Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael (1990)
Movie star Roxy Carmichael is abandoning the bright lights of Hollywood, Calif. and returning to her small Ohio hometown -- at least long enough to dedicate a city building. And now the whole town of Clyde is bracing for Carmichael's return, most of all her now-married old flame Denton Webb and troubled teen Dinky Bossetti. An orphan with few friends, Dinky is convinced that Carmichael is her birth mother, and that the actress will reclaim her when she returns.
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The first must-see film of the year.
Exactly the movie you think it is, but not the movie you want it to be.
This is a small, humorous movie in some ways, but it has a huge heart. What a nice experience.
This is a dark and sometimes deeply uncomfortable drama
Stunningly beautiful in places, surprisingly funny, often deeply touching. At just 19, Winona Ryder had already scored two massive hits with Beetlejuice and Heathers, but this performance eclipses them easily - and is possibly one of her best ever. She is hugely talented, and I can't get enough of her when she's on this kind of form - which sadly isn't often enough in recent years. Jeff Daniels' performance is spot-on, and together on screen these two stars shine brightly - not to take anything away from the superb supporting cast.One of my all-time favourite movies, and one that still looks as fresh today as it did 16 years ago - testament to the people who made it. Quite under-stated, almost apologetic, but it will delight you. Someone else here described it as a 'hidden treasure' and I agree - it is hugely underrated and is a must-see for anyone who loves movies, Winona Ryder, Jeff Daniels, or has ever felt something was missing, confused or that they didn't belong. If I had to choose one movie to rescue from my burning house, this would certainly be the one.
Wow, I saw this such a long time ago but did really enjoy it as I enjoy most of Rider's work. This is another "movie with a message". It was extremely well done, well acted and interesting movie. There was just one problem.SPOILER ALERT: The ending WAS pretty much a tease. I don't like when a movie teases you with something and then it never happens. Another IMDb reviewer wrote how bad this ending was and I agree-completely-it's to much a tease-you'll turn the movie off feeling cheated and since that's never a good way to be at the end of a flick I wouldn't rate this movie past a 6. I understand endings are not always as we, the audience would like them to be but there is a difference between endings that are necessary to the plot of the movie and endings that just seem contrived to cheat the viewer out of something they've waited for the whole film. Watch it if you haven't and you'll see what I mean.
Winona Ryder is a brilliant actress,but what is she doing in this mess? WELCOME HOME,ROXY CARMICHAEL is a dreadfully boring film that teases the viewer until the absolutely unforgivable ending. You'll be too angry to see straight when this movie ends,believe me.
This Film Is Better Than Citizen Kane for two reasons. The Ending Means Something to the Characters in the film, finding out what rosebud is means nothing to anybody except a faceless image in a news room. Who gets out of the limo in "Roxy" means everything to a small town in Ohio. The Story must have meaning for the characters in it, without it who really cares. After you see "Kane" once you know What rosebud is then the best part is the people who knew him, not Kane himself. Bringing us to the next point, if you don't like the main character than whats the point? i'm not saying i don't like Charles Kane, But i Already know he's dead from the begining the rest is filler. In "roxy" The audience cares about Dinky, what happens to her is important. She is there in the moment and that gives greater weight to Characters involved. (since everyone will disagree with this please keep in mind Wynnoa Is ten times hotter than Orson Welles skinny or not!)