter, who has cut herself off from the world. (Cascade Films)

What The Critics Said

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63

New York Daily News Jami Bernard

Alana De Roma is going to be a tremendous star.

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60

Los Angeles Times Kevin Thomas

A skilled heart-tugger from Australia that verges on rock opera.

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50

The New York Times Lawrence Van Gelder

Warm of heart, modest in polish, Amy provides satisfactions that must be balanced against its flaws.

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50

New York Post Lou Lumenick

The sort of heart-tugger a small group of people will love passionately.

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50

LA Weekly Chuck Wilson

If Tass had found a way to include more playfulness, her film would be more endearing. Instead, she accents the easy bathos of David Parker's script, from the problems of the shrill, cliched neighbors to a finale that plays like a movie of the week.

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50

TV Guide Steve Simels

Your ability to overlook the film's myriad contrivances will ultimately depend on how you react to little De Roma.

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50

Seattle Post-Intelligencer Paula Nechak

In the end, it trivializes the psychological complexity of the girl's post-traumatic stress and betrays a game group of actors who struggle to find balance between the alternately dark drama and the silly, over-the-top melodrama.

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10

Village Voice Jessica Winter

Plumbs new depths of craven heartstring-yanking.

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What Our Users Said

The average user rating for this movie is 9.2 (out of 10) based on 4 User Votes

Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

nicole gave it a 10:
I love this movie, we taped it off t.v a couple of years ago and it's my favourite.. i have seen it so many times the tape is starting to go fuzzy.

Ida gave it a 9:
Heart-touching movie. Very special.

Chris G. gave it a 10:
A story of a childs love for her father and her dealing with his death real characters with personality and beautiful acting make this film one of my all time favourites, two thumbs up!

Dimitris gave it an 8:
Open Your Eyes... Naked Music Industry, Pain, Compassion, Love for the "gone" father, Rock Music, and above all 3 characters that really showed skills (especially this...bug...Alana De Roma).

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