Monday, May 11, 2009

Little Women (DVD)

Little Women (1994) starring Winona Ryder, Claire Danes, Kirsten Dunst, Susan Sarandon, Christian Bale, Eric Stoltz, Gabriel Byrne. In Civil War-era New England, the four March sisters and their mother battle the vicissitudes of life while the father of the family is away at war. If any movie ever merited the label "chick flick," this is it. And a tear-jerker, to boot. But I couldn't help becoming absorbed in the lives of Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy March. It was refreshing to see Winona Ryder in her pre-shoplifting days. Based on the novel by Louisa May Alcott. Grade: A-

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