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Sweet Jane [VHS]

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This is a "sleeper" well worth watching!!! I was up very late one night and saw it on some cable premium channel. It stars Joseph Gordon-Levitt as a young teenager with full blown aids (due to reasons his step-father is responsible for). He is a foster child that spends most of his time in and out of hospitals who refuses to take his medicine. He has seen what aids did to his deceased mother and his dead heroin junky brother. Jane is also an addict; who is well known at the local hospital for frequent overdoses; only this time, she is informed that she is hiv positive. she doesn't want to face the facts, and leaves the hospital on her own will; not knowing that he is watching her. it is a sad, but honest look at the way people and society deal with this dreaded disease and drug addiction. he follows her out of the hospital because he thinks "she is an angel"... at first, she is appalled by his constant pursuit of him following her--but the two become in-seperable in the end. it is a twisted kind of love story; each try to help the other even though neither want to honestly comply. fate plays its hand in a wicked way; but the two find what they really want and deserve. don't miss out on this... its a real eye-opener.

I caught Sweet Jane as a midnight movie, as I'm assuming is the norm. This movie was haunting. The high of love, the high of heroin, the low of death, and the low of addiction all play combatting roles in this movie. If you're in for a tear-inducing depressing, but still wonderful film, watch Sweet Jane.

The opening sequence for this film was a real sitter downer, (if thats what you'd like to call it). It captivated me. The whole movie..captivated me. It is such an awesome love story, unlike any other I have ever seen.

I also saw this movie on a premium channel late one night. I started watching it because I am a big fan of Samantha Mathis, and I was familiar with Joseph Gordon-Levitt. This is a very good independent movie (actually from 1997, not 1998), but it is also quite harsh. The reality of life on the streets hits the viewer head-on, much as in the superior film Trainspotting (which provides a much better picture of life on the streets and the effects of heroin addiction than Sweet Jane). This movie, gritty as it is, is ultimately about a very pure, innocent love. But as is the norm for indy films, it is a love that is doomed to end in tragedy. I do recommend this movie, but please be aware from the beginning that this is not a happily-ever-after film. It is dark, bleak, and disturbing, with an ending likely to haunt you well after the credits roll.

As some other reviewers, I was up late channel surfing when I came across something about a hooker being followed around by the kid from Dazed and Confused so naturally, I was intrigued. This, as well as other great midnight movies that show on Showtime, Cinemax and sometimes HBO, are the reason I even turn on the tv (save for the Simpsons and Star Trek). If you see one movie that isn't glorified by explosions and shiny things, DEFINITLY make it this one. It's a bit odd, but if you can stomach the dark look on the underbelly of society, you'll find one of the best films you've ever seen.

This movie is another movie about the perils of dealing with AIDS. At first it's a bit of a cliche, a young girl trying to do whatever she can to get another high and a boy trying to help her. Until we discover that the boy has AIDS too. At that point the movie switches from a head trip to a heartbreaking story of a girl trying to give a dying soul his last wish.

I don't cry very often and I never cry over a movie. But this movie got it out of me. I've never seen the Philadelphia Story, but I'm very sure that it can't hold a candle to this. Joseph Gordon-Levitt pulls an awesome performance as the little boy at first trying to help a junkie and then dying from AIDS. I tell you, this is one of the greatest and saddest movies that I have ever seen in my short little life.

I thought the movie was good. I like samantha mathis movies it was diffrent than what movies i seen her in..

Strong film with powerful message. Alcohol and Addiction groups thoroughly enjoy the film and it facilitates many discussion topics in alcohol and addiction groups, from addiction and addictive behavior to HIV/AIDS, and at risk groups for both.

I couldn't sleep tonight, so around 1:00 am i started flipping through some channels, and i see "sweet jane" on, it looked somewhat interesting...

I became so enthralled in it, i didn't get up to pee (which i had to do quite badly), and i told my aunt to shut up several times.

By far, the best movie i've seen in a long time (if not ever)

Needless to say, i rushed onto amazon.com to buy it so i can watch it again.

As in most of these reviews, i was flipping through the channels in the middle of the night, not really enjoying a free month of showtime that our dish network provided us, when i stumbled on this movie. it was about 15 minutes into it. once i started watching it, i couldn't stop. this movie changed me. it takes a lot for a movie to make me feel anything, but Sweet Jane cut through. Plus, the cliched junkie story was very interesting. What really sticks in my mind, however, is the final scene... i'm actually afraid to watch it again, wondering if that first high i got from Sweet Jane can be repeated.