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Beautiful Joe (2000)

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An extremely nice guy falls for a really bad girl.

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Cast

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Joe
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Elton
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Vivien Mason (as Jurnee Smollett)
Dillon Moen ...
Lee Mason
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Mouse (as Jaimz Woolvett.com)
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Happy
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George The Geek
Sheila Paterson ...
Mrs. O'Malley
Frank C. Turner ...
Frank
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Pauline
Ben Johnson ...
Gino
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Anthony
Norman Armour ...
Doctor
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Storyline

In the Bronx, Joe, an Irish good guy, gets bad news twice the same day: he has a brain tumor and his wife wants a divorce, saying he's dull and lacks adventure. With her father's blessing, Joe takes off for adventures in the weeks before risky surgery. In Louisville, he's latched onto by Hush, a talkative belle with two kids, big debts to a nasty bookie, and few prospects. Even after she steals his wallet, Joe offers temporary help, bonds with her kids, and faces down the bookie. Soon Hush, Joe, and the kids are on the run toward Vegas. The bookie's on their tail, so are some Bronx bad guys, cancer lurks, Hush has her gambling jones, and the kids want stability. Can this work out? Written by <jhailey@hotmail.com>

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The last thing Joe needs is more bad luck. Unfortunately she's just arrived. See more »

Genres:

Drama | Romance | Comedy

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language and some sexuality | See all certifications »
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Release Date:

9 June 2000 (Poland)  »

Also Known As:

Dupla vagy minden  »

Box Office

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ESP 9,289,131 (Spain) (29 June 2001)
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Goofs

When Hush visits her daughter's father in jail she gives him a photo. The photo is different when he looks at it first from when he asks Hush if he can keep it. See more »

Connections

References The Waltons (1971) See more »

Soundtracks

"One More Heartbreak"
Written by Kevin Foster / Gerry Foster / Martin Belmont
Published by Track Music Limited
Performed by Los Pistoleros
Recording Courtesy Track Records
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enjoyable little film, with a few flaws
15 September 2002 | by (Belgrade, Serbia) – See all my reviews

I saw this film on TV, and though its bad sides, it's a quite enjoyable romantic comedy. I'm not a fan of romcoms in general, so any such film that I can stand must be pretty good. Of course, a big part of the reason are the leads, since I like both Billy Connelly and Sharon Stone, who, in their different ways, are not the typical sugary romcom stars, such as Meg Ryan, Julia Roberts, Hugh Grant etc. (A film with any of the mentioned is sure to make me want to throw up.) One of the setbacks is that I often get annoyed by actors doing a Southern accent, and it was no different here, but I got used to it after a while.

However, the performances are uneven. The plot with the bad guys is very bad. The mobsters are very unconvicing, and the guy from Ally McBeal is really awful. He was obviously trying to shed the good guy image and show he has 'range', but he's cartoonish and over-the-top. His character really hurt the film the most.

On the other hand, Connelly, Stone and the kids are fine, but I want to point out another performance that impressed me the most. Another TV face, not very famous - Roger Cross, who played the aliens Joshua/Cain in SF series 'First Wave', shows up in one scene, for about 2 or 3 minutes, as Stone's ex who's in jail, and proves that there are no small roles. If anything impressed me in this film, it's that scene - which proves you don't need much screen time or many lines to make a memorable character.


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