Girl Interrupted (2000)
Directed by James Mangold
Written by James Mangold, Lisa Loomer, Anna Hamilton Phelan
Starring Winona Ryder, Angelina Jolie, Whoopi Goldberg, Brittany Murphy, Elisabeth Moss, Clea Duvall
Release Date January 14th, 2000
I have seen the movie Girl Interrupted before. I saw it when it was released theatrically in January of 2000. I recall admiring it and new, rising star, Angelina Jolie, who would earn a much deserved Oscar nomination for her work. Thus, it came as quite a shock to me, when I watched the film for the first time since the theatrical release and was shocked at how bad it was. The opening two minutes of Girl Interrupted features one of the most obnoxious movie tropes on the planet.
Let’s set the scene: Interior some dingy, unused portion of a 1960s mental hospital. Four young women are in the room and it appears that something awful has happened. The scene is narrated by our leading actress, Winona Ryder who delivers this wildly melodramatic voiceover monologue:
“Have you ever confused a dream with life? Or stolen something when you had the cash? Have you ever been blue? Or thought your train was moving while sitting still? Maybe I was just crazy. Maybe it was the 60s.Or maybe I was just a girl… interrupted” Turn to camera, look directly down the lens.
Find my full length review at Geeks.Media, linked here.
