Reptileenbu
Did you people see the same film I saw?
Tayloriona
Although I seem to have had higher expectations than I thought, the movie is super entertaining.
jamariana
Movies like these and dramas in general always seem better when they're based on true stories like this film is, even if it was heavily retouched by the screenwriters. Beverly's story is interesting, touching, and best of all realistic. It's easy to take material like this and turn it into a melodrama, but this film is well made. It's difficult to take sides - Beverly blames her son for ruining her life, her son never asked to be born into those circumstances or to be her son at all, Ray is an irresponsible drug-addict even though he is a kind man, and Bev's father wants nothing to do with her once he discovered she was pregnant, even going so far as to arrest her for marijuana possession when her son was a few years old. The movie tells the story of a strong woman who did everything she could to raise her son and get the two of them a better life away from everything that went wrong in her life. She loves him so much that in the end she even allows him to throw away his education at NYU to be with the woman he loves in Indiana, who coincidentally is the daughter of her best friend Fay, who she raised Jason with. My favourite scene was probably when Bev, as a 15 year old, tried to throw herself down the stairs to force a miscarriage. I thought it was quite comedic and knew nothing would come of it. My other favourite scene was the very last one when Bev's father picks her up to bring her back home and they sing "All I Have to Do is Dream" together, like they did when she was a child. It was cheesy, but beautiful, I think.
StewartMango
This movie saved my life from getting pregnant. I saw this movie when I was 12 years old and at that age I wanted a son in the WORST way, after seeing this movie I saw how a teen pregnancy can ruin your life so 10 years later I am still stay abstinent. It was a great movie it showed the struggles of raising a baby at a young age and every young girl who's thinking about becoming a young mom should see this so they think twice before getting pregnant. It is a great movie and Drew Barrymore does a great job at playing Beverly. I cried at the end knowing how having a baby ruined her life. So if you're able to buy or rent this movie, you should. Very lovely movie and if every young girl watched this movie the teen pregnancy rates would go down drastically.
deerhunter-11
This could have been written about my mother and me...we watched this together..and just kept looking at each other. It seemed as though we were watching a re-enactment of our life story. And just like Beverly in the movie..she didn't get it either...my mother seems to think it's all about her...her life that was screwed up. We lived in the same hell holes...had the same doped out hippies hanging around. My father wasn't on drugs..but was a severe abusive alcoholic. My mother was smart..and wound up pregnant by a loser. I am a grown man of 42 now...and watching this brings back a flood of memory's...and it's really hard to not tear up...especially the scene in which Jason meets his father at the age of 20. I too experienced this..only to see a man who was once a James Dean look alike,,now a broken down alcoholic...with nothing to show for his life
lmcmackin1
This movie title was not the best because you judge it because of the title, or at least I did. My daughter wanted me to buy this movie for her for Xmas. I told her she was crazy. What mother wants to get a movie for their daughter that would be a mother's nightmare. My daughter ask me to trust her and get the movie. I did. We watched it together. It did not take long for me to relate to this movie on several areas.The Dad asking his daughter what she wanted for Xmas and then listen and not get her a bra was so sad. You could see he lost her for many years after that. The movie was filled with humor and very touching scenes. When the Dad has to leave his son was so sad. I cried. I love this movie. I own it. It is not giving up on your dreams and the struggle with relationships. We all can relate somewhere. I watch this movie when I miss my daughter. I learned to trust her a lot more after this movie. She wanted the book too. I had no problem with it. I recommend this movie to anyone. It is a real gem.
