Driving Miss Daisy (1989)
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Reviews Counted:41
Fresh:32
Rotten:9
Average Rating:7/10
Consensus: Warm and smartly paced, and boasting impeccable performances from Morgan Freeman and Jessica Tandy.
Runtime: 1 hr 39 mins
Genre: Dramas
Synopsis: Director Bruce Beresford's affinity for the subtleties of southern life is apparent in this adaptation of Alfred Uhry's Pulitzer Prize-winning play. Starring Jessica Tandy as Daisy Werthan and... [More]
Starring: Jessica Tandy, Morgan Freeman, Dan Aykroyd, Patti LuPone
Director: Bruce Beresford
Reviews for Driving Miss Daisy
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It gets to its hugely emotional destination without ever having to put the foot down; a poignant and provocative road movie. Full Review |
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Ultimately this is an intelligent feel-good movie that had Oscar material stamped all over the screenplay, but lacks the bite or insight that could have turned it into something truly special. Full Review |
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Far too cosy to serve as an effective social or political metaphor; better to regard it as a solid ensemble piece. Full Review |
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Alfred Uhry's adaptation of his Pulitzer-prizewinning play aspires more to complex observation of human behavior than to simple moralism about it. Precisely because it has its priorities straight, it succeeds superbly on both levels. Full Review |
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It's a bland but decent film that I liked without loving it. Full Review |
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Bruce Beresford's sensitive direction complements Alfred Uhry's skillful adapation of his Pulitzer Prize-winning play. Full Review |
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3.5/4 |
Chief among the film's rewards are the extraordinary performances of its trio of stars, Freeman, Tandy, and Aykroyd. Full Review |
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The movie also has something legitimate and instructive to say about the subtlety and intricacy of everyday race relations in the south during the period covered (roughly 1948 to '73). Full Review |
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4/4 |
Tandy and Freeman are terrific in this beautiful film about the commonalities between people who seem so different. Full Review |
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3/5 |
The low budget (7.5 million), modest storytelling, and likable performances must have impressed the Academy for the movie won the Best Picture Oscar and Best Actress for Jessica Tandy, thus establishing her as a screen star at an old age. Full Review |
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3/5 |
Morgan Freeman elevates the source material as always.
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4/5 |
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1/5 |
One of Oscar's Biggest Jokes
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4/5 |
One of today's best movies
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2/5 |
A toothless message movie, timidly espousing homogenized morals and terrified of offending anyone.
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4/5 |
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71/100 |
Strikes the right chords in both drama and comedy, but given the setting and subject matter, doesn’t really have anything important or original to say. Full Review |
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