Amazon.com: Truly Madly Deeply is an intelligent, moving, and deeply funny story about love and death. Nina (Juliet Stevenson), a scatterbrained professional translator, has lost the love of her life, Jamie (Die Hard's Alan Rickman). As her life (and her flat) slowly falls to pieces, she's inundated by an endless stream of repair men and eligible suitors. But rather than go on with life, Nina dwells on her dead love, slumped at her piano, endlessly playing half of a Bach duet. Then, in a truly magical sequence, his cello suddenly joins her melody ... and Jamie's back from the dead.
At first it's bliss. (Think of the superficially similar blockbuster Ghost--only with real people instead of pretty faces Demi Moore and Patrick Swayze.) But Nina gradually realizes it's a thoroughly real Jamie who's back, complete with every annoying, argumentative fault she'd conveniently forgotten. (He might be dead, he explains, but he still attends political meetings.) Moreover, he has to hide whenever any of the living are around. And he's constantly ice-cold. And he invites his dead pals to her place at all hours. What's a living woman to do?
Director Anthony Minghella went on to create the melodramatic period piece The English Patient--but in this film, he shows a far more sensitive, subtle touch. The photography is brilliant, capturing the simple beauties of suburban London. And the wonderfully acted characters, quirky and all too real, will keep you laughing--and always guessing what will happen next. --Grant Balfour
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Rating: - A very bittersweet film
There aren't enough words in the dictionary to adequately describe Alan Rickman. He is a true gem and a ridiculously underatted actor. It is such a shame for there is no one that can compare to him.
Truly, Madly, Deeply is, for some reason, labeled as a comedy. While there are cute, funny moments- 99% of which occur when Alan Rickman is onscreen-this is, without a doubt, a heartbreaking romantic drama. It leaves you feeling achy and depressed throughout the whole film and you can't but help feeling for Juliet Stevenson's character. You can feel her despair, her justified anger at ... Read More
Rating: - Truly Madly Deeply Wonderful
This film is amazing. I have never had a film pull at the heart strings the way that this film did, and I am not a person to be made emotional with a film easily. The acting was wonderful, and Alan Rickman, as always, was stellar. I had a slightly different take of this film than a few of the reviews that I read. *Warning! Spoilers* The way that I took Jamie's fussiness and moments of agitation to Nina (Stevenson's character), was that he was trying to make her remember that he wasn't perfect. In the beginning of the movie, she is remembering all of his wonderful qualities. This is evident in ... Read More
Rating: - Thank You, David Minghella
Many other reviewers have already said most of what needs to be said about this film. With the recent, too-early death of the film's screenwriter and director, Anthony Minghella, I would only like to add a brief homage. In this film, Minghella taught us about the power of love, the courage of letting go and moving on, and the abiding comfort we obtain through our memories. This is one of the finest movies I have ever seen, and I salute Mr. Minghella's creative genius. We have lost a great artist.
Rating: - Slow start, good middle, great ending
Watch Video Here: http://www.amazon.com/review/RIVYLFYU2535Q This movie almost lost my interest in the first quarter, then became good, and then ended perfectly.
Rating: - Truly Madly Deeply in Love with this film
There are So many romantic comedies made, why can't they be as creative, as touching, realistic and human as this one. The gist of the story you may know, Nina the main character is incredibly heartbroken after the death of her beloved Jamie. She finds her life difficult to manage and her grief is palpable. One day without her knowledge Jamie returns as a ghost. At first she is overwhelmed and happy, and becomes slightly withdrawn from the world. Nina feels now that she can continue on, she slowly begins to interact and meet new people. All the while Jamie lives at her flat and invites the occassional ... Read More
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