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Amy
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Amy reviews
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Metascore: 40 Metascore out of 100
User Score  
9.2 out of 10
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MPAA 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)


GENRE(S): Drama  
WRITTEN BY: David Parker  
DIRECTED BY: Nadia Tass  
RELEASE DATE: DVD: January 4, 2005 
Theatrical: January 26, 2001 
RUNNING TIME: 104 minutes, Color 
ORIGIN: Australia 

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

Vote Now!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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