Autumn in New York (2000)

Because that's the only way you're going to feel like a man again after watching this shite. I may be damaged for life. Went to see it with this chick I met online. She really wanted to see it when they showed it at the Carriage House theatre and it was our first (and only) date. A short description of why it doesn't even deserve one star: The writing is sickening... seriously so bad I laughed out loud in the theater at some of the ridiculously stupid things the characters say in this film. Imagine the most cliché "love story" lines and now imagine worse and you still won't come close to comprehending how bad it was. t was even worse than I thought it would be. I thought it would just be incredibly boring but in truth it turned my stomach. I need medicine now. Had to excuse myself to use the restroom, went in there and splashed some water on my face (from the faucet, you sicko), went to my car and drove the eff out of there. By myself. Yep, ditched that stupid slag and she had to find her own way home. Didn't feel bad cuz she didn't know my real name. That's what internet dating is all about, am I right? But I digress. SPOILERS COMING NOWThe only good thing about the movie is Charlotte (Winona's character) dies at the end. I hated that sexy pig and wish she would have died sooner. It would have been awesome if the surgery had been successful and then Richard Gere had smothered Charlotte with a pillow in the recovery room. I wish when Richard Gere's character goes home after Charlotte croaked and he found the gift box with the hat, I wish he had stomped on it and said, "YOU PIG I'M SO GLAD YOU'RE DEAD!!!" Then kicked the hat against the wall, laughed maniacally, pulled out a handgun and shot himself in the head.Anyway, Winona Ryder is a sexy little monkey. They should have made Charlotte a shoplifter.Skip this one guys, and if your wife tries to make you watch it with her, file for divorce because if you watch it you will hate her for it and you'll hate yourself even more. I'll hate you both. I swear to all the filthy gods of my fathers I wouldn't watch this film agin for a billion dollars. If a fairy godmother came down from heaven and said, "If you watch 5 minutes of this film, I'll bring back your favorite dead relatives, all your dead pets, give you a billion dollars and cure hunger," I'd punch her in the mouth.I need a whore.

"Autumn in New York" stars Richard Gere as a middle aged man who falls for the the considerably younger Charolette Fielding, played by Winona Ryder. Fielding's your typical free-spirited pixie, who just happens to be dying, a death which will teach Gere several lessons about love, loss and commitment.Whilst "Autumn" is a giant bag of clichés, Ryder's enchanting. Beautiful but fragile, and reminiscent of a young Audrey Hepburn, she single-handedly saves the film. "Autumn in New York" was the first major Hollywood film to be directed by a woman of Asian origin.7/10 - Worth one viewing.

I watched this movie primarily because I like Winona Ryder. At first I was not very excited to discover the movie was for the most part a remake of LOVE STORY. Of course there are a few new twists but one can't deny many parallels. That wasn't that big of a deal but I must say the first half of the movie is rather uneventful with the two stars not really seeming to generate much legitimate chemistry. However, for me at least, things started to pick up considerably from the point the man is caught cheating. From there on the scenes are more dramatic and the cast responded to the increase in intensity. There is also some very artistic photography during the second half.....one scene in particular I found striking. This would be after Winona's character refused to have surgery and was sitting out in the cold on the balcony with Gere's character staring helpless through the window behind her. Very beautiful with the snow and unique composition of the shot. I would like to make a painting of that moment. Having the guy revisit his past via the arrival of his ignored daughter was a very nice touch. Suddenly it became a film about searching for redemption which was fairly well portrayed. Gere is pretty good here but I did find myself sorta wishing that someone with slightly better acting chops had been offered this role. He wasn't terrible though and the part was sort of tailored for his image. At least I got the fact that the Gere character was a man lost and desperately needing to connect with real people and his own real needs.I gave it an eight but truly it deserved maybe a 7.5 I did enjoy it though and there were some very touching scenes later in the film. And gosh, Winona was just so freaking lovely....what a face she has...wow!!!Anyhow,this is a tragic love story with a bit of depth and some truly beautiful people. The actress playing the daughter was very lovely to look at also I must add.

It seems these days that most critics will do anything to a movie just for the sake of appearing all-knowing, echelonistic and fastidious. Indeed, if it was not for my growing dislike for the absolute quixotic nature of critics (most of my friends don't even bother reading taglines anymore. They go by word of mouth), I would not feel compelled to defend this movie. In my honest opinion this movie is not half bad. I would not buy it or even recommend it but I most certainly would not lambast it. Let us take a tiny dissection of some of the criticisms leveled towards this movie.The chemistry is terrible: Well NO not really. What is being mistaken for lack of chemistry is a detachment which is perfect for the tone of the movie. Both main characters have mental asides. Winona's character is hiding something and Gere's character feels this. Add this to his emotional dilemma (he has never really given a rat's ass about anyone before and you could see why the characters are not doing cartwheels in bed.The movie is cheesy: What do you call titanic? City of Angels? Do you think these bodies of work are original. This may come as a shock to you but there is no such thing as an absolutely original idea. Every idea or concept borrows ingredients from another avenue. Look at the matrix.The script is redundant: The dialogue is horrible but then again, so was the dialogue in Mission Impossible.I don't expect this mediocre movie to change the world or even make a serious impact on culture or what have you. I just don't appreciate a regular old run of the mill cheesy Hollywood flick such as this one being crucified when others are left to fly and are called "the best movie of the year". Something is wrong. I do not like this. It does not make any sense.