Me Without You (2001)

User Rating:

6.6/10   

Director:

Sandra Goldbacher

Writers:

Sandra Goldbacher (screenplay) and
Laurence Coriat (screenplay)

Release Date:

23 November 2001 (UK)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama

Tagline:

From Sandra Goldbacher, writer/director of The Governess, comes a film about the agonies and ecstasies of friendship.

Plot:

Two best friends grow up on the outskirts of London in the 1970s and 1980s.

Plot Keywords:

Best Friend | 1970s | 1980s | Friendship | Virgin

Awards:

2 nominations

Cast

Ella Jones	...	Young Holly
Anna Popplewell	...	Young Marina
Cameron Powrie	...	Young Nat
Trudie Styler	...	Linda
Allan Corduner	...	Max
Deborah Findlay	...	Judith
Nicky Henson	...	Ray
Anna Friel	...	Marina
Michelle Williams	...	Holly
Oliver Milburn	...	Nat
Hannah Bourne	...	Carolyn
Russell Mabey	...	Craig (as Russell Maybey)
Blake Ritson	...	Tim
Francis Lee	...	Paul
Eve Cooper-Rose	...	Sophie

Also Known As:

Meine beste Freundin (Germany)

MPAA:

Rated R for language, sexual content and drug use.

Runtime:

USA:107 min | Germany:94 min (TV version)

Country:

UK | Germany

Language:

English | French

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Australia:MA | Iceland:12 | UK:15 | USA:R | Italy:T

Filming Locations:

Isle of Man

Company:

Fireworks Pictures

Trivia:

While filming, Michelle Williams had to constantly fly back and forth between the UK and the North Carolina, USA to work on her television series _Dawson's Creek (1998)_.

Quotes:

Marina: Don't ever be yourself, you've got to have a gimmick. How about 'intense and difficult'? You could manage that.

Movie Connections:

References "Dynasty" (1981)

Soundtrack:

I've Never Been to Me

Very good acting, absorbing movie

I chanced upon the movie while casually flicking and was absorbed immediately with the quiet, understated acting of Michelle Williams. I found her exquisite and emotionally charged performance but not in a melodramatic ways. And her beautiful, soulful eyes, are hard to ignore. Yes, it sounds like cliché. Yes, it's been told over and over again. Angst-ridden teenagers with tons of issues. But this is one told differently. So if you want a slight emotional roller coaster ride and appreciate good acting. This is worth your while. I guess one wonders why didn't Nat and Molly just got together in the beginning, but I guess that's one surprise element that keeps audience (I know it kept me!) in suspense. There were also very good both poignant and explosive scenes. The highlight I agree was when Molly told Marina why she had to leave. The writer and director has a bright future. So do the 3 main casts. I'm going to see Station Agent already (MW).