Review of Terms of Endearment (1983) by Guido M — 24 Oct 2014

Terms of Endearment is one of my favourite movies of all time. A cartoony, silly, at times over-the-top, but so god-damn seductive and charming it makes its Best Motion Picture award that was very cuestionable, in my opinion, very well deserved.

I love everything of this movie. How quirky it is on the first half, how destructively tragic is on the second half. I love how you can tell the scene where your heart sinks to the bottom and you get the queasy feeling of sadness running through your bodies. Few movies left me as emotionally stunned as "Terms of Endearment". If you want the whole package, better know the least about it. Just know it is the story of a relationship between a mother, Aurora (Always excellent Shirley MacLaine) and her daughter, Emma (The equally-as-good Debra Winger). These leading ladies are not only good. They are beyond excellence good, and their chemistry adds to this movie's punch. Add to this a kinky character played by Jack Nicholson, and a personal favourite of mine when it comes to Acting Range, Jeff Daniels, and you've got yourself not only a tearjerking cult classic, but a film you will want to watch again and again. James L.Brooks is a guy who I respect very much. He is an excellent movie producer, and I liked every single movie he directed and wrote (Yes, Even How do you know!). And you know a movie is this good when besides its flaws, you want to give it the perfect score, because it has done something no movie has ever done. Terms of Endearment gets the A+. It's a heart-warming and heart-rendering dark horse. You won't see it coming.