Along for the Ride

Customer Reviews:

So close to the truth.......2007-01-09

I have to admit I have never seen or heard of this movie when it first came out.....I was in my kitchen washing dishes this weekend where i get just one channel in the kitchen....And this was on...It was in the middle of the film,and I had to watch to the end...

My only problem would be the portrayal of the birth mother..I am a a birthmother married to the birth father...The media, movies and tv constantly portray us in a bad light...But looking past that the feelings and emotionals where right on in this movie...I was crying so hard at the end...My daughter came in and held me...

My son has expressed the same emotions as the young boy.It was so great I have to buy and watch with my husband......The rollercoster ride is so true....The feelings in a reunion as so great..The greatest fear and love you could ever experience...

C' est la vie!.......2006-07-26

Tearful and melodramatic plot that it focuses in the attempts of a mother in search of her son, sixteen years after she was born. His biological father never knew she was pregnant and because of the fact they were simple lovers, he married with a therapist and suddenly, she reappears -coming from san Francisco to Chicago - in his life in search of his support to find him.

Uneven and even predictable script where Patrick Swayze shines with intensity.

Worth the time, especially for Griffith and Gordon-Levitt.......2005-10-18

Where this film isn't a masterpiece by any means, it is certainly worth the time. Melanie Griffith shines in her role as Lulu and Joseph Gordon-Levitt stands out yet again in the role of Martin. Unfortunately, his time is much too brief in the film, as I think he's probably the most underrated actor today. He's extremely believable in his role and he showed us exactly how one would act in the situation his character was in.

Give the film a shot, it's worth the time- forget some of the characters Swayze has played in the past and look at him for the character he's playing now. Watch Melanie become Lulu... And lastly, you'll believe Gordon-Levitt is Martin in the awkward situation he's been thrown into.

Acting is an A, film is a B.

Along for the Ride.......2005-09-01

A good storyline. Melanie Griffith is believable as LuLu. Penelope Ann Miller's character, Clare, needed to be developed a bit more. Patrick Swayze is just darned okay by me.
A complaint: I can't find the music anywhere. Any hints?

Along for the ride.......2005-01-15

This wasnt the best acted movie of all time..but sometimes that isnt what Im looking for in a movie anyway...there are times when I want to watch a movie because it somewhat parallels my own life...such is the case with this movie..knowing you love someone and that he loves you..but, for reasons you cant control...its a love that wont ever be.....I liked Melanie Griffith's character and the way she played her...and Swayze is never hard on the eyes...it helped, too, that he drove a Mustang like mine in the movie...My one big disappointment is that I cant find, anywhere,a soundtrack or even the ending song to buy, download or just listen to...if anyone out there has any info on securing the music...Id love to know.

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Debbie's first film since Videodrome
"My stars have uncrossed."
Very Nice Comedy!!
forever lulu

Forever Lulu
Starring: Alec Baldwin , Susan Blommaert , Helen Lloyd Breed , Bill Corsair , and Jonathan Freeman
Manufacturer: Sony Pictures
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ASIN: B0009I8QH2
Release Date: 2005-07-05

Customer Reviews:

Debbie's first film since Videodrome.......2007-08-30

Debbie Harry of Blondie made a very supporting role in this comedy/murder/drama that was a take off of Desperately Seeking Susan. The comedy is weak and Debbie is in about 10 minutes of the film. She looks great in her Stephen Sprouse outfit, but is lost in a movie that tries to be funny but is not and tries to be suspenseful and is not. A stinker in every aspect. Debbie took this role as she was attempting to make a comeback in the music and movie world after taking time off to care for her then boyfriend Chris Stein. So I guess she thought this might be a funny film. Sadly, it was not and the film was one of the worst of 1987. Notable for the film debut of Alec Baldwin and one of the rare English speaking films for German Hanna Schygulla.

"My stars have uncrossed.".......2004-09-11

In the film, "Forever Lulu", Elaine (Hanna Schygulla) works for a toilet seat company by day and writes scripts for adult films by night. But what she really wants to do is to write a serious novel. Things go from bad to worse when she's fired, receives an eviction notice, and her agent tells her to re-write her novel to make it more sensationalistic. Just as things hit rock bottom, Elaine's life changes when a smartly dressed couple mistake Elaine for a mugger and hand over their valuables. Soon Elaine is being stalked by a Mafia hit man and surrounded by dead bodies.

The plot is, obviously, far-fetched. Normally, this sort of thing might be carried off if it contained great comic performances. Unfortunately "Forever Lulu" is cursed with cliched lines and uneven performances. Some of the roles are surprisingly good--the snotty waiter, for example. And the role of Elaine's blind date, the obnoxious life insurance salesman, is a gem. Other performances are simply bad. Hanna Schygulla is a fine German actress, and Deborah Harry (from Blondie) has managed to deliver some good performances in the past too. Deborah Harry stars as the elusive and mysterious Lulu in this film. This role doesn't call for many lines--just a few appearances, and the few lines Harry has aren't very exciting. Schygulla and Harry--in spite of their talents--just can't drag this film anywhere. All in all, "Forever Lulu" tries hard--perhaps too hard--but it's just not an interesting, original or funny film--displacedhuman

Very Nice Comedy!!.......2002-10-07

This Movie is shot on some of the seedy streets of New York City is about an aspiring novelist Schygulla(Hanna Schygulla) as she accidently becomes involved in a real life mystery involving murder and drugs.In one of Alex Balwins first film appearances as a cop trying to catch the drug dealers with special cameo appearances by Dr. Ruth Westheimer and Deborah Harry,this film is a very nice comedy!!

forever lulu.......2002-09-15

well i had just seen the movie forever lulu and my mother and i loved it so much that we really want to own it and i would love to get it for her as a gift her birthday is coming here in December so if i can find a video 10$and below i will be very happy to make my mother happy thank you have a wonderful day

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