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When a Man Loves a Woman is a dumb title (not another classic pop song, please) for a very smart movie. A kind of gender-switch take on The Lost Weekend, it's about a woman (Meg Ryan) whose alcoholism almost destroys her family. That may sound like just another TV movie, but When a Man Loves a Woman is so authentic in detail and emotion, that everything about it seems fresh, urgent, and engrossing. That's because the film is grounded in the actual experience of co-writer Al Franken (assisted by Rain Man scripter Ronald Bass). Franken is best known for his affiliation with Saturday Night Live and Politically Incorrect, and as the author of Rush Limbaugh Is a Big Fat Idiot, and Other Observations. You may recall that Franken is the creator of Stuart Smalley, 12-step programmer extraordinaire. Well, if you want to know how Stuart was born, you can start here. This is no comedy, however. In fact, one of the most painful realizations comes when attractive, "good-time girl" Alice Green (Ryan) and her husband (Andy Garcia) begin to realize how much of a role alcohol played in their marriage and in bringing them together in the first place. The issues and experiences confronted in this movie go far beyond the stuff you see on Oprah. --Jim Emerson
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When a Man Loves a Woman
Dec 25 2011
Format:DVD
I am most disappointed. It will not play in my region. I have ordered DVD's from Amazon before and never have had that problem. We had saved it to watch over Christmas and not only could not view it, what do I do with the DVD and how do I get one that works.
Movie purchase
Mar 17 2010
Format:DVD
This movie has been a favourite of mine for years and I could not find it anywhere. The description and timely service was excellent! I will definately be looking back here for future purchases.
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Great Andy Garcia performance
Sep 9 2008
Format:DVD
Alice Green (Meg Ryan) and her husband, Michael (Andy Garcia) are a happily married young couple, until Alice's secret drinking problem is exposed. Alice goes to rehab and when she comes home, she and Michael don't know how to act with one another without the help of alcohol.
This is a really good romantic drama dealing with the terrible ways alcoholism affects a couple and their young children. Oh, my goodness - that Andy Garcia can act and he's quite the dreamboat, too. He's so utterly convincing as the tortured husband that it makes me wonder why I haven't seen him in more leading roles. Meg Ryan, on the other hand, never convinced me she was suffering with guilt or shame or anything; her sunny smile and angelic face were always the same...perky, perky, PERKY! Two precocious little girls complete the cast as the couple's daughters who have to deal with their mother's drinking.
It's interesting that most of the conflict in the story is after Alice comes home from rehab. It's only then that they both realize what a big part drinking had in their lives and that they have to start all over in their relationship. Although the happy ending is never in doubt, this is an emotionally draining film that is very well done.
This is a really good romantic drama dealing with the terrible ways alcoholism affects a couple and their young children. Oh, my goodness - that Andy Garcia can act and he's quite the dreamboat, too. He's so utterly convincing as the tortured husband that it makes me wonder why I haven't seen him in more leading roles. Meg Ryan, on the other hand, never convinced me she was suffering with guilt or shame or anything; her sunny smile and angelic face were always the same...perky, perky, PERKY! Two precocious little girls complete the cast as the couple's daughters who have to deal with their mother's drinking.
It's interesting that most of the conflict in the story is after Alice comes home from rehab. It's only then that they both realize what a big part drinking had in their lives and that they have to start all over in their relationship. Although the happy ending is never in doubt, this is an emotionally draining film that is very well done.
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Sad and Real. Finally a good portrayal.
No film has shown the damage that alcoholism does to someone in this way. Nobody thinks that even the houswifes and the soccer moms could be effected. Read more
Published on May 12 2004 by Ryne Williams
Its All About Love xoxo
The movie sucks you in and doesnt let go til the end!! It engrosses you in REAL LIFE, it tells a story that you can feel so close to home it brings tears to your eyes more than... Read more
Published on May 7 2004 by "maybellinemayhem"
But she tries so hard...
The scenario of a family dealing with a wife being the abuser rather than the husband is not commonly explored, yet this particular plot was ill-conceived, which almost makes it a... Read more
Published on Mar 2 2004 by JR Peterman
Poorly acted, cliched
After you've seen Susan Hayward and Gena Rowlands play drunks, Meg Ryan falls a little flat. Sorry, but that's the truth! Read more
Published on Feb 17 2004
Beautiful...
This is one of the best loves stories of all time. Meg Ryan, for the first time shows how she has been do acting school. Read more
Published on Jan 26 2004 by Farm
A Powerful Story of Endless Devotion
I believe that addiction can only be overcome by love. The demons of addiction thrive and perpetuate in a black vacuum of mental and emotional despair; only the steadfast love and... Read more
Published on Jan 24 2004 by D. Mikels
When a Man Loves a Woman
Thinking this was going to be another romantic comedy, I didn't know what to expect, but it has nearly no funny or silly bits throughout it at all. Read more
Published on Dec 3 2003 by Fox McBox
This is ok
This is just an OK movie I dont see whats so great about it. Meg Ryan's character is a drunk Andy Garcia is her husband and wants her to get clean blah blah blah. Read more
Published on Nov 27 2003
A damn fine movie If you haven't seen this.. you must
This is such a good film! Ryan and Garcia are meant for each other but her alcoholism is so much bigger. And out of rehab, how do they relate to one another. Read more
Published on Nov 17 2003 by Alicia Walker
Amazing Movie
I didn't realize this film came out several years ago and I had never watched it before and just now had to for a class I am taking in college about drugs and alcoholism. Read more
Published on Oct 3 2003
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