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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...teenage mother, desperate for a handhold in the long climb through a childhood in the ghetto names her child Imani or "Faith." Though the simple significance of the appellation may initially seem shallow and even trite, it's this almost innocent, simple connection that gives Imani All Mine its poignancy. The account of child mothering child becomes a story of epic determination which grabs readers and takes them on a ride through a world about which they know little, if anything...
...encounters the Cappadora family. He is no longer the carefree, blond toddler that everyone remembers. Vince (Jonathan Jackson), Ben's sullen older brother, is a high-school junior with quite a few issues himself that are aggravated by Ben's reappearance. Ben's hardworking and optimistic father, Pat, seems thoroughly convinced that if everyone could just put aside their cares over a plate of pasta and a rousing rendition of "La Tarantella," things would work out fine. But although these may seem like gross generalizations--the insecure teen, the boisterous Italian--the film succeeds in taming the stereotypes by developing...
...toilet itself, making the painting even more mysterious, so that finally the domestic legitimacy of the room is called into question. The excellent artistic technique of this piece imparts upon the viewer a sense of silence, thoughtfulness and quiet beauty. A toilet and a couch, ordinary household objects, seem unlikely subjects for such a painting, but through this painting Mer has given them a distinctly captivating power...
...audiences here must contend with the "fluff," alternatively, "cheeze" factor. Sometimes subtle, sometimes blatant, there's no escaping the fluff. The tattered teddy bear, the frantic race down the street and the basketball games between Ben and Vince are all perhaps a little overly sentimental. Even the ending may seem a little much for the more cynical moviegoers. But the glossy, sophisticated look of the overall film compensates for these unfortunate lapses. And the film deals with such a tangled mess of problems that a tidy resolution must inevitably entail some fluff.The Deep End of the Ocean works best...
...toilet itself, making the painting even more mysterious, so that finally the domestic legitimacy of the room is called into question. The excellent artistic technique of this piece imparts upon the viewer a sense of silence, thoughtfulness and quiet beauty. A toilet and a couch, ordinary household objects, seem unlikely subjects for such a painting, but through this painting Mer has given them a distinctly captivating power...