Maui1010
"Anything less than extraordinary is a waste of time." We should all be so lucky as to live our lives according to this phrase, which is the theme of this film. I know that by many peoples standards this movie is not up to par, but how can a simple love story that reminds its viewers to live life to the fullest be all that bad. I found the main character, Frankie, to be charming and witty. Some may call her a little over the top but I am here to report that there is a woman in this world who is the living, breathing equivalent of the character, Frankie, and she happens to be my best friend...lucky me :) This movie, with all of its little quirks, is one of my favorites and I urge anyone interested to give it a chance.
Claudio Carvalho
In San Francisco, Frankie (Ione Skye) is a dreamer aspiring to be an actress. She has been insomniac for seventeen years, since she lost her parents in a car accident. She was raised by her uncle Leo (Seymor Cassel) and works in his bar, and both are great fans of Frank Sinatra. Her cousin Rob is gay, but afraid to assume his sexual option to his father Leo. Her best friend is Allison (Jennifer Aniston), who is also an aspirant of actress. Frankie and Allison will move in a couple of days to New York. The new-hire David Shrader (Mackenzie Astin) is a blocked writer who is not able to write anything new, and Frankie has a crush on him. However, David has a girl-friend (Molly) for three years, loves her and is faithful to her. Frankie tries to seduce her twin-soul David anyway. The name of this movie could be: `How to Steal Molly's Boy-Friend in Ninety Minutes'. The story is very talky and full of citations, but it has not convinced me. I found it very silly. My vote is five.Title (Brazil): `Alma de Poeta, Olhos de Sinatra' (`Soul of Poet, Eyes of Sinatra')
mustseemovie
I admit I was a bit worried about seeing this film...lets face it, the cast alone sent out warning flares...An 80's teen movie star, Rachel from 'Friends' and some guy who happened to be the brother of another 80's teen movie star!! I cringed at the thought when a friend wanted to hire the movie, but I thought 'what the hey, you only live once'. And am I glad I hired it or what?? Ione Skye was perfect as Frankie, Mackenzie Astin is gorgeous as David, and don't let me forget their chemistry - they're perfect together....and I'm not forgetting Jennifer Aniston, who proved she could shake off her Rachel stigma and become someone completely different. But it's not just the cast, the story is completely fresh, the music is fabulous and I got enough memorable quotes to last me a lifetime!! This movie is a must see, for anybody who believes in love, destiny and waiting for Mr Right.
suzclark73
Applause to Tiffanie DeBartolo for this well written and directed film. I rarely get to see many movies twice but I just had a chance to see this film again and I was glued to the TV from the opening credits to the very end! The actors become the characters so easily, it is almost as though you are a customer in the shop eavesdropping. I really enjoy watching Mackenzie Astin and I enjoyed the great acting from the other actors in this film. The way the Frank Sinatra memorabilia is used and displayed is beautiful. If you ever had one of those love at first sight kind of meetings (even if you haven't) you will really enjoy this film.
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