BB
(out of 5)
A mentally challenged woman (Mary Stuart Masterson) is an emotional burden on her kindly brother (Aidan Quinn) until a mysterious Buster Keaton-loving stranger (Johnny Depp) enters her life and perks her up. The performances are excellent, especially a sympathetic Masterson, but this narrow view of the small-town world of handicapped Americans is flat and uninvolving. Also stars Julianne Moore and Oliver Platt.
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Roth-Arnold Productions
USA, 1993
Directed by Jeremiah S. Chechik
Story by Barry Berman, Lesley McNeil, Screenplay by Barry Berman
Cinematography by John Schwartzman
Produced by Susan Arnold, Donna Roth
Music by Rachel Portman
Production Design by Neil Spisak
Costume Design by Aggie Guerard Rodgers
Film Editing by Carol Littleton
Golden Globe Award Nomination
Best Performance By An Actor in a Motion Picture-Comedy or Musical (Johnny Depp)
