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Sherrybaby (2006)

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Reviews Counted: 60 Fresh: 44  Rotten:16 Average Rating: 6.7/10
 
Consensus: Maggie Gyllenhaal delivers riveting performance as a recovering drug addict in a depressing and not entirely believable movie.
 

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Rated: 15

Runtime: 1 hr 36 mins

Theatrical Release: 27-07-2007

Synopsis: Maggie Gyllenhaal is mesmerizing as a recovering addict in writer-director Laurie Collyer's feature-length fiction-film debut, SHERRYBABY. Gyllenhaal stars as Sherry Swanson, a troubled woman who has just been released from prison, where she spent three years for robbery to support... Maggie Gyllenhaal is mesmerizing as a recovering addict in writer-director Laurie Collyer's feature-length fiction-film debut, SHERRYBABY. Gyllenhaal stars as Sherry Swanson, a troubled woman who has just been released from prison, where she spent three years for robbery to support her heroin addiction. Determined to regain control of her life, she moves into a halfway house and starts looking for a job, being carefully watched by her tough parole officer (Giancarlo Esposito). At an AA meeting, she is drawn to Dean Walker (Danny Trejo), a gritty older man who befriends her--but his ties to her dangerous past life threaten to pull her back in. Sherry's main desire is to reestablish a relationship with her young daughter, Alexis (Ryan Simpkins), who is being raised by Sherry's brother, Bobby (Brad William Henke), and his wife, Lynnette (Bridget Barkan)--but Lynnette doesn't trust Sherry, wanting to keep Alexis for her own. As Sherry struggles to get back on track, she plays by her own rules, with drugs and a return to prison waiting just around the corner. Gyllenhaal gives a raw, bare, powerful performance as the embattled and desperate Sherry, who will do almost anything to regain her daughter's love. Loosely based on the story of one of Collyer's closest childhood friends, SHERRYBABY, which got its start in the Sundance Filmmaker's Lab, is an emotional rollercoaster of a movie, with realistic characters, an excellent cast, and plenty of surprising turns. [More]

Genre: Dramas

Starring: Maggie Gyllenhaal, Brad Henke, Giancarlo Esposito, Sam Bottoms, Kate Burton

Director: Laurie Collyer
Producer: Marc Turtletaub, Lemore Syvan
Composer: Jack Livesey

DVD Info

Release:

Nov 1, 2008

[DVD Details]
  • DVD Features
  • Region 1
  • Snap Case
  • Anamorphic Widescreen - 1.78
  • Audio:

    • Dolby Digital 2.0 Stere - English
    • Subtites - English (SDH) - Optional

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    07/28/07
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    07/17/07
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    4.5/5

    A raw, startlingly honest central performance from Gyllenhaal.

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    04/19/07
    Rich Cline
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    6/10

    Maggie Gyllenhaal is an actress you simply cannot take your eyes off of.

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    07/21/07
    Joseph Proimakis
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    B+

    Just as she did in the dark, sadomasochistic comedy "Secretary," Gyllenhaal raises her share of eyebrows here, though for a whole host of different reasons.

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    05/01/07
    Christopher Smith
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    Maggie Gyllenhaal plays the part with raw conviction and she is ably supported by a well-chosen cast.

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    03/01/07
    Eric Monder
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    4/4

    A bittersweet tale of human failings and redemption which ought to establish Gyllenhaal as one of the best actresses around.

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    02/06/07
    Kam Williams
    Upstage Magazine
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    The film itself is a collection of emotional highs and mostly lows for Gyllenhaal, who elevates it all far above the slim story.

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    01/26/07
    Denver Rocky Mountain News
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    2.5/4

    It's the movie for you if you liked the pessimistic street view of Half Nelson.

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    01/26/07
    Michael Booth
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    Watching Maggie Gyllenhaal's bare body and battered soul in Laurie Collyer's quietly extraordinary Sherrybaby, you almost get a sense that the actress knows the load that was her star-making turn in Secretary ...

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    01/18/07
    Ian Grey
    Orlando Weekly
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    Like Vera Farmiga in DOWN TO THE BONE, Gyllenhaal creates a full-bodied portrait of a woman struggling with addictions. And like Felicity Huffman in TRANSAMERICA, Gyllenhaal elevates a flawed motion picture to a higher level.

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    01/11/07
    Ted Murphy
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    Gyllenhaal couldn't be better in service of a film that seems to focus on the wrong character; the more interesting point of view would be Bobby's, a gallant, unglamorous guy who's trying to hold his family together in the midst of Hurricane Sherry.

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    01/01/07
    Philip Martin
    Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
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    The writing and directing by Laurie Collyer express an admirable naturalness and eschews rose-tinted solutions.

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    12/29/06
    Jack Garner
    Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
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    Gyllenhaal cria uma personagem complexa e real cujos acertos nos fazem torcer por seu sucesso e erros nos levam a lamentar por seu sofrimento. Além disso, Danny Trejo finalmente tem a chance de mostrar sua versatilidade, saindo-se excepcionalmente bem.

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    12/24/06
    Pablo Villaca
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    If it weren't for the nudity, I would have thought I was watching a Lifetime for Women TV movie.

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    11/29/06
    Scott Nash
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    Ethan Alter
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