Dying Young | | Cast : | Julia Roberts, Campbell Scott | | Director : | Joel Schumacher | | Studio : | Fox Home Entertainment | | Format : | Color, Widescreen | | Released Date : | June 21, 1991 | | DVD Released Date : | February 03, 2004 | | Language : | Spanish (Dubbed), English (Original Language), French (Original Language), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled) | | Audience Rating : | R (Restricted) | | | BUY THIS DVD FROM AMAZON |
Customer Reviews
| Rating |  | | Date | May 04, 2005 | | Summary | I ws never this emotional... | Content
 | I loved the movie not only because Julia was present but because of the way she ended up falling for the ill guy. Not everybody these dayswould have done that but it just showed how love evolves in different places of our lives. I cried for the most part, alone of course. |
| Rating | | | Date | April 07, 2005 | | Summary | Sometimes a new perspective....Learning to Live | Content
| DYING YOUNG has many of the markings of an Indie movie - good story, fine script, exploration of sensitive subject matter, solid acting. But this 1991 Joel Schumacher film has big stars, gorgeous settings, and as fine a music score as you can imagine, so it proves that Hollywood can get to the core of fine message film making after all.
Hilary O'Neil (Julia Roberts, radiant and in peak form acting-wise) lives in Oakland, CA with her ditzy demeaning mother (Ellen Burstyn) and has a lousy boyfriend and clearly needs a new life. She finds a job description in the newspaper that leads her to apply for a position of a nurse to a family living on elegant Nob Hill in San Francisco. Clearly out of her element but determined to better her life, she fakes her way through an interview with a Mr. Geddes (David Selby) and his butler Malachi (George Martin) and overheard by Victor Geddes (Cameron Scott), the son who has been living with leukemia for 10 years, only to be dismissed as unacceptable. After storming out of the mansion in disgust, Hilary is followed by Malachi who says she must come back for another interview - this time with Victor who is impressed with what he heard and saw and ultimately hires her.
Hilary's life changes dramatically as she lives in elegance and discovers the difficulties of caring for a cancer patient on cyclical chemotherapy. Between Victor's near-death bouts of post chemotherapy side effects, Victor shares his writings about art, introducing her to the works of Klimt and Rosetti and the joys of classical music. Hilary shares her lifestyle of bars and disco with Victor and the two become bonded. They eventually take a vacation after Victor informs her his chemotherapy is over and they enjoy the bliss of the wine country where they are nourished by friends, among whom are the wise Estelle Whittier (Colleen Dewhurst) and the funky Gordon (Vincent D'Onofrio). It is evident that Hilary learns from Victor and Victor from Hilary and it is a sharing and bonding that is beautiful and wholly believable. The film ends quietly with a tremendous reverence for life.
All of the actors give excellent performances and Schumacher paces the fluid action with such skill that he allows us to enter the lives of these people with grace and naturalness. It is good to encounter a film with heart that knows its message and its bounds. Grady Harp, April 05 |
| Rating | | | Date | April 02, 2005 | | Summary | A Story about Living Life to its Fullest | Content
| Not only a wonderful love story, but a great collection of music that will make you keep humming when the movie is over.
Its a story about life and what living is all about. |
| Rating | | | Date | January 06, 2005 | | Summary | I really like this movie | Content
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I know many critics have said "Dying Young" wasn't a good movie, but I strongly disagree. I first watched the movie on TV, and later I got the DVD. Let me tell you I never get tired of watching this movie. It's such a powerful love story. I think Campbell Scott was fenomenal as well as Julia Roberts. The last scene is so beautiful. I love it. If you like a good tearjerker you must get "Dying Young" |
| Rating | | | Date | December 22, 2004 | | Summary | Do Yourself a Favor...READ THE BOOK! | Content
| If you like a good tear-jerker, and this movie wasn't bad, go buy a copy of the book that this movie is based on(same title.)
This really isn't a review, as you can already see, but simply a suggestion to those who appreciate a good love story and a damned good cry! |
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