When A Man Loves A Woman Reviews

Meg gets serious whilst drunk...

Meg Ryan gets to vacate a bit of the fluffiness from her star persona in this one and shows that she can definitely act a little. She goes through a bit of a transition in this movie. We get Meg being kinda cute with that familiar impish twinkle in her eye to begin with, then we find her stash of vodka hidden in really badly conceived hiding spots around the house, then shock!!! horror!!! Meg starts stumbling home from the pub after work DRUNK, swears at everyone DRUNK!!!, falls out of the shower DRUNK and smacks her child DRUNK. Pretty heavy stuff.

To be fair Meg's good, but Andy Garcia steals the show (how is he not a bigger star???) as her Airline pilot husband who has to try to pick up the pieces of his wifes excesses (try not bringing home the duty free for your wife Andy, that might help).....And I guess that's it, nicely acted, but nothing new in terms of general plot...

When A Man Loves A Woman (1994)

Not a light hearted film. ............... I would only recommend this to people with this problem. ............... It tackles alcoholism head on especially with some not so pleasant views of Alice's alcoholism.

overly sentimental

A very watered down account of what it can be like living with an alcholic. The best performance came from the children!

Average

This film had a good start but then it started to drag and by the end of the film, you guessed what it would turn out to be. Average.

Most movies about alcohol abuse only give one side of the story. This is one of the few that gives an idea of both sides of the story and the impact that 'recovering' can have on the relationship. Brilliantly acted, believable characters.

fantastic film especially for ryan and garcia fans get those hankies out your gonna need them

Ryan and Garcia are superb

This film has been described as overly sentimental,watered down etc etc.What this films content explores is the effects of alcoholism of the family and in truth it does it very well.Garcia is superb as the supportive husband and Ryan is mesmerising as the alcoholic wife.Its true to say the performances from the children are excellent however they do not steal the show.Garcia should be a bigger star than he is but this is because he takes edgier riskier roles and does not conform to the Hollywood profile.Watch it is is fanatastic but does take some time to get going.

Very Good Film

Extremely good film, sad in places but very realistic and true to life. What made it for me was the gorgeous Andy Garcia, who was a pilot, Meg Ryan was his wife who turned in to an alcoholic, it showed what stresses drink can put a family under. Great film.

Smashingly Great

This was a very powerful and emotional drama which had me gripped from the start.

I would recomend this fabulous heart rendering film to anyone who likes to shed a tear or two at the end.

[Highly rated reviewer]

brilliant

this is a wonderful film, full of emotion and drama...