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"Uptown Girls" focuses on the friendship that develops between Ray (an 8 year-old going on 30) and Molly, her nanny, who acts her shoe size rather than her age. For those who have not seen this movie, it may appear corny or designed for a younger audience; however, it is much more of an adult film than it may outwardly appear. In her usual fashion, Dakota Fanning gives an outstanding performance, with an aptitude for acting well beyond her years. Ray and Molly's disparate personalities result in many clashes, but eventually they teach each other how to act their age - a very important life lesson.
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Ok, I'll admt it. When I first saw this movie, I was only 6 or 7. I thought it dumb and pointless.I also thought 'OMFG! What was that teacup thing for? it was soooooo pointless. This movie is stupid.' Now I am 13, and i saw it again on ABC family. Then, I thought 'WOW!' this movie is so cool! I then understood what theteacups represented and everything. I thought it was a great movie. Truely hilarious too. Of course, it does teach a sort of lesson about surviving in the world. But I never found it until now. This is a very cute movie and I really think anyone can enjoy it.
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While this isn't my favourite movie, it's cute, fluffy and fun to watch every now and then. Brittany Murphy is upbeat in this and Dakota Fanning steals each and every scene she's in (as she does in every movie of hers). She is such a talented little actress with a massive future. She plays the part of a brat perfectly and that brat is tamed over time by Brittany when she becomes her nanny.
It's a cutesy movie that is lighthearted yet also sometimes a little moving. I do like these kind of movies where one character can change another for the better. That's what happens in the relationship between Fanning and Murphy. They help each other realise the important things in life.
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Brittany Murphy, Dakota Fanning and a pig called Mu star in the curious comedy "Uptown Girls", directed by Boaz Yakin. It's a bit of a mixed bag, I thought. There were parts I liked, parts I hated, parts I was intrigued by, and parts that just left me baffled. Overall, I liked it though.
Molly (Brittany Murphy), is the daughter of a late rock star, and lives off his wealth, in decadence, within a large apartment, along with her pet pig Mu. She is fairly superficial, as are her friends, and Molly's rather childish too. Sometime after her 22nd birthday, her late father's manager runs off with all the money she'd been living from, leaving her with nothing. She is kicked out of her apartment and has to find a job. She ends up becoming a nanny to "Ray" (Dakota Fanning), an uptight, smart alecy, germophobe of a little girl, the daughter of a wealthy record executive. They are certainly an odd couple, and some comic scenes follow, but its not all laughs. As the two girls spend time together, there are many a touching and dramatic moment as they realise they have a lot in common, both being a little eccentric, both being the daughters of wealthy families, and both having certain tragedies in their lives they're yet to cope with.
I wouldn't exactly call this a straight ahead comedy. Though there is a love interest for Molly as well, a Morrissey-esque rock singer (Jesse Spencer) she meets at her birthday party, I wouldn't call this a romantic comedy either, as this fellow isn't the main focus of the film, and their relationship isn't exactly conventional. Neither of them really seem interested in each other, yet they come together, on again off again. The whole film was just this kaleidescope of elements, tumbling around within the plot.
Though I was a little put off at first, I found this film fascinating. It was interesting to see characters first potrayed as parodies show a depth later on, while characters who seemed more three dimensional later showed a shallower side. No one here was exactly a carciature, but no one again was exactly completely real. It was a refreshing mix of the two, and I think they all pulled it off fairly well.
Special features include a quite large selection of deleted and alternate scenes, including a sex scene or two for some reason, as well as a behind the scenes featurette with interviews with the actors and director Boaz Yakin, a featurette about the fashion of the film, a montage of stills, the original movie trailer and a music video for "Time" by Chantal Kreviazuk, which looks pretty standard for a movie soundtrack music video (shots of singer singing interdispersed with footage from the film, etc). I would have preferred to see a music video for the songs Jesse Spencer's rock singer character sings, I quite liked those, they were funny and catchy, one of my favorite parts of the film.
An intriguing comedy, got me thinking by the end of it. Worth a look.
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I enjoyed this film for it's inocence and it's sweetness. The movie is very sweet, enjoyable and it's irresistable. The main reson it's good is the actors Britney Murphy is great as a ditzy young adult and Dakota Fanning is great but what movie is she not. The story it self is a little flat it drags on at times so you'll lose intrest but the charactors will make you love the film.
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