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Griffin & Phoenix (2006)

September. 12,2006
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6.9
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PG-13
| Drama Comedy Romance
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A terminally ill man falls in love with a woman who has a secret that threatens their time spent together.

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Linbeymusol
2006/09/12

Wonderful character development!

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PodBill
2006/09/13

Just what I expected

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Lumsdal
2006/09/14

Good , But It Is Overrated By Some

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Fleur
2006/09/15

Actress is magnificent and exudes a hypnotic screen presence in this affecting drama.

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saletehnolog
2006/09/16

Really tragic theme. Some things is totally necessary. First, why are his children mentioned when they do not have a feature in the movie? They don't know anything about disease. Waste time in movie. Second, comics scene in their situation (Phoenix and Griffin) in cinema, train etc are very stupid. Sorry, but both of them are very sick and in that situation he jumped in train. Third, he broken several cars. Yes, he is very angry, but that is a criminal. In realistic life? Little possible. Love story in movie is really touchable and possible in real life, unfortunately. Completely story was to be about love in very hard moment and maybe hope in healing future. No comics, no children, no aggression. This is a sufficiently difficult subject to interfere with all of the above factors that have no function in the film.

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JamieWJackson
2006/09/17

I enjoyed this movie a lot. I don't have much to add about the movie itself which other reviewers haven't covered already; I'm doing a review only because of the polarity of the existing reviews. Most are 8-10 stars; a few are 1 star. Nothing much in between. Well...There are a few points where we can criticize the plot or the editing for not showing this or that. OK. If that bothers you then you should ding it a point or two for those failures. However, it's absurd to rate this a 1/10 for that. The reviews saying this is the worst rom-com ever, etc., are nonsense. The characters, however incomplete their depiction might be within what is in this film, are warm and sympathetic -- and flawed. Yes, they are imperfect people, and some of their own choices have created some of their problems. Perhaps the movie should have spent more time pointing that out and making it a more central element of the storytelling? You think that would make it a good film, from 1 star to... what? Mulroney and Peet give excellent performances here and they have good on-screen chemistry. The things which are shown tell a story, and it's a story worth seeing. It's not the whole story of either of their lives, but hello, this is one movie. Get real.I don't think "Griffin and Phoenix" quite rates the 10 that many are giving it, because it does have a few flaws, but IMO those flaws are secondary to the high quality of what is shown and of what we feel with these two suffering lovers. There is a lot of success here. Don't let the boo-birds distract you from the treasure.I'll close by saying that I've been a fan of Amanda Peet for a long time, and she's as good here as in anything I've seen from her. Those beautiful eyes of hers are so expressive; she doesn't have to work too hard to hook me in, but it's nice when she does anyway. :-)

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Jamester
2006/09/18

I've been watching a lot of movies lately, and I gotta say, this one was SOLID and kind of caught me by surprise for the fun and lessons about life it brought me. I had no idea what it was about (which is probably better that way), so partway through, it hit me: This movie is about a slice of life and really brings meaning to what it means to live. If you've ever been down about life, or thought to yourself that it just doesn't matter, then this might just open a window for you to look out of. I would discard terms like 'tearjearker' or 'grab-some-tissues' lest you think this is only for women, or something when you need a good cry. It's not. It's a solid drama that delivers jabs and punches as it journeys on a highway of life, fun, and tenderness.Dermot Mulroney as Griffin was solid (loved his work in this) and Amanda Peet as Ms. Phoenix was simply charming as a reluctant balance to the driven protagonist. Strong direction, fine music and a solid supporting cast turned a simple story into something watchable, meaningful and rather moving.I just want to re-watch bits and parts of the movie to recapture some of the moments that sank deep and stirred something within. Oh, yes. Worth the watch!

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nicole_m13
2006/09/19

Was this an indie/low budget film? The story for this movie was very good but somewhere along the way they missed something. It was definitely not the 'same old' story line. The time line was too condensed, it was like watching the Reader's Digest version. There were many things that could have been explained without adding too much time to the final product but that would've added a lot of clarity and made it more 'watcher-friendly'. Great acting on behalf on Amanda Peet and Dermot Mulroney but I understand why this was never released to theaters. Rent it to watch on a Sunday afternoon (or catch it next time it airs on Lifetime) and don't forget the box of tissues.

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