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Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio, The (2005) Movie Reviews
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Tony Medley
I had no sooner awarded the
2005 Best Actress award to Gwenyth Paltrow for her scintillating
performance in "Proof," when I saw Julianne Moore playing Evelyn Ryan, the
mother of 10 in this moving story based on her daughter, Terry...read the complete Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio, The (2005) review at Tony Medley
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Qwipster's Movie Reviews (Vince Leo)
Julianne Moore (The Forgotten, Laws of Attraction) returns to a familiar role, practically the antithesis of the morose character she portrayed in Far From Heaven, in The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio, where the woman of the 1950s she plays is similarly ...read the complete Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio, The (2005) review at Qwipster's Movie Reviews (Vince Leo)
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Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC) (Ken Hanke)
Far worse films with far lesser credentials have been given much fairer shots....read the complete Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio, The (2005) review at Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC) (Ken Hanke)
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San Diego Union-Tribune (David Elliott)
Not satire, but not serious, the movie chirps along with corny jingles and patronizingly 'feminist' winks at Evelyn's sugarcoated nightmare....read the complete Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio, The (2005) review at San Diego Union-Tribune (David Elliott)
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by Alison on June 05, 2009
This movie was difficult to locate in all of the major stores. When I did find it it was very expensive. Wanting to give it as a gift I kept looking. I found it on Amazon and the price was very reasonable. I received it in the mail just a few days after ...
by N. Smith "GINGER" on December 22, 2008
One of the best movies I have ever seen - too bad it did not get the recognition it deserved. The end brought me to ...
by Laura Christine "... on November 13, 2008
I cried through part of this movie and I am not much of a crier, least of all in a theater where someone might see me.
Moore kindled deep empathy and hope in me as I watched her radiantly portray a remarkable woman. Harrelson made me all but hate his ...
by B. W. Fairbanks "... on June 23, 2008
"The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio" played one screen in my town, and I assume it played to mostly empty seats since no one, not the theater or Dreamworks, took out a single newspaper ad to promote its engagement.
That's a shame. This is an excellent, ...
by Nancy Grisso "Ste... on March 09, 2008
If you have every worried how to feed your family or how to make all the ends meet at the end of the month this is a movie for you.
Evelyn Ryan (Julianne Moore) must be resourceful with 10 children to feed and a less than useful husband (Woody ...
by Kathy A. Nicholso... on September 17, 2007
This is one of the most enjoyable movies I have ever watched. I could watch it 100 times and never get tired of it. Julieanne Moore is incredible in this as is Woody Harrelson. ...
by Daniel B. Clenden... on January 24, 2007
Set in the post-war 1950s, director Jane Anderson portrays the life of Evelyn Ryan (Julianne Moore), a mother of ten who supported her family as a "contester" by winning an astounding number of prizes for her hundreds if not thousands of entries. Evelyn ...
by Bruce Varner on January 21, 2007
Wow....what an amazing story this is. I think it is touching and beautiful that one of the daughters of this remarkable woman would tell her story. It's a story we all need to hear.
Evelyn Ryan is a housewife in the mid-1950's who has a talent for ...
by Shirley R. Brown on September 09, 2006
I loved this movie. the acting was excellent and the fact that it was based on a true story made it even more enjoyable.
SR ...
by Dalaimama Dharma ... on September 03, 2006
Wow, this was the best reminder that I'm lucky to have been born in the 1960's instead of a housewife with 10 kids and an alcoholic husband. I had an Aunt trapped in a similar nightmare but she wasn't a prizewinner by any stretch of the imagination. The ...
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