Shirley Valentine Movie Review

As a result of this movie i first went to mykonos in 1993 and stayed a few km from where the movie was filmed basically around manoulas beach hotel on the se side of the island.

Shirley valentine movie review. Shirley is a 42 year old liverpudlian bored housewife who takes a holiday trip to greece meeting a local man who bolsters her self confidence. Shirley valentine is a movie that i can and do watch regularly. A heroine whose dialogue can be packaged in a tiny publicity pamphlet called the wit and wisdom of shirley valentine is probably spouting shallow aphorisms rather than anything witty or wise. So savvy punchy and dashing that it won t be denied.

I have decided that i am going to greece for two weeks with shirley valentine and we ll drink wine by the ocean. Shirley valentine a movie review. This is the kind of story that might work as a tour de force with one actor populating the stage with her imagination as collins is said to do. The amazing spider man 2 review.

Pauline collins recreates her tony winning one woman stage role in shirley valentine an opened up film adaptation of the play that has her actually going to greece instead of simply talking. I have heard a great deal about how fine how fetching and captivating pauline collins is in the one woman stage version of shirley valentine i haven t seen the play but i have a feeling the reports may be right. June 4 2004 original score. By marielle sabbag 4 months ago in review shirley valentine is a lovely movie about finding your purpose.

She evolves and transforms to the point of finally being unrecognizable by her husband. With pauline collins tom conti julia mckenzie alison steadman. Think of shirley valentine as educating rita under the tuscan sun full review original score. Reviews in chronological order total 0 reviews.

Read the empire movie review of shirley valentine. Parents need to know that shirley valentine is a british feel good comedy based on a play by willy russell that contains some nudity and non explicit sex scenes a central premise to the movie is shirley s pauline collins desire to break from traditional expectations and stereotypes placed on middle aged working class women and living the life she always wished for. Once or twice a year.