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Audience Rating: Unrated
Binding: DVD
Brand: WELLSPRING/GENIUS
EAN: 0796019814317
Format: Color, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Label: The Weinstein Company
Manufacturer: The Weinstein Company
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: The Weinstein Company
Region Code: 1
Release Date: August 26, 2008
Running Time: 107 minutes
Sales Rank: 13936
Studio: The Weinstein Company
Theatrical Release Date: 2007
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Description:
Four college friends meet up again years later and reconnect in ways that will change their lives forever.
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Rating:  - They forgot something...
If you are a fan of the 'Edward Burns film', you will certainly enjoy 'Purple Voilets'. It reminds me of 'Sidewalks of New York' in that it presents the city and surrounding locations as characters in their own right. As a faithful viewer of all his films, the only disappointment was with the DVD itself. My favorite part has always been listening to the director's commentary and finding out quirky specifics like why certain locations were used, or how difficult shots were planned and filmed, or even how the guys playing the bartender is related to the production assistant. Most people don't bother listening to these tracks but I think those of us who purchase an Edward Burns film look forward to it. Maybe next time...
Rating: - A Solid Film
Imagine a Woody Allen film without Jazz music, without references to Dostoevsky, Nietzsche and the Marx Brothers, without existential questioning but with similar themes - broken marriages, second chances - and some similar characters (there is usually a hysterical woman in a Woody Allen film and Purple Violets has one as well).
Edward Burns, I feel, is the next director to keep an eye on. The film's plot is relatively straight-forward: two guys (Burns, Wilson), two girls (Messing, Blair), they used to know each other, are slowly coming back into each other's lives. The two guys have been friends for a long time, the two girls have been friends for a long time. Reconciliation, being true to yourself... other themes which emerge making the film lovely, solid and very approachable.
I would guest 65% of the film is devoted to Blair and Wilson's characters whereas Messing and Burns follow-through with some comedic moments. He is a recovering alcoholic, trying to put the past right and she won't forgive him for the way he was. So the sexual tension proves to bring a good balance to the depth and romance between Blair and Wilson.
If you enjoy Woody Allen or previous films by Burns (She's The One, The Brothers McMullen) you will enjoy this one. He has the pace and tone of Allen but he is becoming more of his own. I was impressed with the pace, the authenticity of emotions and the nuances. It doesn't offer typical Hollywood bullsh-t - it offers more and is probably ... Read More
Rating:  - horrible
just could not get through this story. Boring and it just did not make sense
Rating: - GREAT MOVIE
Not knowing much about this movie, I was pleasantly surprised and it is a sweet romantic story about second chances. Def worth a watch. The soundtrack in the film is also surprisingly very awesome! Recommended!
Rating: - Ed Burns as "The Murph"
I really enjoyed this movie when I thought I wouldn't. I am a big fan of Selma Blair, and the rest of the cast looked great, so I thought I'd give it a go. It has a cynical feel to it (mostly in the beginning), so you may have to be in the right mood to appreciate it. If you've enjoyed any other Edward Burns films, I believe you will enjoy this one as well.
Set in New York (Burns loves New York), the main character, Patti Petalson (Blair) is a writer/real-estate agent who seems to be caught in a rut. She hates her job (real-estate agent) to the point where her sarcastic remarks to a client almost cause her boss (one of those in your face, I am always right type of fellows) to lose it. Her relationship with her husband is full of bickering, forced fights about nothing, and no sex. And even though she is fantastic writer she hasn't written anything since college. One night she goes out to celebrate her best friend, Kate's (Debra Messing) birthday, when they run into their college sweethearts. Brian Callahan (Patrick Wilson) is a writer who Patti let slip away, while Michael Murphy - "the Murp" (Edward Burns) is Kate's old boyfriend who she swears to the day, cheated on her back in college. Brian is currently frustrated over bad reviews of his latest book, and Michael is a wealthy lawyer who ends up hiring Patti to help find him a new flat. From there things progress, and past feelings between these two past couples renew. The story focuses on Patti and Brian's struggle to become great writers ... Read More
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