Louisa Krause did a good job, though compared to other autistic characters I have seen, she was somewhat different. One thing I did notice is that when she pretended to be a character in one of the movies she liked, she seemed quite "normal". Also, I didn't realize there was anything wrong with her at first. I didn't bother to read the summary that came with my TV listings. I just knew it sounded cute, and it was. When the time came for her to show real problems, Krause did that well. However, in many ways she just seemed shy and awkward, as Jack described her. Some people can't easily make eye contact but that didn't seem to be a big deal for Jane. Jane was not an easy character to like at times, but she was adorable and intelligent and liked to have fun. The audience wants her to succeed. She can do more than people think she can, though the is going to have problems. It's nice if a romantic lead is pretty, and Jane could be attractive when she tried, but she is more of a case of a nice personality.
I have seen Elisa Dushku in other roles. She did a good job here, I believe, trying to be her sister's friend but sometimes having to be like a strict parent. But she looked amazing, which was a big reason to like this movie. Whether she did a good job with Shakespeare, I can't really say. Not being aware of what was taking place, I thought she was kind of flat at first, but then it was just a rehearsal. Don't expect me to like Shakespeare, though. It's more of an effort for me than anything else.
I really liked Jack and wanted him to succeed with Jane and in his career. He and Jane were good together in all their scenes. If he went out with lots of women and had certain expectations, I got the impression that he didn't want that any more and no one needed to be concerned about him.
The factory where Rob and Bianca lived was a nice looking building and I'm glad people care about preserving those buildings. Not everything about it was nice, but that's part of the charm. When someone goes to imdb to look up this movie, I think it's the stairwell that is shown where it says "play trailer". It's a shame Jane looks so unpleasant there, but so does that stairwell. Where Jack and Bianca went to smoke, the building showed its age and no effort was made to hide that.
I saw this movie cleaned up and I'm glad I did. I'm not saying it was family friendly, but one of the many times I didn't hear a word, it did start with F. Until that point I had decided maybe someone was being overly cautious. There's really no reason for such language here. I don't think kids should see it, but the cleaned up version I saw was fairly tame.
I think it's worthwhile.
I have seen Elisa Dushku in other roles. She did a good job here, I believe, trying to be her sister's friend but sometimes having to be like a strict parent. But she looked amazing, which was a big reason to like this movie. Whether she did a good job with Shakespeare, I can't really say. Not being aware of what was taking place, I thought she was kind of flat at first, but then it was just a rehearsal. Don't expect me to like Shakespeare, though. It's more of an effort for me than anything else.
I really liked Jack and wanted him to succeed with Jane and in his career. He and Jane were good together in all their scenes. If he went out with lots of women and had certain expectations, I got the impression that he didn't want that any more and no one needed to be concerned about him.
The factory where Rob and Bianca lived was a nice looking building and I'm glad people care about preserving those buildings. Not everything about it was nice, but that's part of the charm. When someone goes to imdb to look up this movie, I think it's the stairwell that is shown where it says "play trailer". It's a shame Jane looks so unpleasant there, but so does that stairwell. Where Jack and Bianca went to smoke, the building showed its age and no effort was made to hide that.
I saw this movie cleaned up and I'm glad I did. I'm not saying it was family friendly, but one of the many times I didn't hear a word, it did start with F. Until that point I had decided maybe someone was being overly cautious. There's really no reason for such language here. I don't think kids should see it, but the cleaned up version I saw was fairly tame.
I think it's worthwhile.