Forever Lulu (2000)

This is a beautiful film with a superb script. It's amongst the top twenty films I've ever seen with excellent acting performances and sharp dialogue. The main character, Lulu, is both credible and appealing though certainly maddening as well. People who think she's unrealistic haven't lived through the hippie era which is her heyday in the film. The theme is serious and rarely treated since it concerns, amongst other things, paternity. There's plenty of these life dramas happening every day, males who discover to their dismay, horror or sometimes perhaps satisfaction that they've got a child. The mother Lulu is a remarkable piece of characterisation, like her or hate her -- one feels both. Some little scenes such as the one in the aircraft are masterly as screen writing.

Again. Does she ever fail? If you are reading this 'girl', please keep your humility - therein lies your brilliance and genuine qualities.How can you build a movie around one actor? You have to get the perfect actor-actress and then find the right script.This isn't a great movie. No. But watch the girl. Melanie is no youngster, but her spirit is too young, too brilliant to hide!You can't avoid watching her. She is compelling. Few players can match her on any level. Thespian espectacular!So, enjoy performance, even though a lot of the other film elements don't rise to excellence. Melanie is superb, and is she ever bad? It takes a very special quality of commitment to excel and elate when the material around you is only mediocre.

A soul-searching, touching film with excellent performances by all of the major characters. The film was in many ways much less predictable than I had thought it would be at the very beginning. Ms Griffin gives an excellent and totally believable performance; plus, an unusually clear insight into the mind of her character--not an easy task at all. I hesitated to buy this one, so I rented it. I am so glad I did...the movie was much more than I had expected from reading the cover and well worth the watch. On the other hand, I found it to be very unsettling and therefore am glad that I did not buy it because I will always remember this one clearly enough not to want to watch it again--it reaches deep into your heart. Highly recommended...

I recommend this movie to everyone. I think the actors all put in solid performances and were all believable in their characters. Melanie does an excellent job of portraying someone mentally ill and Penelope Ann Miller does a great job as the wife. Patrick proves he doesn't need to be in an "action" role, but can play a serious character also. The best scenes are when the three of them are interacting. I am glad I found out about this movie on the Imdb because I would have missed out otherwise. It is too bad this movie did not get more (or any) media attention because a lot of people are going to miss out on a great story.