Review of I Never Promised You a Rose Garden (1977) by Scott W — 19 May 2007

Seriously moving. A great and important movie. Watch it. Women will love it but it is NOT a chick flick at all.

This review of I Never Promised You a Rose Garden (1977) was written by Scott W on 19 May 2007.

I Never Promised You a Rose Garden has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Jenny G (174) on 05 Sep 2007

Uhhh... this is the PG version of the book, and not really that enjoyable at all. Nothing compared to the smart, mean, funny book it's based upon…

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By Roger Ebert (5,190) for Chicago Sun-Times (7,580) on 22 Oct 2004

This is difficult material to bring to life, but a young actress named Kathleen Quinlan does it with heart and sensitivity…

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By Brian P (1,844) on 05 Oct 2005

INTENSE DRAMA, WITH A STAND OUT PERFORMANCE BY KATHLEEN QUINLAN, A BIT OF A DOWNER, ON THE MELODRAMATIC SIDE, A LITTLE EXTREME AT TIMES BUT…

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By Aj V (1,538) on 05 Jan 2011

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Good intentions and sensationalism compete for viewer interest in this filmization of Hanna Green's novel about the tentative recovery of a…

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By Charlene F (81) on 01 Feb 2008

Long time since I saw this and would like to see again. Don't remember much about it…

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Saw this movie when I was 19, didn't really know much about mental illness and institutions, it haunted me for a long time…

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