I'll Do Anything
February. 04,1994 PGMatt Hobbs is a talented but unsuccessful actor. When estranged (and strange) ex-wife Beth dumps their daughter Jeannie on Matt, father and daughter have a lot of adjusting to do. His budding relationship with attractive production assistant Cathy Breslow is made complicated, while the precocious child is overly accustomed to getting her own way. Matt eventually faces the choice of family vs career in a particularly difficult way.
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This is a must-see and one of the best documentaries - and films - of this year.
I've been a Nick Nolte fan ever since his "Rich Man Poor Man" days. "I'll Do Anything" is a big studio film with a sensitvity and quality OF performance I usually expect only in "art house" films.It's a character study of a struggling actor (Nolte) forced to come to grips with his life, career, and destiny after many factors like children/responsibility, age (mid-life crisis), relationships and values come to an intersection, and Nolte's character is forced to re-evaluate the way he lives in order to keep his sanity. The story is fueled by the insane film industry against which it is set. It's a crazy story presented with great warmth.People who would love it: couples or groups of women especially, but anyone looking for a heart breaking comedy. Lots to discuss after the film such as plot, performances, values that affect the characters' livessuch as kids vs career, career vs romance, art vs material success, responsibility vs dreams, and on and on.Have a party. Pop some corn, Have a great time. Laugh. Cry.
I probably wouldn't be able to find one other person that I know that has seen this movie. But that doesn't say anything about the film, which I think is obnoxiously cute. The little girl Jeanie is SO wise in her youth, she's this typical spoiled, wild child that is left with this man (Nick Nolte) that she doesn't know and acts the way she should (which is mostly why I like the movies so much) It's realistic in it's portrayal of her. It's one of those movies that I only see when it comes on UPN Sunday mornings (which I believe another commented on ha-ha) but it's true. That's the only that that anyone will probably ever see it. Don't look for too much to happen during it, it's a flat plot but full of really good characters and nice crying scenes for the girls ha-ha.
I saw this movie recently on cable TV and liked it a lot . I was looking for something other than the usual action/shootout/special effect types and ended up selecting this one. I'm glad I did. The supporting actors were excellent and Nick Nolte & Whittni Wright were outstanding in their roles. It was refreshing to see Nolti do this type of thing, although I'm not surprised that he did it well. He's an actor who has, over time, honed his skills to an art form. I'm not sure that he is appreciated as much as he should be. Anyway, in my opinion, "I'll do Anything" is underrated here. I give this flick a high mark and hope that my participation in the "vote" will raise the average score of this fine movie. For those who have had their fill of movies that focus on violence, try this delightful James L Brooks production for a change of pace. Or if you simply want to watch a movie that entertains... go for this one.
When I watched this movie I had two questions in my head:1) Where have I seen her (Joely Richardson) before? 2) Why is Nick Nolte doing this part, and not Ted Danson?The answer to Q1) is not so very interesting, but it is 101 Dalmatians. The answer to Q2) is more interesting. It seemed like Nick Nolte was trying to look and act like Ted Danson, especially in the beginning (when the character was young). And normally the original is better than the copy.Besides those two questions I think the movie was OK entertainment, but not more than that. The film is not trying to tell us something. If they wanted they could have made much more out of the issue "How is it to be a child actor?", but they didn't. Fair enough.Don't spend your money buying this film, but watch it if it gets aired on a TV.