Race-Ethnic-Religious Relations Movie Reviews

finally available on DVD, quality is good, though just a transfer from original VHS source. Still, a surprisingly unheralded drama about a NY pyschiatrist (Reiser) who, diagnosed with leukemia and in need of a bone marrow donor, goes in search of his biologial family in Liverpool upon learning he is adopted. Well acted, well written drama (though with a good dose of humor) and literally made me sob. Have watched it numerous times on tape and cable and it keeps sucking you in with the story and its endearing characters, especially a good Julie Walters (Educating Rita).
Can't go wrong with this purchase!

There aren't enough good words in my vocabulary to describe this movie. What can I say except that STRANGE RELATIONS is my favorite movie of all time and I can't stop recommending it to everyone. If you want a movie that will make you laugh and cry, a movie where you can't take your eyes off the screen for fear of missing a single moment, or a movie that teaches you to look for what's really important in life (Love and Family) then you must see this movie !
The acting is superb. Julie Walters even won a BAFTA award for her role as the lively mother, Shelia. And Paul Reiser was so believable that you couldn't help but sympathize with his character of Dr. Jerry Lipman. Add the rest of the all-star cast - Warm and Funny George Wendt, Beautiful Amy Robbins, and A Touching Olympia Dukasis and things couldn't get any better !
But what really stands out in this movie is the writing. Mr. Tim Kazurinsky has done a fantastic job. The story is touching, funny and even surprising with an unforeseen twist at the end. And with such character development, you end up feeling like you know this wonderful, diverse family and love each one of them.
Kudos to everyone involved with STRANGE RELATIONS (aka MY BEAUTIFUL SON as seen in the U.K.) GREAT MOVIE !!!!

I caught this movie on cable and couldn't turn it off. I'd never heard of it until then. One of the few movies to bring a tear to my eye and keep me laughing, too. Hard to believe that this movie has been around since 2001, packed with recognizable stars, yet I never heard of it before. Highly recommended, but some of the language is not what I'd like my younger children to hear. My wife and I have watched it several times and still love it. Can't wait to get it on DVD.

THIS WAS A MADE FOR TV MOVIE THAT AIRED ON TV A DECADE AGO. HERE'S THE PLOT; A TOUGH GANGSTA [BLAIR UNDERWOOD] IS IN PRISON AND IS ABOUT TO BE PAROLED PRETTY SOON. HOWEVER, THE PAROLE BOARD BELIEVES THAT HE DOESN'T STAND A CHANCE ON HIS OWN SO, THEY ALSO PAROLE HIS FATHER [LOU GOSSETT, JR.] WHO LEFT HIS SON AND HIS FAMILY 15 YEARS EARLIER. AND THEY ARE FORCED TO LIVE IN A HALFWAY HOUSE TOGETHER. KINDA SLOW MOVING, BUT, THIS IS AN OK MOVIE. HAS ENOUGH GOOD PERFORMANCES AND ENOUGH REALISTIC PLOTTING TO MAKE THIS AN ACCEPTABLE MOVIE. DESPITE WHAT THE BOX FOR THIS MOVIE MIGHT SAY, THIS ISN'T REALLY A PRISON MOVIE. CAUSE AFTER THE FIRST 15 MINUTES OR SO, IT ALL TAKES PLACE OUTSIDE OF PRISON.