- Actors: Julia Roberts, Kirsten Dunst, Julia Stiles, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Ginnifer Goodwin
- Directors: Mike Newell
- Format: AC-3, Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Colour, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
- Language English, French
- Subtitles: English, French
- Region: Region 1 (US and Canada DVD formats.)
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9 - 1.85:1
- Number of discs: 1
- Classification: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested) (US MPAA rating. See details.)
- Studio: Sony Pictures
- DVD Release Date: 9 Mar 2004
- Run Time: 125 minutes
- Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
- ASIN: B0001ADAVK
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 71,290 in Film & TV (See Top 100 in Film & TV)
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Julia Roberts' command of the screen is so effortless, it's easy for moviegoers to take her for granted--but we shouldn't. Mona Lisa Smile--about a non-comformist teacher at a private school who encourages students to pursue their individuality--is pretty much an all-girls version of Dead Poets Society that mixes 50s fashions with 70s feminist thought. However, its lack of ambition doesn't diminish the talent that's gone into it: the writing and directing are well-honed and skilful; the actors--a talent-studded cast featuring Marcia Gay Harden, Kirsten Dunst, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Julia Stiles and Juliet Stevenson--are uniformly excellent. But without question, Mona Lisa Smile rides on Roberts' shoulders and she carries it with ease. She's possibly the only contemporary actor who simply owns a movie the way Bette Davis, Jean Arthur, or Claudette Colbert once did, radiating a engaging mix of intelligence, drive, and emotional warmth that cannot be matched. --Bret Fetzer
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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Amazing to the last second,
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This review is from: Mona Lisa Smile [DVD] [2011] (DVD)
The line up was promising; Julia Roberts, Kirstin Dunst, Maggie Gylenhaal and Julia Stiles. This film delivered. It's feministic approach was refreshing to see, and delivered in the form of Julia Roberts character, who incidentally was not a man-hating feminist, showed that the movement was not a way of women attempting to rise up against the oppressive and hateful men that ruled their lives, but a motion towards some kind of respect and equality. Roberts' character dated, loved, and worked hard for all she wanted. She motivated the girls to make a life for themselves that existed beyond the boundries of masculine expectation, so they would not regret letting the oppertunities pass them by. Kirstin Dunst impressed me immensley in this film. I remember her saying in an interview a while ago, she'd like her acting to be taken more seriously and that she's sick of being the love interest or the girl next door... well, to me, all you need to do is look at her in Mona Lisa Smile and you can clearly see that this girl is headed for something major. She was spectacular, and the part suited her to a T. I wouldn't really have picked her out before watching this film, but if I see her in a serious role again, it will compell me to watch it. Similarly, Maggie stood out as more than Jake's sister. She was, perhaps, the second most outstanding actress in the movie, besides Kirstin. This film opened my eyes. In a way, it also showed me that you can't change people who've held beliefs in their minds for their entire lives to a, perhaps, more positive opinion, unless you're prepared to really fight. Or maybe the film shows that people should give advice, but allow others to make their own unaided decissions? Either way, it's a film worth watching, and I loved every minute.
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Amazing Julia Roberts on a very good film,
By Vassilis (Hull United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Mona Lisa Smile [DVD] [2011] (DVD)
Julia Roberts is giving an outstanding performance in what can be called a social drama film. The messages passed to the audience are about the life of the women in the 1950s when their goal in life was to finish college and get married to financially healthy men. Katherine Watson uses the course she teaches to broaden the girls' horrizons and let's them understand that marriage is not something that they should chase. Instead they should go after the learning and should also leave their minds open for new ideas. Mrs Watson is the common example of a lady that can see a step further than the people around her, in a community that is sticking to its strict academic background. Magnificent film
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Made us smile,
By Ken Harrington "beam15h" (London) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Mona Lisa Smile [DVD] [2011] (DVD)
This is the type of film that Sunday afternoons were invented for. Nice gentle pace and Julia Roberts superb as ever. An interesting insight to the US upper class in the 1950's....best seen with partner in hand and big box of choclates.
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