Number Rolled: 61
Movie Name/Year: Mona
Lisa Smile (2003)
Genre: Drama
Length: 119
minutes
Rating: PG-13
Director: Mike
Newell
Writer: Lawrence
Konner, Mark Rosenthal
Actors: Julia
Roberts, Kirsten Dunst, Julia Stiles, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Ginnifer Goodwin,
Dominic West, Juliet Stevenson, Marcia Gay Harden, John Slattery, Marian
Seldes, Jennie Eisenhower, Laura Allen, Topher Grace, Jordan Bridges
Katherine Watson arrives at Wellesley, an all girl college,
to teach art history and believing she is going to change the world. Set
between the years of 1953 and 1954, there’s still a lot of change set to occur
in the future for women; in that era, however, it’s marriage that the women are
almost solely after. Katherine gets close to a few of her students and attempts
to make a difference in their lives. In some cases the result is favorable, others
not so much.
I have to be honest here, this movie just kind of was. I don’t
think I’m the target audience. I got it. I liked the message but the story didn’t
do anything for me. It was a really long 119 minutes from my perspective. That
being said, there’s not much I can comment on.
I thought the actors were great. They likely did exactly
what they were instructed to do and then some. I’m a huge fan of the quirky
goddess herself, Maggie Gyllenhaal, and thought she was brilliant. Julia
Roberts was also amazing. However, I had some issues with Julia Stiles strange
accent. I also thought Ginnifer Goodwin just played an old fashioned version of
her character from “He’s Just Not That Into You,” of course, “Mona Lisa Smile”
came first so it might just be an issue of type-casting. Something about
Kirsten Dunst bugged me, but I can’t put my finger on it, which is strange,
because I usually think she’s alright. If I figure it out I’ll put it in a P.S.
on the post at a later date.
All in all, this movie wasn’t for me. I understand why
people would like, or even love, it. I’m not one of them. I didn’t hate it
either. It was just kind of there.
Overall Opinion – 2.5/5
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