Back to category: Movies Limited version - please login or register to view the entire paper. Film critique Running head: FILM CRITIQUE PAPER Film Critique Paper Spring Semester 2003 (A) Film description: When a Man Loves a Woman is an exploration of a woman's struggle with alcoholism and the effect of the disease on her family. Meg Ryan stars as Alice Green, a school counselor, whose long-concealed drinking habit worsens, threatening her marriage and family life. Andy Garcia stars as her husband, Michael Green, who is an airline pilot. Although Alice is lighthearted and loving, she is often reckless and, when drunk, even neglects her children, nine-year-old daughter Jess (Tina Majorino), from a previous marriage, and four-year-old daughter Casey (Mae Whitman), whose father is Michael. After a heart-wrenching incident with her oldest daughter she seeks help, but the road to recovery is a long one and her husband must help in a way he does not know how. They all must learn how to be a family again. (B) What DSM di... Posted by: Justin Rech Limited version - please login or register to view the entire paper. |
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