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United Kingdom released, PAL/Region 2 DVD: LANGUAGES: English ( Dolby Digital 5.1 ), ANAMORPHIC WIDESCREEN (2.35:1), SPECIAL FEATURES: Anamorphic Widescreen, Commentary, Interactive Menu, Scene Access, SYNOPSIS: Jennifer is a seventeen years old misfit punk teenager that uses piercing, tattoos, wears only black clothes and dyed hair, self-inflicts injures and has fixation for death. She misses a father and a normal mother, since Mrs. Benson has trouble in the communication with her, and feels absolutely rejected. While looking for a job, she meets the forty-nine years old Randall Harris, a lonely man who owns a shopping store, and he hires her. They are opposites but with loneliness and lack of friends in common. They become close friends, and their interaction changes their behavior for good while secrets and feelings are disclosed. ...My First Mister (UK) ( Mein erster richtiger Freund )
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16 of 17 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
At the beginning it's not clear what the film is about, with the main character J having bizarre visions and flashbacks. I thought it would be one of those movies that spends it's time trying to be surreal and going nowhere. But as the story develops it becomes a touching tale of an unusual friendship. By the end I had tears pouring down my face. I loved it.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
I didn't really know what to expect from this film, and rented it purely on the basis on liking Christine Lahti as an actress and was intrigued to see a film directed by her, and what a wonderful little gem of a movie this is.
The story revolves around the character of Jennifer (Leelee Sobieski), a dark and depressed 17 year old goth complete with tattoos, black make-up and piercings. She is miserable at school, feels misunderstood by her mother, stepfather and father, has no friends, and is desperately in need of someone she can relate to. That someone turns out to be the last person you'd expect, a 49 year old men's clothing store owner named Randall (Albert Brooks). After approaching him for a job he is reluctant to hire her, he eventually gives in and despite their age and lifestyle differences, the two find their dysfunctional lives are irreversibly changed for the better for having met.
Luckily this doesn't turn into another `older guy, younger girl' romance. Director Christine Lahti is too smart to let things get so stereotypical, and she's also wise enough to let viewers discover the hidden depths in Randall and Jennifer, depths that might not surface if sex muddied the waters. Lahti also adds an understated style that charms without being overwhelming or too schmaltzy. Funny, tragic, and smart, this movie should be seen by anyone who wishes they'd make movies `like they used to'.
The story revolves around the character of Jennifer (Leelee Sobieski), a dark and depressed 17 year old goth complete with tattoos, black make-up and piercings. She is miserable at school, feels misunderstood by her mother, stepfather and father, has no friends, and is desperately in need of someone she can relate to. That someone turns out to be the last person you'd expect, a 49 year old men's clothing store owner named Randall (Albert Brooks). After approaching him for a job he is reluctant to hire her, he eventually gives in and despite their age and lifestyle differences, the two find their dysfunctional lives are irreversibly changed for the better for having met.
Luckily this doesn't turn into another `older guy, younger girl' romance. Director Christine Lahti is too smart to let things get so stereotypical, and she's also wise enough to let viewers discover the hidden depths in Randall and Jennifer, depths that might not surface if sex muddied the waters. Lahti also adds an understated style that charms without being overwhelming or too schmaltzy. Funny, tragic, and smart, this movie should be seen by anyone who wishes they'd make movies `like they used to'.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
You really don't know what this movie is going to be about even after reading the synopsis, but essentially it's about friendship and the need for it.
The two leads are such different characters (young female goth, older sensible male shop owner) that they have nothing in common, but each sees in each other the need for companionship and a sense of belonging. The young lady occasionaly confuses this with sex, and thinks that she needs this from the older character but of course she doesn't, she is just identifying a different need.
There are a few twists and turns along the way, but to be honest nothing which will make you do a double take at the TV screen.
This is one of those films that you will really enjoy, but no-one else will ever have heard off.
Risk it and watch it, you'll be pleased you did
The two leads are such different characters (young female goth, older sensible male shop owner) that they have nothing in common, but each sees in each other the need for companionship and a sense of belonging. The young lady occasionaly confuses this with sex, and thinks that she needs this from the older character but of course she doesn't, she is just identifying a different need.
There are a few twists and turns along the way, but to be honest nothing which will make you do a double take at the TV screen.
This is one of those films that you will really enjoy, but no-one else will ever have heard off.
Risk it and watch it, you'll be pleased you did
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Pleasant
Very watchable film with excelent performances. Pity there are no more films of this type (unusual and pleasant story, well acted and directed).
Published on 8 Oct 2009 by L. B. O.
One of the new kind of chick flicks and very good it is
This movie, made by one of the rare female mainstream moviemakers of our day is an indication of what kind of movie we could be getting more of if only there were more women... Read more
Published on 26 Oct 2008 by Lou Knee
Tries too hard
Seventeen year-old Jennifer (Leelee Sobieski) is a parent's worst nightmare. She dresses in black leather, is obsessed with the linked themes of pain and death, locks herself... Read more
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