Miller's film is bold and hearty, but it's also a ham-fisted wallop to the senses.
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03/04/03
Personal Velocity (2002)
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Reviews Counted:99
Fresh:68
Rotten:31
Average Rating:6.5/10
Consensus: Uneven, but a keenly observed and well-acted film about three women's lives.
Runtime: 2 hrs 5 mins
Genre: Dramas
Synopsis: Three very different women confront life-changing decisions in this film derived from Rebecca Miller's book of short stories. Each woman has reached a turning point in her life. Delia (Kyra... [More]
Starring: Fairuza Balk, Parker Posey, Kyra Sedgwick, John Ventimiglia
Director: Rebecca Miller
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03/29/03
...works like a short story, or even poetry, in that it shifts our emotional center of gravity through a finely calibrated vernacular of gesture and language.
01/08/03
Three exquisite boutique films whose impact is much larger than many movies five times their size.
12/13/02
Velocity represents everything wrong with ''independent film'' as a commodified, sold-out concept on the American filmmaking scene.
12/06/02
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12/07/02
Top CriticWith each of her three protagonists, Miller eloquently captures the moment when a woman's life, out of a deep-seated, emotional need, is about to turn onto a different path.
08/21/02
Unless you're the sort of person who loves the fiction found in The New Yorker and smaller literary magazines, you'd better avoid Personal Velocity.
02/24/03
My thoughts were focused on the characters. That is a compliment to Kuras and Miller. If I had been thinking about the visual medium, they would have been doing something wrong.
12/06/02
Top CriticTaken individually or collectively, the stories never add up to as much as they promise.
12/05/02
Writer/director Rebecca Miller has learned something significant about craft at her father's knee. Kyra Sedgewick is a standout.
12/07/02
Too often, the grainy digital video format deters from the strong performances.
11/21/02
A trio of stories that make you think: 'Did I ever have a sudden revelation like these 3 women, one that changed my life?
10/24/02
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